Matthew Batten
2B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 10" 180LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 32, #948, San Diego Padres | Quinnipiac
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 22 19 0 2 0 0 .105 .227 .158 .385
2023 139 120 19 31 2 2 .258 .355 .358 .713
2024 3 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
3 Seasons 164 142 19 34 2 2 .239 .337 .345 .682
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .105 0 0 .385
2023 .258 2 2 .713
2024 .333 0 0 1.333
3 Seasons .239 2 2 .682
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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%
2022 27 91 13 0 0.0 0.0 86.3 105.0 3.4 38.5 .188 .246 .193 .258 .275 30.8 27.3 9.1
2023 28 547 91 1 1.1 0.7 85.0 103.9 15.0 28.6 .210 .263 .321 .270 .274 25.3 21.6 12.2
2024 29 11 3 0 0.0 0.0 85.6 98.8 -1.0 33.3 .247 .349 .530 .255 .255 33.3 0.0 0.0
Player 649 107 1 0.9 0.6 85.2 105.0 13.1 29.9 .208 .262 .308 .268 .273 26.2 22.0 11.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 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
2022 61.5 15.4 15.4 7.7 23.1 46.2 30.8 7.7 46.2 15.4 23.1 7.7 0.0 0.0
2023 41.8 22.0 25.3 11.0 34.1 28.6 37.4 4.4 34.1 33.0 25.3 2.2 1.1 0.7
2024 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 44.9 20.6 24.3 10.3 31.8 32.7 35.5 4.7 36.4 29.9 25.2 2.8 0.9 0.6
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 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 Sinker 21.0 1 4 36.4 1 1.000 3.000 1.600 0.0 0.0 -- .463 .742 .501 100.0
2024 Cutter -7.2 0 3 27.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .207 .231 .198 0.0
2024 Sweeper -4.5 0 2 18.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .071 .075 .067 0.0
2024 Slider 6.2 0 1 9.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 4-Seam Fastball -3.2 0 1 9.1 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 170 31.1 39 .206 .294 .296 30.3 28.2 22.0 .228 .285 .302 30.4
2023 Sinker -2.5 -4 148 27.1 40 .219 .219 .298 12.8 10.0 13.3 .199 .235 .293 17.9
2023 Slider -1.9 -2 88 16.1 22 .238 .429 .334 44.2 36.4 27.6 .171 .232 .230 15.4
2023 Changeup 10.2 5 45 8.2 11 .700 1.100 .768 16.0 9.1 7.7 .297 .410 .338 55.6
2023 Sweeper 5.2 2 42 7.7 10 .222 .333 .285 35.7 40.0 22.2 .242 .301 .281 20.0
2023 Cutter -4.5 -1 24 4.4 7 .000 .000 .200 44.4 14.3 16.7 .227 .246 .348 25.0
2023 Curveball 0.9 0 18 3.3 5 .400 .400 .360 14.3 20.0 12.5 .109 .126 .104 25.0
2023 Split-Finger -4.8 0 8 1.5 3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .260 .283 .234 0.0
2023 Slurve 80.9 1 1 0.2 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .156 .182 .145 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 139 547 -1 -6 4 3 0
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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 %
2022 91 50.5 63.0 75.9 24.4 45.5 41.8 22.7 44.0 30.0 6.6 16.7
2023 547 45.9 51.0 77.3 30.7 63.7 43.5 16.5 40.0 27.4 7.1 61.5
2024 11 72.7 50.0 75.0 0.0 -- 36.4 0.0 36.4 25.0 9.1 100.0
Player 649 47.0 52.8 77.0 29.7 61.8 43.1 17.1 40.5 27.8 7.1 56.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 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
2022 19 97
2023 11 81 35
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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 %
2023 21.1 2 1.5 1 0 2 0 0.0
Player 21.1 2 1.5 1 0 2 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2023 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
Player 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
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

Metric 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 86.3 85.0 -1.3 85.6 0.6
Launch Angle 3.4 15.0 11.6 -1.0 -16.0
Barrel % 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.0 -1.1
Hard Hit % 30.8 25.3 -5.5 33.3 8.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.5 28.6 -9.9 33.3 4.7
xBA .188 .210 0.022 .247 0.037
BA .105 .258 0.153 .333 0.075
xwOBA .258 .270 0.012 .255 -0.015
wOBA .193 .321 0.128 .530 0.209
xSLG .246 .263 0.017 .349 0.086
SLG .158 .358 0.200 1.000 0.642
K% 27.3 21.6 -5.7 0.0 -21.6
BB% 9.1 12.2 3.1 0.0 -12.2
Swing % 44.0 40.0 -4.0 36.4 -3.6
Whiff% 30.0 27.4 -2.6 25.0 -2.4
In Zone % 50.5 45.9 -4.6 72.7 26.8
Out of Zone % 49.5 54.1 4.6 27.3 -26.8
Out of Zone Swing % 24.4 30.7 6.3 0.0 -30.7
First Pitch Swing % 22.7 16.5 -6.2 0.0 -16.5
First Pitch Strike % 59.1 59.7 0.6 33.3 -26.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2022 Shifts R 22 1 4.5 .160 .884
2023 Shades R 138 3 2.2 .319 .232
2024 Shades R 3 0 0.0 .530
! 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 %
2022 26 17.6 19.2% 3.8% 18 21.2 0.0% 0.0%
2023 153 14.5 56.9% 0.7% 130 19.7 1.5% 0.0%
2024 6 16.3 16.7% 0.0% 0 -- -- --
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