MJ Melendez Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

MJ Melendez

LF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 190LBS | Age: 25

Draft: 2017 | Rd: 2, #52, Kansas City Royals | Westminster (FL) HS

	PA	AB	R	H	HR	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2022	534	460	57	100	18	2	.217	.313	.393	.706
2023	602	533	65	125	16	6	.235	.316	.398	.714
2024	418	384	43	81	17	4	.211	.273	.411	.684
3 Seasons	1,554	1,377	165	306	51	12	.222	.303	.400	.703

	AVG	HR	SB	OPS
2022	.217	18	2	.706
2023	.235	16	6	.714
2024	.211	17	4	.684
3 Seasons	.222	51	12	.703

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2022	KC	AL	129	534	460	57	100	21	3	18	62	66	131	2	3	1	.217	.313	.393	.706
2023	KC	AL	148	602	533	65	125	29	5	16	56	62	170	6	4	3	.235	.316	.398	.714
2024	KC	AL	123	418	384	43	81	22	2	17	44	31	100	4	4	2	.211	.273	.411	.684
3 Seasons	KC	AL	400	1554	1377	165	306	72	10	51	162	159	401	12	11	6	.222	.303	.400	.703

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Advanced MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	PA	TB	LOB	SF	BABIP	XBH	GIDP	GIDPO	NP	P/PA	K/PA	HR/PA	BB/K	ISO	ROE	WO
2022	KC	AL	534	181	178	7	.258	42	2	52	2196	4.112	.245	.034	.504	.176	2	0
2023	KC	AL	602	212	184	4	.311	50	4	59	2440	4.053	.282	.027	.365	.163	5	1
2024	KC	AL	418	158	160	0	.240	41	3	41	1706	4.081	.239	.041	.310	.201	2	0
3 Seasons	KC	AL	1554	551	522	11	.272	133	9	152	6342	4.081	.258	.033	.397	.178	9	1

Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

No MLB Pitching Statistics.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2022	KC	AL	C	78	65	578.1	499	467	27	5	3	.990
2022	KC	AL	LF	23	23	197.2	47	43	2	2	0	.957
2022	KC	AL	RF	15	14	114.0	24	24	0	0	0	1.000
2022	KC	AL	DH	23	22	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	KC	AL	C	10	7	68.2	82	80	1	1	0	.988
2023	KC	AL	1B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	KC	AL	LF	58	55	453.0	106	96	7	3	1	.972
2023	KC	AL	RF	72	68	589.2	157	148	4	5	0	.968
2023	KC	AL	DH	12	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2024	KC	AL	1B	1	0	1.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000
2024	KC	AL	LF	112	104	872.0	180	176	2	2	1	.989
2024	KC	AL	RF	4	3	24.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2024	KC	AL	DH	4	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3 Seasons	KC	AL	C	88	72	647.0	581	547	28	6	3	.990
	KC	AL	1B	2	0	2.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000
	KC	AL	LF	193	182	1522.2	333	315	11	7	2	.979
	KC	AL	RF	91	85	727.2	183	174	4	5	0	.973
	KC	AL	DH	39	36	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2017	AZL Royals	AZL	ROK	47	198	168	25	44	8	3	4	30	26	60	4	2	4	.262	.374	.417	.791
2018	Lexington Legends	SAL	A(Full)	111	472	419	52	105	26	9	19	73	43	143	4	6	4	.251	.322	.492	.814
2019	Wilmington Blue Rocks	CAR	A(Adv)	110	419	363	34	59	23	2	9	54	44	165	7	5	5	.163	.260	.311	.571
2021	2 Teams		Minors	123	531	448	95	129	22	3	41	103	75	115	3	6	1	.288	.386	.625	1.011
2021	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	AA C	AA	79	347	298	58	85	18	0	28	65	43	76	2	4	1	.285	.372	.628	1.000
2021	Omaha Storm Chasers	AAA E	AAA	44	184	150	37	44	4	3	13	38	32	39	1	2	0	.293	.413	.620	1.033
2022	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	21	91	78	7	13	4	0	2	6	13	22	3	0	0	.167	.286	.295	.581
2024	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	AA	3	11	9	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	.111	.182	.444	.626
	ACL Royals	ACL	ROK	47	198	168	25	44	8	3	4	30	26	60	4	2	4	.262	.374	.417	.791
	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	65	275	228	44	57	8	3	15	44	45	61	4	2	0	.250	.371	.509	.880
	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	AA	82	358	307	61	86	18	0	29	67	44	78	2	4	1	.280	.366	.622	.988
	Wilmington Blue Rocks	SAL	A+	110	419	363	34	59	23	2	9	54	44	165	7	5	5	.163	.260	.311	.571
	Lexington Legends	ALPB	A	111	472	419	52	105	26	9	19	73	43	143	4	6	4	.251	.322	.492	.814
Career Minors	5 Teams			415	1722	1485	216	351	83	17	76	268	202	507	21	19	14	.236	.330	.469	.799

