1B | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 235 lbs | Age: 41
Draft: 2002 | Rd. 1, No. 19, Los Angeles Dodgers | Lawrence Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 651 600 59 174 9 4 .290 .336 .380 .716
2015 388 361 25 101 4 2 .280 .322 .357 .679
2016 366 343 30 91 9 0 .265 .307 .397 .704
11 Seasons 5,487 5,023 528 1,425 108 38 .284 .336 .410 .746
AVG HR SB OPS
2014 .290 9 4 .716
2015 .280 4 2 .679
2016 .265 9 0 .704
11 Seasons .284 108 38 .746
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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 31 1306 330 4 1.2 1.0 85.5 109.7 12.1 34.8 .268 .350 .294 .293 .300 21.5 8.8 5.9
2016 32 1248 308 5 1.6 1.4 87.5 108.9 13.0 34.1 .271 .383 .302 .302 .316 31.5 10.1 4.4
Player 2554 638 9 1.4 1.2 86.4 109.7 12.5 34.5 .269 .366 .298 .298 .308 26.3 9.4 5.2
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, Sinker, Cutter Offspeed: Change, Split, 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 43.0 57.0 20.6 30.0 6.4 37.3 32.7 29.7 21.8 14.5 6.4 15.5 18.2 23.3
2016 42.5 57.5 21.1 28.9 7.5 33.4 35.4 31.2 18.2 18.2 6.2 15.3 17.2 25.0
Player 42.8 57.2 20.8 29.5 6.9 35.4 34.0 30.4 20.1 16.3 6.3 15.4 17.7 24.1
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
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Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 1.8 35.5 28.2 31.8 1.2 1.2 1.0
2016 3.2 32.1 27.9 29.5 4.9 1.6 1.4
Player 2.5 33.9 28.1 30.7 3.0 1.4 1.2
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.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 617 2,354 -17 -10 12 11 -3
2009 635 2,437 -16 -11 16 13 2
2010 633 2,455 -14 -16 13 11 -6
2011 575 2,181 4 -19 8 9 2
2012 457 1,675 -8 -22 7 5 -18
2013 590 2,200 -4 -11 16 7 7
2014 649 2,402 -2 -18 13 10 2
2015 383 1,294 -10 -10 5 5 -10
2016 363 1,242 -1 -20 5 5 -10
Player 4,902 18,240 -69 -138 96 -69 -35
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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 1,306 45.0 71.4 91.9 29.0 76.9 40.9 32.2 48.1 13.1 5.1 82.1
2016 1,248 43.2 76.1 93.2 31.3 79.3 41.4 35.2 50.6 11.7 6.2 84.4
Player 2,554 44.1 73.6 92.5 30.1 78.1 41.2 33.7 49.3 12.4 5.6 83.3
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
2015 27 71 21 10 47 6 9 6 73 7 98 27 92 51 10
2016 25 73 26 18 34 6 8 24 67 23 97 10 97 33 15 69
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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 24.23 9 7.5 2 1 6 3 33.3
Player 24.23 9 7.5 2 1 6 3 33.3
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 9 8 3 9 7 7 7 9 7 5 8 9 6 6 8 9 7 8 8 9 7 4 9 10 10 5 6 10 9 7 8
Player 9 8 3 9 7 7 7 9 7 5 8 9 6 6 8 9 7 8 8 9 7 4 9 10 10 5 6 10 9 7 8
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

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .265 -.015 ↓ .280
xBA .271 +.003 ↑ .268
OBP .307 -.015 ↓ .322
xOBP .314 .000 .314
SLG .397 +.040 ↑ .357
xSLG .383 +.033 ↑ .350
ISO .131 +.053 ↑ .078
xISO .112 +.030 ↑ .082
