LF | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 10" 195 lbs | Age: 40
Draft: 2006 | Rd. 8, No. 230, Pittsburgh Pirates | Mississippi
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2015 13 12 1 3 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
2016 134 121 12 24 3 0 .198 .269 .289 .558
2017 264 245 30 77 3 5 .314 .354 .416 .770
8 Seasons 1,503 1,401 157 369 29 30 .263 .306 .388 .694
AVG HR SB OPS
2015 .250 0 0 .558
2016 .198 3 0 .558
2017 .314 3 5 .770
8 Seasons .263 29 30 .694
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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%
2015 29 57 7 0 0.0 0.0 85.2 97.1 3.9 28.6 .206 .237 .256 .235 .356 14.3 38.5 7.7
2016 30 555 97 4 4.1 3.0 85.5 103.0 9.1 29.9 .224 .331 .247 .276 .301 23.7 18.7 8.2
2017 31 1063 199 2 1.0 0.8 85.5 105.2 9.7 40.7 .300 .379 .334 .315 .365 23.7 18.6 5.7
Player 1675 303 6 2.0 1.5 85.5 105.2 9.4 37.0 .273 .360 .303 .300 .344 23.5 19.3 6.6
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 57.1 42.9 14.3 28.6 0.0 42.9 42.9 14.3 42.9 14.3 0.0 0.0 28.6 14.3
2016 48.5 51.5 23.7 21.6 6.2 33.0 33.0 33.0 21.6 19.6 6.2 11.3 13.4 26.8
2017 46.7 53.3 15.6 32.2 5.5 36.2 35.2 28.6 22.1 18.6 6.0 14.1 16.6 22.6
Player 47.5 52.5 18.2 28.7 5.6 35.3 34.7 29.7 22.4 18.8 5.9 12.9 15.8 23.8
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 0.0 42.9 14.3 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016 3.1 41.2 24.7 21.6 3.1 4.1 3.0
2017 3.5 35.7 18.1 36.7 3.0 1.0 0.8
Player 3.3 37.6 20.1 31.7 3.0 2.0 1.5
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.

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 %
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 1 423 39.8 87 .368 .500 .416 16.3 14.9 11.4 .304 .393 .347 31.3
2017 Sinker 1.1 2 206 19.4 54 .360 .460 .385 10.1 5.6 6.3 .368 .469 .385 29.8
2017 Slider -0.5 -1 124 11.7 29 .241 .345 .255 35.8 48.3 28.0 .208 .324 .222 33.3
2017 Curveball -1.0 -1 124 11.7 26 .192 .231 .221 18.2 23.1 13.6 .227 .257 .212 10.0
2017 Changeup 1.7 2 117 11.0 45 .341 .477 .375 20.6 15.6 19.4 .353 .421 .334 10.5
2017 Cutter -5.1 -3 56 5.3 18 .188 .188 .200 19.4 27.8 26.3 .204 .235 .221 16.7
2017 Split-Finger -5.4 0 8 0.8 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 50.0 16.7 .220 .220 .198 0.0
2017 Slurve 29.6 1 3 0.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .367 .378 .330 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 24 104 0 -2 0 0 -2
2011 229 966 -2 -2 5 3 4
2012 366 1,476 -1 -17 6 8 -5
2013 195 778 -2 -3 4 3 2
2014 271 1,037 -9 -8 2 5 -10
2015 13 57 0 -1 0 0 -1
2016 133 553 -4 -8 2 2 -8
2017 262 1,062 -4 -7 9 3 1
Player 1,493 6,033 -22 -48 29 -22 -18
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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 57 49.1 60.7 94.1 37.9 45.5 52.6 30.8 49.1 25.0 7.0 100.0
2016 555 51.5 64.0 84.7 26.8 65.3 45.0 17.9 45.9 20.8 9.0 74.0
2017 1,063 53.7 67.9 86.6 23.4 65.2 44.7 22.1 47.3 18.3 9.8 76.9
Player 1,675 52.8 66.4 86.2 25.1 64.1 45.1 21.0 46.9 19.3 9.4 76.6
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
2016 31 93
2017 43 82
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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 20.97 3 2.2 1 2 3 0 0.0
2017 21.10 3 3.3 0 2 3 1 33.3
Player 21.03 6 5.5 1 4 6 1 16.7
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 0 2 3 2 1 2 3 0 2 2 3 1 1 4 4 2 1 3 5 2 1 0
2017 3 3 2 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 6 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 5 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3
Player 6 5 4 9 7 5 6 7 5 3 5 9 4 4 5 6 3 5 6 7 4 2 9 7 5 4 7 9 5 5 3
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