No Minor League Pitching Statistics.

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2017	AZL Royals	AZL	ROK	C	30	30	253.0	253	229	20	4	0	.984
2017	AZL Royals	AZL	ROK	DH	17	17	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2018	Lexington Legends	SAL	A(Full)	C	73	71	616.1	681	609	59	13	4	.981
2018	Lexington Legends	SAL	A(Full)	DH	40	40	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	Wilmington Blue Rocks	CAR	A(Adv)	C	71	71	613.2	659	579	74	6	2	.991
2019	Wilmington Blue Rocks	CAR	A(Adv)	DH	39	39	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	2 Teams		Minors	DH	33	33	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	2 Teams		Minors	C	81	80	685.1	834	773	48	13	4	.984
2021	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	AA C	AA	C	52	52	442.1	544	499	35	10	2	.982
2021	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	AA C	AA	DH	27	27	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	Omaha Storm Chasers	AAA E	AAA	C	29	28	243.0	290	274	13	3	2	.990
2021	Omaha Storm Chasers	AAA E	AAA	3B	9	9	80.0	25	9	14	2	1	.920
2021	Omaha Storm Chasers	AAA E	AAA	DH	6	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2022	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	C	15	15	128.1	132	125	5	2	1	.985
2022	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	RF	2	2	19.0	8	7	1	0	0	1.000
2022	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	DH	4	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2024	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	AA	LF	2	2	14.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2024	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	AA	DH	1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	ACL Royals	ACL	ROK	C	30	30	253.0	253	229	20	4	0	.984
	ACL Royals	ACL	ROK	DH	17	17	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	C	44	43	371.1	422	399	18	5	3	.988
	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	3B	9	9	80.0	25	9	14	2	1	.920
	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	RF	2	2	19.0	8	7	1	0	0	1.000
	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	AAA	DH	10	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	AA	C	52	52	442.1	544	499	35	10	2	.982
	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	AA	LF	2	2	14.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	AA	DH	28	28	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	Wilmington Blue Rocks	SAL	A+	C	71	71	613.2	659	579	74	6	2	.991
	Wilmington Blue Rocks	SAL	A+	DH	39	39	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	Lexington Legends	ALPB	A	C	73	71	616.1	681	609	59	13	4	.981
	Lexington Legends	ALPB	A	DH	40	40	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	5 Teams		Minors	C	270	267	2296.2	2559	2315	206	38	11	.985
	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	Minors	3B	9	9	80.0	25	9	14	2	1	.920
	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	TEX	Minors	LF	2	2	14.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
	Omaha Storm Chasers	INT	Minors	RF	2	2	19.0	8	7	1	0	0	1.000
Career Minors	5 Teams			DH	134	134	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Rankings

