Byron Buxton
CF | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 190LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 1, #2, Minnesota Twins | Appling County HS (GA)
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 382 340 61 76 28 6 .224 .306 .526 .832
2023 347 304 49 63 17 9 .207 .294 .438 .732
2024 345 315 56 87 17 6 .276 .333 .530 .863
10 Seasons 2,832 2,574 420 627 132 92 .244 .304 .476 .780
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .224 28 6 .832
2023 .207 17 9 .732
2024 .276 17 6 .863
10 Seasons .244 132 92 .780
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart
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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 21 513 87 3 3.4 2.2 86.4 106.6 12.5 24.1 .159 .243 .252 .203 .273 21.8 31.9 4.3
2016 22 1305 187 10 5.3 3.0 89.5 111.3 17.3 29.9 .189 .309 .304 .252 .356 31.6 35.6 6.9
2017 23 1991 319 18 5.6 3.5 88.1 110.9 15.2 32.3 .236 .387 .312 .298 .394 32.0 29.4 7.4
2018 24 355 63 1 1.6 1.1 87.8 109.1 13.9 20.6 .180 .233 .170 .196 .262 27.0 29.8 3.2
2019 25 1031 206 16 7.8 5.4 90.0 113.6 20.3 32.5 .244 .419 .340 .305 .369 38.7 23.1 6.4
2020 26 443 96 13 13.5 9.6 91.2 111.9 23.6 25.0 .249 .548 .345 .335 .450 47.9 26.7 1.5
2021 27 925 173 31 17.9 12.2 92.5 115.6 13.3 35.3 .300 .611 .419 .407 .521 53.8 24.4 5.1
2022 28 1529 225 37 16.4 9.7 92.9 113.5 21.4 34.2 .242 .509 .356 .358 .481 50.2 30.4 8.9
2023 29 1367 199 29 14.6 8.4 91.5 116.9 20.1 33.2 .212 .425 .311 .316 .418 45.7 31.4 10.1
2024 30 1287 223 32 14.3 9.4 91.7 113.2 20.2 36.8 .261 .513 .368 .354 .455 47.5 26.4 5.3
Player 10746 1778 190 10.7 6.7 90.5 116.9 18.2 32.1 .233 .434 .330 .315 .415 40.8 29.0 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
2015 44.8 24.1 20.7 10.3 36.8 41.4 21.8 1.1 32.2 35.6 16.1 1.1 3.4 2.2
2016 40.1 24.6 24.1 11.2 45.5 29.9 24.6 2.7 26.2 32.6 21.4 5.9 5.3 3.0
2017 42.6 22.3 25.7 9.4 42.9 39.5 17.6 6.3 26.6 24.5 27.0 5.0 5.6 3.5
2018 49.2 22.2 19.0 9.5 44.4 33.3 22.2 3.2 38.1 31.7 20.6 3.2 1.6 1.1
2019 29.6 27.2 28.6 14.6 44.7 35.9 19.4 2.4 23.8 38.8 18.9 6.3 7.8 5.4
2020 36.5 33.3 15.6 14.6 46.9 31.3 21.9 2.1 25.0 32.3 17.7 8.3 13.5 9.6
2021 39.3 31.8 23.1 5.8 47.4 34.1 18.5 3.5 31.8 22.0 19.7 5.2 17.9 12.2
2022 30.7 36.0 21.3 12.0 54.2 27.6 18.2 2.7 23.6 31.6 18.7 7.1 16.4 9.7
2023 31.7 32.2 24.1 12.1 49.2 33.7 17.1 2.5 24.6 34.7 15.1 8.5 14.6 8.4
2024 30.0 33.2 24.7 12.1 47.5 35.0 17.5 2.7 22.4 33.2 20.6 6.7 14.3 9.4
Player 36.2 28.9 23.7 11.1 46.5 34.3 19.2 3.3 26.2 31.1 20.3 6.1 10.7 6.7
MLB 44.5 23.8 24.7 7.0 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 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 2.1 8 378 29.4 105 .311 .644 .430 22.9 20.0 17.2 .288 .624 .415 60.6