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .314 +.116 .198 -.052 .250
xBA .300 +.076 .224 +.018 .206
OBP .354 +.085 .269 -.039 .308
xOBP .340 +.046 .294 +.022 .272
SLG .416 +.127 .289 +.039 .250
xSLG .379 +.048 .331 +.094 .237
ISO .102 +.011 .091 +.091 .000
xISO .080 -.028 .108 +.077 .031
BABIP .383 +.160 .223 -.206 .429
wOBA .334 +.087 .247 -.009 .256
xwOBA .315 +.039 .276 +.041 .235
wOBACON .390 +.130 .260 -.117 .377
xwOBACON .365 +.064 .301 -.055 .356
BACON .393 +.146 .247 -.182 .429
xBACON .375 +.093 .282 -.096 .378
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 23.7 0.0 23.7 +9.4 14.3
Avg Exit Velocity 85.5 0.0 85.5 +0.3 85.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 40.7 +10.8 29.9 +1.3 28.6
Barrel % 1.0 -3.1 4.1 +4.1 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 9.7 +0.6 9.1 +5.2 3.9
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 92.3 -0.4 92.7 +1.3 91.4
Breaking Velocity 81.5 +0.1 81.4 -4.1 85.5
Offspeed Velocity 84.5 -0.2 84.7 +2.1 82.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -2 4 +4 0
Popup % 5.5 -0.7 6.2 +6.2 0.0
Flyball % 15.6 -8.1 23.7 +9.4 14.3
Line Drive % 32.2 +10.6 21.6 -7.0 28.6
Groundball % 46.7 -1.8 48.5 -8.6 57.1
Pull % 36.2 +3.2 33.0 -9.9 42.9
Straight Away % 35.2 +2.2 33.0 -9.9 42.9
Opposite Field % 28.6 -4.4 33.0 +18.7 14.3
Weak Contact % 3.5 +0.4 3.1 +3.1 0.0
Pull Airball % 14.1 +2.8 11.3 +11.3 0.0
Topped Contact % 35.7 -5.5 41.2 -1.7 42.9
Under Contact % 18.1 -6.6 24.7 +10.4 14.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 36.7 +15.1 21.6 -7.0 28.6
Solid Contact % 3.0 -0.1 3.1 +3.1 0.0
HR/FB % 9.7 -3.3 13.0 +13.0 0.0
Popups 11 +5 6 +6 0
Flyballs 31 +8 23 +22 1
Line Drives 64 +43 21 +19 2
Groundballs 93 +46 47 +43 4
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 53.7 +2.2 51.5 +2.4 49.1
Out of Zone % 46.3 -2.2 48.5 -2.4 50.9
Edge % 44.7 -0.3 45.0 -7.6 52.6
Zone Swing % 67.9 +3.9 64.0 +3.3 60.7
Out of Zone Swing % 23.4 -3.4 26.8 -11.1 37.9
In Zone Contact % 86.6 +1.9 84.7 -9.4 94.1
Out of Zone Contact % 65.2 -0.1 65.3 +19.8 45.5
Whiff % 18.3 -2.5 20.8 -4.2 25.0
First Strike % 60.8 -1.1 61.9 +0.4 61.5
First Pitch Swing % 22.1 +4.2 17.9 -12.9 30.8
Swing % 47.3 +1.4 45.9 -3.2 49.1
Meatball Swing % 76.9 +2.9 74.0 -26.0 100.0
Meatball % 9.8 +0.8 9.0 +2.0 7.0
Zone Swing & Miss % 13.4 -1.9 15.3 +9.4 5.9
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 34.8 +0.1 34.7 -19.8 54.5
In Zone 570 +284 286 +258 28
Out of Zone 492 +223 269 +240 29
Edge 475 +225 250 +220 30
In Zone Swings 387 +204 183 +166 17
Out of Zone Swings 115 +43 72 +61 11
In Zone Swing & Misses 52 +24 28 +27 1
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 40 +15 25 +19 6
Basic
Pitches 1,063 +508 555 +498 57
PA 263 +129 134 +121 13
AB 245 +124 121 +109 12
Hits 77 +53 24 +21 3
Singles 61 +42 19 +16 3
Doubles 10 +8 2 +2 0
Triples 3 +3 0 0 0
Home Runs 3 0 3 +3 0
Walks 15 +4 11 +10 1
Strikeouts 49 +24 25 +20 5
K% 18.6 -0.1 18.7 -19.8 38.5
BB% 5.7 -2.5 8.2 +0.5 7.7
HBP 0 -1 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 199 +102 97 +90 7
Number of Fastballs 685 +312 373 +339 34
Number of Offspeed 125 +56 69 +59 10
Number of Breaking 248 +140 108 +95 13
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 129 3 2.3 .234 .523
2017 Shifts L 263 0 0.0 .334
! 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 34 17.1 17.6% 2.9% 12 24.5 0.0% 8.3%
2011 353 16.4 26.3% 1.4% 136 21.8 3.7% 5.9%
2012 529 17.4 21.0% 1.7% 207 23.7 0.5% 14.0%
2013 253 19.1 7.1% 3.6% 128 25.3 0.0% 18.8%
2014 336 19.9 6.0% 2.7% 139 26.2 0.0% 18.7%
2015 14 23.8 0.0% 14.3% 10 27.7 0.0% 30.0%
2016 137 18.9 20.4% 3.6% 124 23.5 6.5% 12.9%
2017 323 18.4 13.3% 1.5% 170 23.7 0.6% 6.5%
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