Triples

Year	3B	Rank
2023	5	8th in AL
2022	3	19th in AL

Strikeouts

Year	SO	Rank
2023	170	8th in AL
2022	131	25th in AL

Year	Team
2021
2018

Year	Team
2021

Year	Team
2021

Year	Team
2021

Year	Team
2021

Month	Team
07/2021

Week	Team
07/25/2021
07/18/2021
07/04/2021

Year	Team
2019

Year	Team
2018

Week	Team
05/20/2018

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	07/28/2024	Kansas City Royals activated C MJ Melendez from the 10-day injured list.
	07/25/2024	Kansas City Royals sent C MJ Melendez on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
	07/25/2024	Kansas City Royals sent C MJ Melendez on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
	07/16/2024	Kansas City Royals placed C MJ Melendez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 15, 2024. Left ankle sprain.
	02/09/2023	Puerto Rico activated C MJ Melendez.
	07/18/2022	Kansas City Royals activated C MJ Melendez from the restricted list.
	07/14/2022	Kansas City Royals placed C MJ Melendez on the restricted list.
	05/02/2022	Kansas City Royals recalled C MJ Melendez from Omaha Storm Chasers.
	03/28/2022	Kansas City Royals optioned C MJ Melendez to Omaha Storm Chasers.
	11/19/2021	Kansas City Royals selected the contract of C MJ Melendez from Omaha Storm Chasers.
	08/09/2021	C MJ Melendez assigned to Omaha Storm Chasers from Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
	04/29/2021	C MJ Melendez assigned to Northwest Arkansas Naturals from Quad Cities River Bandits.
	02/12/2021	C MJ Melendez assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits.
	02/12/2021	C MJ Melendez assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits.
	02/05/2021	C MJ Melendez assigned to Kansas City Royals .
	02/05/2021	Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training.
	02/05/2021	Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training.
	10/06/2020	C MJ Melendez assigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks from Royals Alternate Training Site.
	10/06/2020	C MJ Melendez assigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks.
	07/18/2020	C MJ Melendez assigned to Royals Alternate Training Site from Wilmington Blue Rocks.
	01/13/2020	Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training.
	11/11/2019	C MJ Melendez assigned to Atenienses de Manati.
	04/01/2019	C MJ Melendez assigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks from Lexington Legends.
	01/08/2019	Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training.
	04/04/2018	C MJ Melendez assigned to Lexington Legends from AZL Royals.
	03/23/2018	C MJ Melendez assigned to Kansas City Royals.
	06/24/2017	Kansas City Royals signed C MJ Melendez.
	06/24/2017	C MJ Melendez assigned to AZL Royals.
	09/16/2016	C MJ Melendez assigned to USAB Stripes Team.
	07/28/2016	C M.J. Melendez assigned to PG West.
	07/21/2016	C M.J. Melendez assigned to UA American.
	07/15/2016	C M.J. Melendez assigned to FTB Tucci.

Platoon Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kansas City Royals	MLB	vs Left	69	68		11	2	0	0	4	1	13			0	.162	.174	.191	.365
Kansas City Royals	MLB	vs Right	349	316		70	20	2	17	40	30	87			2	.222	.293	.459	.752

Monthly Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kansas City Royals	MLB	March	11	10	1	4	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055
Kansas City Royals	MLB	April	88	80	8	12	3	0	4	11	8	22	1	0	0	.150	.227	.338	.565
Kansas City Royals	MLB	May	77	73	5	12	3	2	1	1	3	23	1	0	1	.164	.208	.301	.509
Kansas City Royals	MLB	June	77	69	7	14	4	0	3	11	8	21	0	1	0	.203	.286	.391	.677
Kansas City Royals	MLB	July	53	51	7	12	3	0	4	7	1	9	0	1	1	.235	.264	.529	.793
Kansas City Royals	MLB	August	81	74	12	23	5	0	5	12	6	15	1	1	0	.311	.363	.581	.944
Kansas City Royals	MLB	September	31	27	3	4	2	0	0	1	4	8	1	1	0	.148	.258	.222	.480
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Pre All-Star	288	265	26	52	15	2	11	29	21	75	2	1	2	.196	.260	.392	.652
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Post All-Star	130	119	17	29	7	0	6	15	10	25	2	3	0	.244	.302	.454	.756

Batting Order Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Batting Fourth	17	17	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	.118	.118	.118	.236
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Batting Fifth	155	139	27	11	0	6	17	15	36	0	.194	.273	.403	.676
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Batting Sixth	115	103	25	6	1	5	12	11	21	1	.243	.322	.466	.788
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Batting Seventh	116	112	23	5	1	5	10	4	33	0	.205	.233	.402	.635
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Batting Eighth	13	11	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	1	.273	.385	.273	.658
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Batting Ninth	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500

