Justin Morneau
1B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 44
Draft: 1999 | Rd: 3, #89, Minnesota Twins | New Westminster HS (New Westminster, BC)
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 550 502 62 160 17 0 .319 .364 .496 .860
2015 182 168 19 52 3 0 .310 .363 .458 .821
2016 218 203 16 53 6 0 .261 .303 .429 .732
14 Seasons 6,392 5,699 772 1,603 247 5 .281 .348 .481 .829
AVG HR SB OPS
2014 .319 17 0 .860
2015 .310 3 0 .821
2016 .261 6 0 .732
14 Seasons .281 247 5 .829
MLB Percentile Rankings
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 34 637 143 8 5.6 4.4 88.7 109.6 9.9 31.5 .248 .418 .353 .316 .341 39.2 13.7 7.1
2016 35 843 153 6 3.9 2.8 90.2 110.6 9.3 37.3 .238 .355 .311 .280 .343 35.9 23.9 5.5
Player 1480 296 14 4.7 3.5 89.5 110.6 9.6 34.5 .243 .383 .330 .296 .342 37.5 19.3 6.3
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 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 48.3 51.7 17.5 29.4 4.9 28.7 44.8 26.6 17.5 21.7 9.1 11.2 23.1 17.5
2016 48.4 51.6 17.0 29.4 5.2 39.9 32.7 27.5 20.3 17.0 11.1 19.6 15.7 16.3
Player 48.3 51.7 17.2 29.4 5.1 34.5 38.5 27.0 18.9 19.3 10.1 15.5 19.3 16.9
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 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 3.5 39.2 21.0 19.6 6.3 5.6 4.4
2016 0.7 42.5 20.9 23.5 7.8 3.9 2.8
Player 2.0 40.9 20.9 21.6 7.1 4.7 3.5
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! 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 683 2,464 16 -12 13 9 27
2009 570 2,107 8 -4 11 11 25
2010 340 1,331 13 5 12 7 37
2011 286 1,099 -6 -14 4 6 -10
2012 562 2,087 -7 -5 11 11 10
2013 631 2,408 -6 -11 11 11 4
2014 545 1,901 11 -4 10 8 25
2015 180 629 -1 0 2 2 4
2016 217 839 -4 -1 2 3 0
Player 4,014 14,865 23 -46 77 23 120
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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 637 45.2 74.7 87.9 33.5 65.0 40.2 36.8 52.1 19.9 5.2 87.9
2016 843 42.8 78.8 85.9 37.9 58.2 45.1 37.6 55.2 24.9 4.5 89.5
Player 1,480 43.8 77.0 86.7 36.1 60.9 43.0 37.3 53.9 22.8 4.8 88.7
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 30.0 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 72 23
2016 78 20
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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 22.37 6 6.2 0 5 7 1 16.7
Player 22.37 6 6.2 0 5 7 1 16.7
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 6 7 4 9 9 7 8 7 7 3 5 12 3 4 6 7 3 4 4 8 4 4 10 7 5 6 8 12 6 7 1
Player 6 7 4 9 9 7 8 7 7 3 5 12 3 4 6 7 3 4 4 8 4 4 10 7 5 6 8 12 6 7 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

2015 +/-   2016
Results
BA .310 -.049 .261
xBA .248 -.010 .238
OBP .363 -.060 .303
xOBP .309 -.024 .285
SLG .458 -.029 .429
xSLG .418 -.063 .355
ISO .149 +.018 .167
xISO .170 -.053 .117
BABIP .350 -.030 .320
wOBA .353 -.042 .311
xwOBA .316 -.036 .280
wOBACON .386 +.001 .387
xwOBACON .341 +.002 .343
BACON .364 -.018 .346
xBACON .294 +.027 .321
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 39.2 -3.3 35.9
Avg Exit Velocity 88.7 +1.5 90.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 31.5 +5.8 37.3
Barrel % 5.6 -1.7 3.9
Avg Launch Angle 9.9 -0.6 9.3
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 91.6 +1.7 93.3
Breaking Velocity 81.4 +0.4 81.8
Offspeed Velocity 83.8 +1.9 85.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 8 -2 6
Popup % 4.9 +0.3 5.2
Flyball % 17.5 -0.5 17.0
Line Drive % 29.4 0.0 29.4
Groundball % 48.3 +0.1 48.4
Pull % 28.7 +11.2 39.9
Straight Away % 44.8 -12.1 32.7
Opposite Field % 26.6 +0.9 27.5
Weak Contact % 3.5 -2.8 0.7
Pull Airball % 11.2 +8.4 19.6
Topped Contact % 39.2 +3.3 42.5
Under Contact % 21.0 -0.1 20.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 19.6 +3.9 23.5
Solid Contact % 6.3 +1.5 7.8
HR/FB % 12.0 +11.1 23.1
Popups 7 +1 8
Flyballs 25 +1 26
Line Drives 42 +3 45
Groundballs 69 +5 74
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 45.2 -2.4 42.8
Out of Zone % 54.8 +2.4 57.2
Edge % 40.2 +4.9 45.1
Zone Swing % 74.7 +4.1 78.8
Out of Zone Swing % 33.5 +4.4 37.9
In Zone Contact % 87.9 -2.0 85.9
Out of Zone Contact % 65.0 -6.8 58.2
Whiff % 19.9 +5.0 24.9
First Strike % 58.8 +0.4 59.2
First Pitch Swing % 36.8 +0.8 37.6
Swing % 52.1 +3.1 55.2
Meatball Swing % 87.9 +1.6 89.5
Meatball % 5.2 -0.7 4.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 11.6 +2.5 14.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 35.0 +6.8 41.8
In Zone 288 +71 359
Out of Zone 349 +131 480
Edge 256 +122 378
In Zone Swings 215 +68 283
Out of Zone Swings 117 +65 182
In Zone Swing & Misses 25 +15 40
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 41 +35 76
Basic
Pitches 637 +206 843
PA 182 +36 218
AB 168 +35 203
Hits 52 +1 53
Singles 36 -4 32
Doubles 10 +4 14
Triples 3 -2 1
Home Runs 3 +3 6
Walks 13 -1 12
Strikeouts 25 +27 52
K% 13.7 +10.2 23.9
BB% 7.1 -1.6 5.5
HBP 1 0 1
Batted Balls 143 +10 153
Number of Fastballs 375 +148 523
Number of Offspeed 110 +20 130
Number of Breaking 142 +38 180
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts L 215 17 7.9 .316 .290
! 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 305 16.0 40.3% 2.0% 302 20.2 3.0% 5.6%
2011 260 14.9 51.2% 1.2% 187 20.6 1.1% 9.1%
2012 466 15.6 45.1% 0.9% 338 20.7 2.7% 8.3%
2013 530 15.8 40.9% 0.6% 470 20.9 1.9% 5.5%
2014 444 16.0 39.0% 0.9% 268 22.3 0.7% 9.3%
2015 171 18.5 26.9% 4.7% 100 23.1 8.0% 16.0%
2016 173 16.3 35.3% 4.0% 152 22.3 3.9% 11.8%
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