Sam Travis
1B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 220LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 2, #67, Boston Red Sox | Indiana
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2017 83 76 13 20 0 1 .263 .325 .342 .667
2018 38 36 5 8 1 0 .222 .263 .389 .652
2019 157 144 17 31 6 2 .215 .274 .382 .656
3 Seasons 278 256 35 59 7 3 .230 .288 .371 .659
AVG HR SB OPS
2017 .263 0 1 .667
2018 .222 1 0 .652
2019 .215 6 2 .656
3 Seasons .230 7 3 .659
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Hits Spray Chart

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%
2017 23 366 53 0 0.0 0.0 88.4 107.3 7.8 35.8 .236 .334 .296 .283 .352 37.7 27.7 7.2
2018 24 158 26 0 0.0 0.0 88.1 104.9 2.0 26.9 .206 .292 .281 .242 .300 30.8 26.3 5.3
2019 25 625 109 8 7.3 5.1 89.1 110.4 7.9 27.5 .224 .380 .273 .285 .341 40.4 22.9 7.0
Player 1149 188 8 4.3 2.9 88.8 110.4 7.1 29.8 .225 .354 .281 .278 .339 38.3 24.8 6.8
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
2017 50.9 20.8 26.4 1.9 28.3 45.3 26.4 1.9 39.6 20.8 28.3 9.4 0.0 0.0
2018 57.7 19.2 19.2 3.8 34.6 46.2 19.2 3.8 46.2 15.4 23.1 11.5 0.0 0.0
2019 56.0 23.9 11.9 8.3 28.4 45.0 26.6 3.7 38.5 26.6 22.0 1.8 7.3 5.1
Player 54.8 22.3 17.0 5.9 29.3 45.2 25.5 3.2 39.9 23.4 23.9 5.3 4.3 2.9
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.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -2 257 41.1 35 .258 .452 .347 17.9 22.9 10.1 .310 .472 .377 60.9
2019 Changeup -4.2 -4 98 15.7 37 .094 .281 .208 33.3 24.3 33.3 .156 .291 .247 29.2
2019 Slider 0.2 0 95 15.2 31 .267 .367 .319 28.6 32.3 25.6 .244 .425 .296 45.0
2019 Sinker 3.1 2 66 10.6 16 .267 .667 .406 10.3 18.8 23.1 .283 .644 .402 50.0
2019 Curveball -0.4 0 56 9.0 20 .250 .400 .323 19.4 15.0 13.0 .184 .283 .201 23.5
2019 Cutter -1.6 -1 39 6.2 12 .167 .167 .225 21.7 25.0 21.4 .128 .149 .122 22.2
2019 Sweeper -5.5 -1 10 1.6 3 .333 .333 .300 16.7 0.0 0.0 .207 .257 .203 33.3
2019 Split-Finger -8.0 0 4 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .186 .192 .195 100.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 0 57 36.1 18 .235 .353 .278 34.5 44.4 32.0 .162 .200 .188 22.2
2018 Sinker -3.3 -1 37 23.4 8 .125 .125 .225 26.3 12.5 12.5 .172 .186 .166 28.6
2018 Slider 2.6 1 32 20.3 6 .333 .833 .483 23.1 16.7 8.3 .318 .496 .345 40.0
2018 Curveball 0.1 0 17 10.8 1 .000 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .049 .049 .066 0.0
2018 Changeup 1.2 0 14 8.9 4 .333 .667 .488 16.7 0.0 0.0 .412 .815 .565 66.7
2018 Cutter -16.7 0 1 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .111 .138 .101 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -2 100 27.3 21 .250 .350 .281 26.8 42.9 31.0 .235 .366 .278 54.5
2017 Sinker -0.7 -1 97 26.5 25 .381 .429 .414 14.7 8.0 10.0 .322 .362 .364 26.3
2017 Slider -1.1 -1 63 17.2 12 .200 .200 .267 28.6 25.0 11.1 .155 .206 .247 42.9
2017 Changeup -1.8 -1 48 13.1 11 .182 .273 .195 52.2 36.4 33.3 .178 .391 .238 42.9
2017 Curveball -2.8 -1 26 7.1 4 .250 .500 .313 28.6 50.0 28.6 .267 .298 .248 100.0
2017 Cutter 2.3 0 20 5.5 6 .333 .500 .358 22.2 16.7 16.7 .229 .376 .256 20.0
2017 Split-Finger -3.9 0 8 2.2 2 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2017 Sweeper -19.7 -1 3 0.8 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .272 .303 .248 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 83 365 -5 -5 3 2 -5
2018 38 158 1 -3 1 0 -1
2019 155 625 -5 -4 2 2 -6
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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 %
2017 366 51.0 60.2 75.9 15.6 50.0 44.9 20.5 38.5 29.8 10.1 67.6
2018 158 52.5 62.7 78.8 26.7 55.0 41.8 23.7 45.6 27.8 8.9 78.6
2019 625 48.6 71.1 83.3 35.2 67.3 42.2 31.4 52.6 22.2 7.7 77.1
Player 1,149 49.9 66.3 80.5 28.0 62.7 43.0 27.1 47.2 24.9 8.6 73.7
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
2017 55 53
2018 40 51
2019 73 63
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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 %
2017 -- 0 0.7 -1 1 1 0 --
2018 -- 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 21.8 6 5.8 0 2 2 4 66.7
Player 21.8 7 6.6 0 4 3 4 57.1
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2017 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
2018 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2019 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Player 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 8 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 8 7 7 7
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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

Metric 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Exit Velocity 88.4 88.1 -0.3 89.1 1.0
Launch Angle 7.8 2.0 -5.8 7.9 5.9
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.3
Hard Hit % 37.7 30.8 -6.9 40.4 9.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.8 26.9 -8.9 27.5 0.6
xBA .236 .206 -0.030 .224 0.018
BA .263 .222 -0.041 .215 -0.007
xwOBA .283 .242 -0.041 .285 0.043
wOBA .296 .281 -0.015 .273 -0.008
xSLG .334 .292 -0.043 .380 0.088
SLG .342 .389 0.047 .382 -0.007
K% 27.7 26.3 -1.4 22.9 -3.4
BB% 7.2 5.3 -1.9 7.0 1.7
Swing % 38.5 45.6 7.1 52.6 7.0
Whiff% 29.8 27.8 -2.0 22.2 -5.6
In Zone % 51.0 52.5 1.5 48.6 -3.9
Out of Zone % 49.0 47.5 -1.5 51.4 3.9
Out of Zone Swing % 15.6 26.7 11.1 35.2 8.5
First Pitch Swing % 20.5 23.7 3.2 31.4 7.7
First Pitch Strike % 67.5 73.7 6.2 60.9 -12.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2017 Shifts R 83 0 0.0 .296
2018 Shifts R 38 1 2.6 .288 .000
2019 Shifts R 148 1 0.7 .270 .870
! 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 %
2017 118 17.1 26.3% 0.0% 71 21.9 0.0% 7.0%
2018 47 16.6 31.9% 0.0% 24 22.3 0.0% 16.7%
2019 147 17.5 17.7% 3.4% 104 24.8 0.0% 12.5%
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