Baserunner Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Bases Empty	258	239	53	17	2	8	8	17	57	1	.222	.276	.410	.686
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Bases Loaded	4	4	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Runner at 1st	67	60	12	3	0	1	2	7	17	0	.200	.284	.300	.584
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	40	37	6	0	0	2	10	3	10	0	.162	.225	.324	.549
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	11	10	3	1	0	2	9	1	3	0	.300	.364	1.000	1.364
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Runner at 2nd	25	23	3	0	0	2	5	2	7	0	.130	.200	.391	.591
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	7	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	1	.200	.429	.400	.829
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Runner at 3rd	6	6	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	.167	.167	.667	.834
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Scoring Position	93	85	16	2	0	8	34	7	26	1	.188	.258	.494	.752

Game Type Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Home Games	209	192	24	44	11	1	8	24	17	48	4	1	0	.229	.292	.422	.714
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Away Games	209	192	19	37	11	1	9	20	14	52	0	3	2	.193	.255	.401	.656
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Day Games	158	144	18	27	12	0	7	18	12	40	1	1	2	.188	.259	.417	.676
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Night Games	260	240	25	54	10	2	10	26	19	60	3	3	0	.225	.282	.408	.690
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Leading Off	102	94		17	7	1	2	2	7	15			0	.181	.238	.340	.578
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Late / Close	34	33		8	0	0	2	6	1	6			0	.242	.265	.424	.689

Outs Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kansas City Royals	MLB	No Outs	143	131	26	9	1	5	15	11	21	0	.198	.261	.397	.658
Kansas City Royals	MLB	One Out	144	135	28	10	0	5	10	9	45	0	.207	.257	.393	.650
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Two Outs	131	118	27	3	1	7	19	11	34	2	.229	.305	.449	.754

Inning Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kansas City Royals	MLB	First Inning	24	21	1	2	2	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	.095	.208	.190	.398
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Second Inning	80	76	5	16	9	1	1	1	2	17	1	0	1	.211	.241	.395	.636
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Third Inning	24	23	3	6	0	0	1	2	1	5	0	1	0	.261	.292	.391	.683
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Fourth Inning	62	55	5	10	3	0	3	8	7	18	1	1	0	.182	.274	.400	.674
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Fifth Inning	47	44	5	9	3	1	0	1	3	10	1	0	0	.205	.255	.318	.573
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Sixth Inning	50	40	10	9	1	0	3	9	10	7	1	0	0	.225	.380	.475	.855
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Seventh Inning	52	51	6	11	0	0	5	10	1	14	0	1	0	.216	.231	.510	.741
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Eighth Inning	42	38	3	11	4	0	2	6	4	12	0	0	0	.289	.357	.553	.910
Kansas City Royals	MLB	Ninth Inning	37	36	5	7	0	0	2	7	0	11	0	1	1	.194	.216	.361	.577

Platoon Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	vs Left	5	4		0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	vs Right	6	5		1	0	0	1	1	1	1			0	.200	.333	.800	1.133

Monthly Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	July	11	9	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	.111	.182	.444	.626
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Second Half	11	9	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	.111	.182	.444	.626

Batting Order Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Batting Second	11	9		1	0	0	1	2	1	2			0	.111	.182	.444	.626

Baserunner Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Bases Empty	7	6	1	1	1	1	2	.167	.286	.667	.953
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Runner at 1st	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Runner at 2nd	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Scoring Position	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Game Type Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Home Games	11	9	3	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	.111	.182	.444	.626
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Night Games	11	9	3	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	.111	.182	.444	.626
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Leading Off	2	1		0	0	0	1	1			.000	.500	.000	.500

Outs Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	No Outs	3	2		0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	One Out	8	7		1	0	0	1	2	0	1			0	.143	.125	.571	.696

