Bubba Thompson
CF | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 197LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #26, Texas Rangers | McGill-Toolen (AL) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 181 170 18 45 1 18 .265 .302 .312 .614
2023 60 53 10 9 0 4 .170 .237 .283 .520
2024 18 18 5 2 0 5 .111 .111 .167 .278
3 Seasons 259 241 33 56 1 27 .232 .273 .295 .568
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .265 1 18 .614
2023 .170 0 4 .520
2024 .111 0 5 .278
3 Seasons .232 1 27 .568
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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%
2022 24 647 116 2 1.7 1.1 84.8 107.8 5.3 21.6 .171 .235 .274 .203 .263 21.6 30.9 3.9
2023 25 220 39 1 2.6 1.7 82.1 104.4 3.6 23.1 .175 .253 .230 .226 .259 23.1 26.7 6.7
2024 26 77 7 1 14.3 5.6 85.7 102.3 -9.6 28.6 .165 .266 .119 .188 .483 28.6 61.1 0.0
Player 944 162 4 2.5 1.5 84.2 107.8 4.1 22.2 .171 .241 .253 .207 .272 22.2 32.0 4.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 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
2022 58.6 19.0 14.7 7.8 32.8 47.4 19.8 16.4 38.8 23.3 15.5 4.3 1.7 1.1
2023 56.4 15.4 15.4 12.8 33.3 41.0 25.6 17.9 43.6 17.9 10.3 5.1 2.6 1.7
2024 57.1 14.3 28.6 0.0 42.9 28.6 28.6 0.0 57.1 0.0 28.6 0.0 14.3 5.6
Player 58.0 17.9 15.4 8.6 33.3 45.1 21.6 16.0 40.7 21.0 14.8 4.3 2.5 1.5
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.

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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 0 19 24.7 4 .250 .500 .313 36.4 50.0 50.0 .253 .304 .245 50.0
2024 Sinker 2.2 0 12 15.6 2 .500 .500 .450 20.0 0.0 0.0 .519 .578 .479 0.0
2024 Changeup -5.7 -1 12 15.6 2 .000 .000 .000 85.7 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2024 Cutter -6.0 -1 10 13.0 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 33.3 .255 .997 .517 100.0
2024 Slider -10.3 -1 9 11.7 3 .000 .000 .000 83.3 66.7 100.0 .118 .120 .109 0.0
2024 Curveball -8.2 -1 8 10.4 3 .000 .000 .000 50.0 66.7 50.0 .021 .023 .026 0.0
2024 Sweeper -14.2 -1 7 9.1 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -1 70 31.8 12 .100 .100 .145 37.1 25.0 18.8 .160 .218 .212 25.0
2023 Slider -0.9 0 41 18.6 13 .167 .167 .262 34.8 15.4 13.3 .241 .278 .265 10.0
2023 Sinker 0.4 0 32 14.5 11 .182 .455 .259 16.7 27.3 37.5 .213 .467 .280 62.5
2023 Curveball -5.0 -1 21 9.5 6 .000 .000 .117 81.8 66.7 40.0 .018 .020 .131 0.0
2023 Sweeper 17.7 4 21 9.5 6 .750 1.500 .858 14.3 0.0 0.0 .275 .304 .401 25.0
2023 Changeup -6.1 -1 19 8.6 4 .250 .250 .225 58.3 50.0 66.7 .092 .096 .085 0.0
2023 Cutter -13.2 -1 9 4.1 4 .000 .000 .000 60.0 50.0 66.7 .079 .089 .072 0.0
2023 Split-Finger -6.0 0 2 0.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .458 .507 .412 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 181 647 -8 0 1 1 -6
2023 60 220 0 -5 1 1 -3
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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 %
2022 647 50.1 79.0 68.8 38.4 51.6 45.0 46.4 58.7 32.6 6.5 88.1
2023 220 46.8 74.8 61.0 32.5 50.0 46.8 35.0 52.3 38.3 8.6 84.2
2024 77 48.1 73.0 48.1 42.5 11.8 41.6 50.0 57.1 54.5 3.9 100.0
Player 944 49.2 77.6 65.6 37.3 47.5 45.1 44.0 57.1 35.6 6.8 87.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 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
2022 37 99 40
2023 12 99
2024 7 96
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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 %
2022 21.9 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 21.9 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 84.8 82.1 -2.7 85.7 3.6
Launch Angle 5.3 3.6 -1.7 -9.6 -13.2
Barrel % 1.7 2.6 0.9 14.3 11.7
Hard Hit % 21.6 23.1 1.5 28.6 5.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 21.6 23.1 1.5 28.6 5.5
xBA .171 .175 0.004 .165 -0.010
BA .265 .170 -0.095 .111 -0.059
xwOBA .203 .226 0.023 .188 -0.038
wOBA .274 .230 -0.044 .119 -0.111
xSLG .234 .253 0.019 .266 0.013
SLG .312 .283 -0.029 .167 -0.116
K% 30.9 26.7 -4.2 61.1 34.4
BB% 3.9 6.7 2.8 0.0 -6.7
Swing % 58.7 52.3 -6.4 57.1 4.8
Whiff% 32.6 38.3 5.7 54.5 16.2
In Zone % 50.1 46.8 -3.3 48.1 1.3
Out of Zone % 49.9 53.2 3.3 51.9 -1.3
Out of Zone Swing % 38.4 32.5 -5.9 42.5 10.0
First Pitch Swing % 46.4 35.0 -11.4 50.0 15.0
First Pitch Strike % 65.2 56.7 -8.5 66.7 10.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2022 Shifts R 181 17 9.4 .284 .185
2023 Shades R 60 2 3.3 .216 .622
2024 Shades R 18 1 5.6 .126 .000
! 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 %
2022 152 17.7 25.0% 2.0% 72 22.9 0.0% 12.5%
2023 42 15.6 45.2% 0.0% 40 18.8 10.0% 0.0%
2024 19 15.6 36.8% 0.0% 12 18.1 16.7% 0.0%
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