2024 Slider 3.3 8 241 18.7 71 .304 .565 .377 42.3 33.8 26.7 .254 .444 .307 46.7
2024 Sinker 0.7 1 207 16.1 57 .255 .471 .348 23.5 17.5 21.7 .277 .559 .388 46.3
2024 Changeup -1.5 -3 172 13.4 39 .162 .243 .226 44.9 41.0 26.7 .152 .244 .197 19.0
2024 Curveball -1.1 -1 113 8.8 25 .261 .435 .330 39.6 40.0 25.6 .202 .308 .257 30.8
2024 Cutter -0.1 0 74 5.7 20 .263 .579 .368 34.2 25.0 26.3 .331 .727 .455 42.9
2024 Sweeper 1.8 1 65 5.1 20 .316 .579 .395 28.2 15.0 17.6 .291 .585 .385 43.8
2024 Split-Finger 5.1 2 32 2.5 2 .500 2.000 1.000 43.8 50.0 7.7 .421 1.185 .656 100.0
2024 Slurve -4.9 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -1 397 29.0 109 .196 .370 .291 33.0 37.6 30.8 .184 .423 .321 57.4
2023 Sinker 1.1 3 235 17.2 58 .340 .720 .478 18.4 10.3 15.0 .330 .629 .443 56.8
2023 Slider -2.2 -5 223 16.3 55 .163 .286 .247 42.3 40.0 28.2 .195 .359 .284 29.6
2023 Changeup -1.6 -2 156 11.4 36 .097 .194 .208 36.0 38.9 23.7 .144 .299 .245 27.8
2023 Curveball 0.2 0 126 9.2 30 .148 .370 .293 31.1 26.7 20.5 .170 .301 .250 15.8
2023 Cutter 1.9 2 109 8.0 32 .290 .677 .411 19.7 21.9 23.3 .273 .499 .336 54.2
2023 Sweeper -0.3 0 74 5.4 16 .200 .533 .325 34.4 43.8 35.0 .196 .334 .250 62.5
2023 Split-Finger 0.1 0 40 2.9 8 .125 .500 .250 17.4 50.0 16.7 .125 .399 .215 25.0
2023 Slurve -8.3 -1 7 0.5 1 .000 .000 .000 40.0 0.0 0.0 .064 .071 .065 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 8 492 32.2 115 .255 .676 .434 29.0 28.7 23.7 .264 .676 .426 60.9
2022 Slider 0.4 1 288 18.8 69 .265 .588 .371 43.1 40.6 30.1 .234 .463 .315 40.0
2022 Sinker -1.6 -4 228 14.9 63 .173 .385 .302 22.6 23.8 28.3 .229 .365 .323 42.1
2022 Changeup -2.0 -4 184 12.0 42 .081 .108 .177 37.6 31.0 24.1 .220 .309 .286 45.8
2022 Cutter 1.1 2 140 9.2 37 .226 .387 .357 38.0 29.7 26.8 .201 .405 .330 50.0
2022 Curveball 1.3 2 121 7.9 37 .273 .545 .384 38.6 32.4 29.3 .266 .525 .378 52.4
2022 Sweeper 1.3 1 60 3.9 14 .214 .857 .429 35.1 21.4 13.0 .230 .588 .346 45.5
2022 Split-Finger 21.3 1 7 0.5 2 1.000 4.000 1.350 50.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 4.000 1.350 100.0
2022 Slurve -8.9 0 5 0.3 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 100.0 .015 .049 .025 100.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 2.6 7 279 30.2 73 .323 .800 .490 29.3 28.8 25.0 .300 .734 .457 70.5
2021 Slider 2.0 4 207 22.4 63 .281 .474 .358 36.8 33.3 29.6 .258 .469 .346 41.7
2021 Sinker 1.8 3 173 18.7 49 .319 .617 .427 14.4 6.1 8.8 .343 .681 .443 50.0
2021 Changeup -1.0 -1 120 13.0 29 .222 .370 .283 36.2 31.0 20.0 .280 .419 .330 38.9