Inning Splits

Team	Lg	Type	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	First Inning	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.333	.333	1.333	1.666
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Third Inning	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Fifth Inning	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Sixth Inning	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Seventh Inning	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Double-A	Eighth Inning	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2024-03-28	Kansas City Royals	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750
2024-03-30	Kansas City Royals	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875
March	Kansas City Royals		11	10	1	4	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055
2024-03-31	Kansas City Royals	Minnesota Twins	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055
2024-04-01	Baltimore Orioles	Kansas City Royals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862
2024-04-03	Baltimore Orioles	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.294	.368	.471	.839
2024-04-04	Kansas City Royals	Chicago White Sox	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.667	1.058
2024-04-05	Kansas City Royals	Chicago White Sox	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.407	.625	1.032
2024-04-06	Kansas City Royals	Chicago White Sox	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.321	.387	.679	1.066
2024-04-07	Kansas City Royals	Chicago White Sox	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.323	.382	.742	1.124
2024-04-09	Kansas City Royals	Houston Astros	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	.333	.421	.727	1.148
2024-04-10	Kansas City Royals	Houston Astros	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.694	1.123
2024-04-11	Kansas City Royals	Houston Astros	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.325	.426	.675	1.101
2024-04-12	New York Mets	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.295	.392	.614	1.006
2024-04-14	New York Mets	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.277	.370	.574	.944
2024-04-15	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.345	.529	.874
2024-04-17	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.241	.339	.500	.839
2024-04-17	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.224	.318	.466	.784
2024-04-19	Kansas City Royals	Baltimore Orioles	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.242	.329	.516	.845
2024-04-20	Kansas City Royals	Baltimore Orioles	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.311	.485	.796
2024-04-21	Kansas City Royals	Baltimore Orioles	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.232	.312	.478	.790
2024-04-23	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219	.296	.452	.748
2024-04-24	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.282	.429	.711
2024-04-25	Kansas City Royals	Toronto Blue Jays	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.276	.418	.694
2024-04-26	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.198	.278	.407	.685
2024-04-28	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.195	.275	.402	.677
2024-04-29	Toronto Blue Jays	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.186	.263	.384	.647
2024-04-30	Toronto Blue Jays	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.178	.253	.367	.620
April	Kansas City Royals		88	80	8	12	3	0	4	11	8	22	1	0	0	.150	.227	.338	.565
2024-05-01	Toronto Blue Jays	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.172	.245	.355	.600
2024-05-03	Kansas City Royals	Texas Rangers	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.248	.354	.602
2024-05-04	Kansas City Royals	Texas Rangers	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.173	.243	.347	.590
2024-05-05	Kansas City Royals	Texas Rangers	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.186	.252	.363	.615
2024-05-06	Kansas City Royals	Milwaukee Brewers	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.248	.356	.604
2024-05-07	Kansas City Royals	Milwaukee Brewers	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.185	.248	.370	.618
2024-05-08	Kansas City Royals	Milwaukee Brewers	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.182	.244	.364	.608
2024-05-10	Los Angeles Angels	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.260	.395	.655
2024-05-11	Los Angeles Angels	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.252	.381	.633
2024-05-12	Los Angeles Angels	Kansas City Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.193	.250	.378	.628
2024-05-13	Seattle Mariners	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.187	.242	.366	.608
2024-05-14	Seattle Mariners	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.183	.237	.357	.594
2024-05-15	Seattle Mariners	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.177	.230	.346	.576
2024-05-17	Kansas City Royals	Oakland Athletics	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.180	.238	.353	.591
2024-05-18	Kansas City Royals	Oakland Athletics	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.238	.358	.596
2024-05-20	Kansas City Royals	Detroit Tigers	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.238	.355	.593
2024-05-21	Kansas City Royals	Detroit Tigers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.179	.232	.345	.577
2024-05-25	Tampa Bay Rays	Kansas City Royals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.177	.229	.340	.569
2024-05-26	Tampa Bay Rays	Kansas City Royals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176	.233	.338	.571
2024-05-27	Minnesota Twins	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.179	.239	.338	.577
2024-05-28	Minnesota Twins	Kansas City Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.178	.238	.336	.574
2024-05-29	Minnesota Twins	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.173	.232	.327	.559
2024-05-30	Minnesota Twins	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.176	.238	.346	.584
2024-05-31	Kansas City Royals	San Diego Padres	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.172	.233	.337	.570
May	Kansas City Royals		77	73	5	12	3	2	1	1	3	23	1	0	1	.164	.208	.301	.509
2024-06-01	Kansas City Royals	San Diego Padres	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.170	.230	.333	.563
2024-06-02	Kansas City Royals	San Diego Padres	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.227	.327	.554
2024-06-06	Cleveland Guardians	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.164	.227	.322	.549
2024-06-07	Kansas City Royals	Seattle Mariners	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.233	.339	.572
2024-06-08	Kansas City Royals	Seattle Mariners	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.163	.228	.331	.559
2024-06-09	Kansas City Royals	Seattle Mariners	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.165	.228	.346	.574
2024-06-10	Kansas City Royals	New York Yankees	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.162	.225	.341	.566
2024-06-11	Kansas City Royals	New York Yankees	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.159	.221	.333	.554
2024-06-13	Kansas City Royals	New York Yankees	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.220	.332	.552
