2B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 200 lbs | Age: 43
Draft: 2000 | Rd. C, No. 38, Atlanta Braves | Westwood HS (Austin, TX)
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 297 265 29 57 7 2 .215 .296 .362 .658
2015 335 310 38 82 14 2 .265 .314 .435 .749
2016 333 304 25 75 10 4 .247 .306 .391 .697
11 Seasons 5,139 4,543 632 1,140 155 87 .251 .330 .422 .752
AVG HR SB OPS
2014 .215 7 2 .658
2015 .265 14 2 .749
2016 .247 10 4 .697
11 Seasons .251 155 87 .752
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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 33 1296 230 19 8.3 5.7 87.0 108.7 12.6 33.9 .236 .401 .323 .301 .373 33.9 24.2 6.9
2016 34 1253 241 13 5.4 3.9 87.6 109.0 11.4 32.0 .261 .402 .301 .316 .362 33.6 19.5 7.5
Player 2549 471 32 6.8 4.8 87.3 109.0 12.0 32.9 .248 .402 .312 .308 .367 33.8 21.9 7.2
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 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

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 44.8 55.2 22.2 26.1 7.0 37.4 38.3 23.0 20.4 17.0 6.5 17.0 21.3 16.5
2016 48.5 51.5 19.9 24.9 6.6 38.6 38.6 22.8 23.7 19.5 5.4 14.9 19.1 17.4
Player 46.7 53.3 21.0 25.5 6.8 38.0 38.4 22.9 22.1 18.3 5.9 15.9 20.2 17.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 4.8 32.6 24.3 24.3 3.0 8.3 5.7
2016 2.1 37.3 23.2 26.1 5.0 5.4 3.9
Player 3.4 35.0 23.8 25.3 4.0 6.8 4.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 595 2,258 -11 -3 9 8 3
2009 338 1,257 -8 -15 7 6 -10
2010 668 2,755 2 -3 16 11 26
2011 611 2,476 -1 -26 13 11 -3
2012 577 2,325 -6 -20 9 11 -6
2013 406 1,683 0 -14 10 8 4
2014 296 1,145 0 -12 8 5 1
2015 333 1,288 8 -15 8 5 7
2016 331 1,246 -6 -9 5 6 -4
Player 4,155 16,433 -23 -116 84 -23 16
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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 1,296 45.4 64.5 85.8 31.4 56.8 43.7 23.9 46.4 24.8 6.6 72.9
2016 1,253 47.0 67.4 85.4 29.7 64.0 42.0 27.9 47.4 21.7 7.4 73.1
Player 2,549 46.2 65.9 85.6 30.5 60.1 42.8 25.9 46.9 23.3 7.0 73.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 30.1 47.3 25.0 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 65 67
2016 67 52 12
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.47 10 7.0 3 6 6 2 20.0
Player 22.47 10 7.0 3 6 6 2 20.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 10 8 5 11 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 9 6 4 7 9 4 6 8 7 5 6 11 9 6 7 7 10 8 7 4
Player 10 8 5 11 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 9 6 4 7 9 4 6 8 7 5 6 11 9 6 7 7 10 8 7 4
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's batted balls would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .247 -.018 .265
xBA .261 +.025 .236
OBP .306 -.008 .314
xOBP .321 +.032 .289
SLG .391 -.044 .435
xSLG .402 +.001 .401
ISO .145 -.026 .171
xISO .142 -.023 .165
BABIP .281 -.034 .315
wOBA .301 -.022 .323
xwOBA .316 +.015 .301
wOBACON .342 -.062 .404
xwOBACON .362 -.011 .373
BACON .311 -.046 .357
xBACON .332 +.011 .321
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 33.6 -0.3 33.9
Avg Exit Velocity 87.6 +0.6 87.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.0 -1.9 33.9
Barrel % 5.4 -2.9 8.3
Avg Launch Angle 11.4 -1.2 12.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.1 +0.6 92.5
Breaking Velocity 81.5 +0.1 81.4
Offspeed Velocity 85.0 +0.7 84.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 13 -6 19
Popup % 6.6 -0.4 7.0
Flyball % 19.9 -2.3 22.2
Line Drive % 24.9 -1.2 26.1
Groundball % 48.5 +3.7 44.8
Pull % 38.6 +1.2 37.4
Straight Away % 38.6 +0.3 38.3
Opposite Field % 22.8 -0.2 23.0
Weak Contact % 2.1 -2.7 4.8
Pull Airball % 14.9 -2.1 17.0
Topped Contact % 37.3 +4.7 32.6
Under Contact % 23.2 -1.1 24.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.1 +1.8 24.3
Solid Contact % 5.0 +2.0 3.0
HR/FB % 20.8 -6.7 27.5
Popups 16 0 16
Flyballs 48 -3 51
Line Drives 60 0 60
Groundballs 117 +14 103
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 47.0 +1.6 45.4
Out of Zone % 53.0 -1.6 54.6
Edge % 42.0 -1.7 43.7
Zone Swing % 67.4 +2.9 64.5
Out of Zone Swing % 29.7 -1.7 31.4
In Zone Contact % 85.4 -0.4 85.8
Out of Zone Contact % 64.0 +7.2 56.8
Whiff % 21.7 -3.1 24.8
First Strike % 56.5 +0.1 56.4
First Pitch Swing % 27.9 +4.0 23.9
Swing % 47.4 +1.0 46.4
Meatball Swing % 73.1 +0.2 72.9
Meatball % 7.4 +0.8 6.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 14.6 +0.6 14.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 36.0 -7.2 43.2
In Zone 589 +1 588
Out of Zone 664 -44 708
Edge 526 -40 566
In Zone Swings 397 +18 379
Out of Zone Swings 197 -25 222
In Zone Swing & Misses 58 +5 53
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 71 -25 96
Basic
Pitches 1,253 -43 1,296
PA 333 -2 335
AB 304 -6 310
Hits 75 -7 82
Singles 51 -6 57
Doubles 14 +3 11
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 10 -4 14
Walks 25 +2 23
Strikeouts 65 -16 81
K% 19.5 -4.7 24.2
BB% 7.5 +0.6 6.9
HBP 2 +2 0
Batted Balls 241 +11 230
Number of Fastballs 775 +9 766
Number of Offspeed 156 -71 227
Number of Breaking 304 +18 286
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 327 77 23.5 .325 .207
! 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 869 14.0 57.9% 1.2% 415 21.0 5.5% 9.6%
2011 716 14.3 58.2% 0.8% 384 20.9 3.6% 7.6%
2012 723 14.7 53.7% 0.4% 311 20.3 3.2% 4.2%
2013 504 14.8 52.6% 1.2% 293 21.0 3.1% 5.8%
2014 320 15.6 46.6% 1.6% 220 21.5 1.4% 6.8%
2015 368 15.3 49.2% 1.9% 239 21.9 7.1% 10.9%
2016 333 16.2 41.7% 2.1% 246 22.3 4.1% 13.4%
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