2021 Curveball 4.7 3 66 7.1 17 .375 .938 .550 32.3 29.4 21.7 .295 .595 .392 72.7
2021 Cutter 4.1 2 57 6.2 17 .412 .882 .541 25.8 17.6 42.9 .355 .702 .450 64.3
2021 Split-Finger -7.6 -1 11 1.2 3 .000 .000 .000 42.9 0.0 0.0 .205 .218 .186 0.0
2021 Sweeper -5.4 0 7 0.8 2 .000 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .143 .152 .153 0.0
2021 Slurve 27.0 1 5 0.5 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 0.0 0.0 -- .937 3.310 1.717 100.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -1.7 -3 175 39.5 50 .174 .370 .238 24.1 28.0 29.2 .215 .451 .283 44.1
2020 Slider 9.2 8 87 19.6 31 .419 1.129 .666 21.1 12.9 15.4 .359 .946 .536 63.0
2020 Sinker -2.1 -2 76 17.2 17 .188 .375 .318 14.9 11.8 10.5 .306 .542 .375 42.9
2020 Curveball -2.3 -1 43 9.7 13 .231 .231 .208 54.8 46.2 37.5 .128 .141 .125 28.6
2020 Changeup -2.7 -1 37 8.4 15 .200 .467 .296 60.7 60.0 47.4 .142 .238 .161 50.0
2020 Cutter -4.1 -1 22 5.0 7 .286 .857 .464 27.3 14.3 50.0 .303 .897 .489 50.0
2020 Sweeper -8.4 0 2 0.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .000 .000 .000 0.0
2020 Split-Finger 17.2 0 1 0.2 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .451 .502 .410 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -5 309 30.0 93 .221 .419 .308 25.1 21.5 24.7 .247 .441 .309 38.8
2019 Slider -0.9 -2 257 24.9 71 .200 .446 .299 43.0 31.0 27.2 .198 .368 .267 29.5
2019 Sinker 2.3 4 188 18.2 49 .349 .651 .492 9.8 4.1 5.9 .368 .550 .428 53.7
2019 Changeup -0.5 0 90 8.7 26 .292 .417 .337 32.1 30.8 22.9 .189 .276 .239 25.0
2019 Curveball 2.7 2 85 8.2 22 .318 .682 .416 19.4 22.7 21.7 .230 .374 .256 47.1
2019 Cutter 10.0 5 51 4.9 19 .389 .778 .503 32.3 26.3 35.7 .290 .629 .397 30.8
2019 Sweeper -5.0 -1 19 1.8 5 .000 .000 .000 44.4 20.0 25.0 .059 .071 .055 50.0
2019 Split-Finger -8.8 -1 10 1.0 4 .250 .250 .225 50.0 75.0 50.0 .227 .242 .204 0.0
2019 Slurve 73.8 1 1 0.1 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .040 .076 .041 0.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -5.0 -7 131 36.9 42 .146 .171 .175 26.9 35.7 31.9 .149 .188 .161 23.1
2018 Slider -0.9 -1 80 22.5 19 .278 .389 .289 47.8 36.8 33.3 .263 .319 .253 33.3
2018 Sinker -0.2 0 50 14.1 11 .300 .400 .285 3.8 9.1 8.3 .168 .199 .214 33.3
2018 Curveball -2.6 -1 43 12.1 9 .000 .000 .078 35.3 33.3 17.6 .205 .363 .290 60.0
2018 Cutter -5.4 -1 27 7.6 9 .000 .000 .000 16.7 11.1 11.1 .139 .196 .147 12.5
2018 Changeup -2.6 -1 19 5.4 3 .000 .000 .000 36.4 33.3 12.5 .247 .266 .222 0.0
2018 Split-Finger -1.8 0 3 0.8 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .013 .013 .012 0.0
2018 Sweeper 0.0 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -5 692 34.8 163 .248 .438 .342 25.9 25.2 21.1 .261 .456 .359 43.4