2024-06-14	Los Angeles Dodgers	Kansas City Royals	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.161	.226	.333	.559
2024-06-15	Los Angeles Dodgers	Kansas City Royals	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.168	.231	.352	.583
2024-06-16	Los Angeles Dodgers	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.171	.233	.352	.585
2024-06-18	Oakland Athletics	Kansas City Royals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.171	.236	.352	.588
2024-06-19	Oakland Athletics	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.172	.236	.350	.586
2024-06-20	Oakland Athletics	Kansas City Royals	4	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.180	.246	.364	.610
2024-06-21	Texas Rangers	Kansas City Royals	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.181	.246	.367	.613
2024-06-22	Texas Rangers	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.178	.242	.362	.604
2024-06-23	Texas Rangers	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.181	.244	.366	.610
2024-06-24	Kansas City Royals	Miami Marlins	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.179	.248	.362	.610
2024-06-25	Kansas City Royals	Miami Marlins	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.178	.250	.361	.611
2024-06-26	Kansas City Royals	Miami Marlins	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.179	.250	.359	.609
2024-06-27	Kansas City Royals	Cleveland Guardians	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.178	.248	.356	.604
2024-06-28	Kansas City Royals	Cleveland Guardians	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.183	.252	.358	.610
2024-06-29	Kansas City Royals	Cleveland Guardians	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.181	.249	.353	.602
June	Kansas City Royals		77	69	7	14	4	0	3	11	8	21	0	1	0	.203	.286	.391	.677
2024-07-02	Kansas City Royals	Tampa Bay Rays	3	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.258	.366	.624
2024-07-03	Kansas City Royals	Tampa Bay Rays	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.193	.262	.366	.628
2024-07-04	Kansas City Royals	Tampa Bay Rays	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.192	.260	.363	.623
2024-07-06	Colorado Rockies	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.189	.256	.357	.613
2024-07-07	Colorado Rockies	Kansas City Royals	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.256	.367	.623
2024-07-10	St. Louis Cardinals	Kansas City Royals	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.255	.369	.624
2024-07-10	St. Louis Cardinals	Kansas City Royals	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.255	.379	.634
2024-07-12	Boston Red Sox	Kansas City Royals	4	4	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.262	.400	.662
2024-07-13	Boston Red Sox	Kansas City Royals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.198	.262	.395	.657
2024-07-14	Boston Red Sox	Kansas City Royals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.260	.392	.652
2024-07-28	Kansas City Royals	Chicago Cubs	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.193	.257	.387	.644
2024-07-29	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	.197	.259	.398	.657
2024-07-30	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.256	.392	.648
2024-07-31	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.252	.385	.637
July	Kansas City Royals		53	51	7	12	3	0	4	7	1	9	0	1	1	.235	.264	.529	.793
2024-08-03	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.192	.252	.385	.637
2024-08-04	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.255	.397	.652
2024-08-06	Kansas City Royals	Boston Red Sox	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.197	.258	.400	.658
2024-08-07	Kansas City Royals	Boston Red Sox	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.195	.261	.397	.658
2024-08-09	Kansas City Royals	St. Louis Cardinals	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.199	.264	.399	.663
2024-08-10	Kansas City Royals	St. Louis Cardinals	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.203	.267	.400	.667
2024-08-12	Minnesota Twins	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.205	.267	.403	.670
2024-08-13	Minnesota Twins	Kansas City Royals	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.205	.267	.410	.677
2024-08-14	Minnesota Twins	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.203	.264	.405	.669
2024-08-16	Cincinnati Reds	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.264	.406	.670
2024-08-17	Cincinnati Reds	Kansas City Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.263	.405	.668
2024-08-18	Cincinnati Reds	Kansas City Royals	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.265	.407	.672
2024-08-19	Kansas City Royals	Los Angeles Angels	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.206	.268	.406	.674
2024-08-20	Kansas City Royals	Los Angeles Angels	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.206	.267	.405	.672
2024-08-21	Kansas City Royals	Los Angeles Angels	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.206	.267	.412	.679
2024-08-23	Kansas City Royals	Philadelphia Phillies	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.267	.410	.677
2024-08-24	Kansas City Royals	Philadelphia Phillies	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.206	.266	.409	.675
2024-08-25	Kansas City Royals	Philadelphia Phillies	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.269	.423	.692
2024-08-26	Cleveland Guardians	Kansas City Royals	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.269	.430	.699
2024-08-26	Cleveland Guardians	Kansas City Royals	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.216	.274	.433	.707
2024-08-27	Cleveland Guardians	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.217	.273	.434	.707
2024-08-28	Cleveland Guardians	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.215	.273	.430	.703
2024-08-29	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.213	.273	.426	.699
2024-08-30	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.272	.425	.697
2024-08-31	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.275	.426	.701
August	Kansas City Royals		81	74	12	23	5	0	5	12	6	15	1	1	0	.311	.363	.581	.944
2024-09-01	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	.217	.279	.429	.708
2024-09-02	Kansas City Royals	Cleveland Guardians	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.215	.277	.425	.702
2024-09-03	Kansas City Royals	Cleveland Guardians	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.213	.275	.421	.696
2024-09-04	Kansas City Royals	Cleveland Guardians	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.273	.417	.690
2024-09-06	Kansas City Royals	Minnesota Twins	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.212	.272	.416	.688
2024-09-07	Kansas City Royals	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.212	.272	.414	.686
2024-09-08	Kansas City Royals	Minnesota Twins	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.213	.274	.416	.690
2024-09-09	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.213	.276	.416	.692
2024-09-10	New York Yankees	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.273	.411	.684
September	Kansas City Royals		31	27	3	4	2	0	0	1	4	8	1	1	0	.148	.258	.222	.480

