Josh Hamilton
CF | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 240LBS | Age: 43
Draft: 1999 | Rd: 1, #1, Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Athens Drive HS (Raleigh, NC)
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 636 576 73 144 21 4 .250 .307 .432 .739
2014 381 338 43 89 10 3 .263 .331 .414 .745
2015 182 170 22 43 8 0 .253 .291 .441 .732
9 Seasons 4,350 3,909 609 1,134 200 50 .290 .349 .516 .865
AVG HR SB OPS
2013 .250 21 4 .739
2014 .263 10 3 .745
2015 .253 8 0 .732
9 Seasons .290 200 50 .865
MLB Percentile Rankings
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2015 34 674 120 10 8.3 5.5 88.2 112.3 9.1 36.7 .248 .417 .314 .317 .423 39.2 28.6 5.5
Player 674 120 10 8.3 5.5 88.2 112.3 9.1 36.7 .248 .417 .314 .317 .423 39.2 28.6 5.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 45.0 17.5 32.5 5.0 50.8 27.5 21.7 4.2 33.3 18.3 27.5 8.3 8.3 5.5
Player 45.0 17.5 32.5 5.0 50.8 27.5 21.7 4.2 33.3 18.3 27.5 8.3 8.3 5.5
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 653 2,454 21 -14 12 14 34
2009 354 1,315 0 -9 6 5 2
2010 625 2,278 24 3 8 14 48
2011 594 2,086 7 4 -2 10 18
2012 627 2,309 29 -3 -4 13 35
2013 631 2,361 2 -25 6 13 -4
2014 387 1,413 1 -7 3 8 5
2015 201 742 4 -10 0 2 -4
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 674 38.4 76.1 79.7 38.3 44.0 40.4 40.7 52.8 36.2 5.9 92.5
Player 674 38.4 76.1 79.7 38.3 44.0 40.4 40.7 52.8 36.2 5.9 92.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2015 89 69
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 490 16.0 42.0% 3.1% 312 21.0 2.6% 8.3%
2011 398 15.6 41.0% 0.8% 248 21.1 4.0% 8.9%
2012 498 16.6 32.5% 2.0% 285 22.7 1.1% 8.8%
2013 508 16.2 36.2% 2.4% 338 21.8 0.9% 9.8%
2014 298 16.3 35.9% 1.7% 229 21.8 1.7% 8.3%
2015 143 17.7 30.1% 4.2% 129 23.2 7.8% 24.0%
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