2017 Slider -1.2 -5 415 20.8 107 .228 .327 .250 40.4 39.3 27.6 .181 .266 .216 16.7
2017 Sinker -0.4 -2 367 18.4 95 .302 .465 .359 19.8 23.2 21.4 .294 .492 .356 37.9
2017 Curveball -0.6 -1 207 10.4 50 .271 .542 .349 30.0 36.0 25.4 .218 .396 .267 32.3
2017 Changeup 0.1 0 143 7.2 43 .220 .366 .292 40.9 27.9 27.3 .227 .327 .256 13.8
2017 Cutter -0.6 -1 125 6.3 33 .281 .375 .319 34.3 24.2 26.7 .244 .350 .266 33.3
2017 Split-Finger -7.3 -2 22 1.1 11 .182 .182 .164 41.2 45.5 41.7 .145 .241 .166 16.7
2017 Sweeper -15.7 -1 5 0.3 2 .000 .000 .000 80.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2017 Slurve -11.9 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 138 513 -7 -2 1 1 -7
2016 331 1,305 -1 -12 4 2 -7
2017 507 1,988 -10 -22 9 6 -18
2018 94 354 -5 -6 -1 1 -11
2019 290 1,010 -1 -8 5 6 3
2020 139 460 2 -4 1 1 0
2021 254 925 9 -1 6 5 19
2022 382 1,529 4 -12 6 9 7
2023 346 1,370 0 -17 8 5 -4
2024 340 1,287 3 0 7 6 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 513 54.6 58.2 76.7 32.6 39.5 47.6 21.7 46.6 32.6 8.6 72.7
2016 1,305 48.8 63.6 77.0 32.5 40.6 43.8 26.3 47.7 33.8 9.4 65.9
2017 1,991 50.6 66.7 74.9 32.0 49.5 42.2 33.9 49.6 30.4 6.6 76.3
2018 355 47.7 71.6 79.3 38.9 54.2 43.5 34.0 54.4 29.0 9.9 82.9
2019 1,031 48.2 75.8 79.9 34.2 50.3 41.8 39.7 54.4 28.5 6.1 85.5
2020 443 50.6 79.0 81.4 48.9 54.2 39.7 51.1 64.1 28.9 9.3 85.4
2021 925 48.2 77.6 78.3 30.1 52.1 41.0 39.8 53.0 29.4 7.5 81.2
2022 1,529 50.7 66.2 75.0 26.8 42.6 41.5 31.4 46.8 34.1 8.2 83.2
2023 1,367 49.4 72.7 79.4 27.9 44.0 41.0 38.3 50.0 30.6 7.4 83.2
2024 1,287 48.6 76.3 77.4 33.5 46.8 44.2 45.2 54.3 32.3 7.4 84.2
Player 10,746 49.7 70.1 77.4 32.0 47.0 42.4 35.9 50.9 31.2 7.7 79.2
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 51 100
2016 82 100 94
2017 18 17 25 34 16 38 41 50 81 30 8 35 13 21 100 100
2018 67 100
2019 91 100 97
2020 56 49 93 95 4 66 87 85 85 89 28 1 35 1 99 94 96
2021 96 99 94 96
2022 91 41 96 98 56 74 97 97 92 93 7 58 6 64 93 91
2023 35 5 48 78 20 50 90 84 98 74 8 71 19 53 94
2024 85 69 92 94 52 67 91 88 88 86 21 12 10 19 97 86 88 83 16 2
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Expected Home Runs

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Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 19.3 10 9.8 0 5 6 5 50.0
2017 19.2 16 14.5 2 3 6 9 56.3
2019 21.4 10 10.2 0 7 3 8 80.0
2020 21.9 13 12.8 0 2 6 8 61.5
2021 23.0 19 18.5 1 3 11 10 52.6
2022 23.3 28 26.4 2 7 15 13 46.4
2023 22.7 17 17.5 -1 5 11 9 52.9
2024 21.6 17 17.5 -1 3 16 6 35.3
Player 21.9 130 127.1 3 35 74 68 52.3
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