BABIP .275 -.023 ↓ .298
wOBA .302 +.008 ↑ .294
xwOBA .302 +.009 ↑ .293
wOBACON .315 +.013 ↑ .302
xwOBACON .316 +.016 ↑ .300
BACON .296 -.010 ↓ .306
xBACON .304 +.007 ↑ .297
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 31.5 +10.0 ↑ 21.5
Avg Exit Velocity 87.5 +2.0 ↑ 85.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 34.1 -0.7 ↓ 34.8
Barrel % 1.6 +0.4 ↑ 1.2
Avg Launch Angle 13.0 +0.9 ↑ 12.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle 0° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction 0° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 0° -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.2 +0.9 ↑ 92.3
Breaking Velocity 82.8 +1.5 ↑ 81.3
Offspeed Velocity 85.5 +0.8 ↑ 84.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 5 +1 ↑ 4
Popup % 7.5 +1.1 ↑ 6.4
Flyball % 21.1 +0.5 ↑ 20.6
Line Drive % 28.9 -1.1 ↓ 30.0
Groundball % 42.5 -0.5 ↓ 43.0
Pull % 33.4 -3.9 ↓ 37.3
Straight Away % 35.4 +2.7 ↑ 32.7
Opposite Field % 31.2 +1.5 ↑ 29.7
Weak Contact % 3.2 +1.4 ↑ 1.8
Pull Airball % 15.3 -0.2 ↓ 15.5
Topped Contact % 32.1 -3.4 ↓ 35.5
Under Contact % 27.9 -0.3 ↓ 28.2
Flare/Burner Contact % 29.5 -2.3 ↓ 31.8
Solid Contact % 4.9 +3.7 ↑ 1.2
HR/FB % 13.8 +7.9 ↑ 5.9
Popups 23 +2 ↑ 21
Flyballs 65 -3 ↓ 68
Line Drives 89 -10 ↓ 99
Groundballs 131 -11 ↓ 142
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 43.2 -1.8 ↓ 45.0
Out of Zone % 56.8 +1.8 ↑ 55.0
Edge % 41.4 +0.5 ↑ 40.9
Zone Swing % 76.1 +4.7 ↑ 71.4
Out of Zone Swing % 31.3 +2.3 ↑ 29.0
In Zone Contact % 93.2 +1.3 ↑ 91.9
Out of Zone Contact % 79.3 +2.4 ↑ 76.9
Whiff % 11.7 -1.4 ↓ 13.1
First Strike % 57.9 -1.6 ↓ 59.5
First Pitch Swing % 35.2 +3.0 ↑ 32.2
Swing % 50.6 +2.5 ↑ 48.1
Meatball Swing % 84.4 +2.3 ↑ 82.1
Meatball % 6.2 +1.1 ↑ 5.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 6.8 -1.3 ↓ 8.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 20.7 -2.4 ↓ 23.1
In Zone 539 -49 ↓ 588
Out of Zone 709 -9 ↓ 718
Edge 517 -17 ↓ 534
In Zone Swings 410 -10 ↓ 420
Out of Zone Swings 222 +14 ↑ 208
In Zone Swing & Misses 28 -6 ↓ 34
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 46 -2 ↓ 48
Basic
Pitches 1,248 -58 ↓ 1,306
PA 366 -22 ↓ 388
AB 343 -18 ↓ 361
Hits 91 -10 ↓ 101
Singles 65 -16 ↓ 81
Doubles 16 0 16
Triples 1 +1 ↑ 0
Home Runs 9 +5 ↑ 4
Walks 16 -7 ↓ 23
Strikeouts 37 +3 ↑ 34
K% 10.1 +1.3 ↑ 8.8
BB% 4.4 -1.5 ↓ 5.9
HBP 5 +4 ↑ 1
Batted Balls 308 -22 ↓ 330
Number of Fastballs 778 -27 ↓ 805
Number of Offspeed 198 +17 ↑ 181
Number of Breaking 263 -21 ↓ 284
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 356 76 21.3 .297 .314
! 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 701 16.0 36.5% 3.0% 517 22.0 2.7% 12.4%
2011 577 15.8 37.6% 1.7% 401 23.2 1.5% 12.2%
2012 455 16.6 26.4% 1.8% 268 23.3 0.4% 11.9%
2013 623 17.5 20.5% 1.6% 391 23.6 0.5% 10.2%
2014 704 17.4 20.7% 1.1% 419 23.2 0.0% 8.1%
2015 345 19.0 16.2% 3.8% 235 24.6 2.6% 21.7%
2016 311 18.5 19.0% 3.2% 221 24.4 2.7% 17.6%
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