David Hamilton
SS | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 10" 188LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 8, #253, Milwaukee Brewers | Texas
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 39 33 2 4 0 2 .121 .256 .182 .438
2024 29 27 3 6 1 2 .222 .276 .370 .646
2 Seasons 68 60 5 10 1 4 .167 .265 .267 .532
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .121 0 2 .438
2024 .222 1 2 .646
2 Seasons .167 1 4 .532
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2023 25 160 23 0 0.0 0.0 89.0 105.0 17.7 13.0 .150 .176 .216 .227 .204 26.1 25.6 15.4
2024 26 120 14 1 7.1 3.4 91.7 103.5 8.8 35.7 .189 .278 .289 .237 .390 57.1 44.8 6.9
Player 280 37 1 2.7 1.5 90.0 105.0 14.4 21.6 .167 .222 .247 .231 .274 37.8 33.8 11.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 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
2023 56.5 21.7 4.3 17.4 26.1 30.4 43.5 0.0 43.5 39.1 17.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024 50.0 21.4 28.6 0.0 57.1 28.6 14.3 0.0 35.7 14.3 35.7 7.1 7.1 3.4
Player 54.1 21.6 13.5 10.8 37.8 29.7 32.4 0.0 40.5 29.7 24.3 2.7 2.7 1.5
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! 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 -1.9 -1 40 33.3 10 .222 .556 .360 47.1 50.0 62.5 .164 .303 .248 50.0
2024 Changeup -3.8 -1 26 21.7 10 .222 .222 .250 53.8 30.0 27.3 .170 .191 .213 33.3
2024 Curveball -2.6 0 12 10.0 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .540 .640 .528 100.0
2024 Slider -6.1 -1 10 8.3 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2024 Sinker -2.2 0 10 8.3 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2024 Cutter 1.4 0 10 8.3 4 .500 .750 .538 40.0 25.0 33.3 .388 .608 .429 100.0
2024 Sweeper 7.7 1 9 7.5 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Split-Finger -17.5 -1 3 2.5 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -1 66 41.3 17 .200 .333 .282 11.1 23.5 16.7 .161 .198 .219 36.4
2023 Changeup -2.5 -1 34 21.3 5 .000 .000 .140 50.0 40.0 11.8 .216 .236 .300 50.0
2023 Slider -0.5 0 23 14.4 6 .000 .000 .233 0.0 16.7 11.1 .155 .176 .330 33.3
2023 Sinker -8.2 -1 11 6.9 5 .200 .200 .180 22.2 20.0 25.0 .089 .110 .085 0.0
2023 Split-Finger -3.6 0 11 6.9 2 .000 .000 .000 16.7 0.0 0.0 .111 .113 .101 0.0
2023 Curveball -1.2 0 9 5.6 2 .000 .000 .350 -- 50.0 33.3 -- -- .350 --
2023 Cutter -4.6 0 4 2.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .392 .418 .356 0.0
2023 Slurve -5.3 0 2 1.3 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 39 160 -4 -2 1 0 -4
2024 29 120 -2 -2 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 %
2023 160 53.8 57.0 87.8 27.0 55.0 45.6 25.6 43.1 20.3 7.5 58.3
2024 120 53.3 56.3 52.8 14.3 37.5 38.3 20.7 36.7 47.7 10.0 75.0
Player 280 53.6 56.7 72.9 21.5 50.0 42.5 23.5 40.4 31.0 8.6 66.7
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 29.7 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2023 16 92
2024 20 94 17
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
2024 17.8 1 0.2 1 1 0 0 0.0
Player 17.8 1 0.2 1 2 0 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 89.0 91.7 2.7
Launch Angle 17.7 8.8 -8.9
Barrel % 0.0 7.1 7.1
Hard Hit % 26.1 57.1 31.0
Sweet Spot % 13.0 35.7 22.7
xBA .150 .189 0.039
BA .121 .222 0.101
xwOBA .227 .237 0.010
wOBA .216 .289 0.073
xSLG .176 .278 0.102
SLG .182 .370 0.188
K% 25.6 44.8 19.2
BB% 15.4 6.9 -8.5
Swing % 43.1 36.7 -6.4
Whiff% 20.3 47.7 27.4
In Zone % 53.8 53.3 -0.5
Out of Zone % 46.3 46.7 0.4
Out of Zone Swing % 27.0 14.3 -12.7
First Pitch Swing % 25.6 20.7 -4.9
First Pitch Strike % 71.8 58.6 -13.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades L 39 10 25.6 .243 .139
2024 Shades L 29 14 48.3 .452 .115
! 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 %
2023 36 15.2 38.9% 2.8% 37 18.6 8.1% 0.0%
2024 24 15.6 37.5% 0.0% 16 17.4 25.0% 0.0%
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