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2024-07-25	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Arkansas Travelers	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2024-07-26	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Arkansas Travelers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
2024-07-27	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Arkansas Travelers	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	.111	.182	.444	.626
July	Northwest Arkansas Naturals		11	9	3	1	1	2	1	2	.111	.182	.444	.626

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	23	2196	336	35	10.4	6.6	90.7	110.8	15.1	31.0	.237	.410	.310	.332	.392	43.5	24.5	12.4
2023	24	2440	367	42	11.4	7.0	93.2	113.2	16.9	34.6	.235	.432	.310	.325	.411	49.6	28.2	10.3
2024	25	1690	281	25	8.9	6.0	91.1	112.9	14.5	28.8	.250	.448	.298	.326	.400	44.5	23.9	7.5
Player		6326	984	102	10.4	6.6	91.8	113.2	15.6	31.7	.240	.429	.307	.328	.401	46.0	25.8	10.3
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

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2022	39.6	32.7	20.8	6.8	43.5	33.6	22.9	2.7	29.2	27.1	23.2	6.8	10.4	6.6
2023	35.4	34.6	25.3	4.6	42.0	37.1	21.0	1.1	24.0	29.4	25.9	8.2	11.4	7.0
2024	42.0	28.8	20.3	8.9	44.8	33.1	22.1	1.8	33.5	25.6	21.4	8.5	8.9	6.0
Player	38.7	32.3	22.4	6.6	43.3	34.8	22.0	1.8	28.5	27.5	23.7	7.8	10.4	6.6
MLB	44.5	23.7	24.7	7.1	37.2	37.5	25.2	3.9	32.7	24.8	24.4	5.8	7.0	4.8

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Similar Batters to MJ Melendez:

2022 - Daniel Vogelbach

2022 - Tyler O'Neill

2022 - Seiya Suzuki

2024 - Zach Neto

2024 - Josh Bell

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2024	4-Seam Fastball	-0.4	-3	625	37.0	136	.221	.426	.320	30.6	30.9	19.2	.238	.489	.346	51.2
2024	Changeup	-0.4	-1	222	13.1	66	.230	.475	.339	21.7	9.1	7.9	.279	.407	.326	32.7
2024	Slider	-1.3	-3	192	11.4	54	.229	.333	.294	32.4	33.3	23.7	.235	.440	.332	40.0
2024	Cutter	0.0	0	186	11.0	48	.239	.500	.325	18.9	12.5	13.3	.281	.525	.355	47.5
2024	Curveball	-1.0	-2	164	9.7	28	.154	.192	.191	40.0	32.1	14.8	.206	.347	.267	35.3
2024	Sinker	-1.3	-2	143	8.5	40	.158	.316	.248	20.8	10.0	12.5	.306	.517	.366	55.9
2024	Sweeper	-0.2	0	76	4.5	17	.250	.688	.403	41.9	52.9	27.3	.181	.335	.246	42.9
2024	Split-Finger	1.6	1	69	4.1	20	.211	.526	.323	23.7	20.0	13.3	.232	.316	.259	40.0
2024	Slurve	-4.5	0	7	0.4	2	.000	.000	.000	66.7	50.0	100.0	.009	.011	.007	0.0
2023	4-Seam Fastball	-0.5	-5	909	37.3	202	.241	.398	.344	37.8	29.2	22.2	.230	.452	.353	58.2
2023	Slider	-1.4	-5	345	14.1	87	.181	.337	.241	36.1	32.2	21.9	.224	.434	.296	43.6
2023	Curveball	-0.5	-1	265	10.9	63	.155	.276	.239	32.7	30.2	22.1	.195	.355	.269	28.2
2023	Changeup	1.2	3	262	10.7	72	.262	.385	.333	33.1	27.8	25.3	.258	.387	.316	46.7
2023	Sinker	2.2	6	255	10.5	68	.328	.590	.435	23.3	16.2	17.7	.312	.613	.418	60.0
2023	Cutter	0.3	0	157	6.4	41	.324	.541	.422	31.2	17.1	21.2	.264	.407	.326	53.3
2023	Sweeper	-0.7	-1	130	5.3	38	.194	.333	.250	37.3	42.1	34.8	.165	.294	.239	42.9
2023	Split-Finger	2.3	2	101	4.1	25	.217	.391	.292	33.3	36.0	20.5	.234	.430	.312	50.0
2023	Slurve	-3.8	0	13	0.5	3	.000	.000	.000	50.0	33.3	33.3	.075	.094	.073	0.0
2022	4-Seam Fastball	0.3	3	819	37.3	199	.222	.439	.332	26.8	23.1	18.5	.254	.467	.359	50.0
2022	Changeup	-1.4	-5	337	15.3	90	.175	.287	.234	27.7	21.1	19.2	.223	.351	.301	37.1
2022	Curveball	0.0	0	283	12.9	53	.170	.298	.259	34.8	37.7	22.0	.124	.196	.189	21.4
2022	Sinker	0.0	0	236	10.7	66	.269	.385	.378	22.9	16.7	19.0	.329	.497	.431	48.8
2022	Slider	0.8	2	231	10.5	51	.214	.429	.346	34.2	29.4	17.0	.201	.397	.334	29.6
2022	Cutter	1.6	3	167	7.6	48	.304	.543	.375	14.8	14.6	22.6	.288	.508	.358	48.7
2022	Sweeper	-3.0	-2	81	3.7	20	.167	.333	.190	44.7	55.0	33.3	.173	.308	.243	55.6
2022	Split-Finger	-2.2	-1	36	1.6	5	.000	.000	.140	33.3	40.0	10.5	.074	.075	.195	50.0

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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2022	533	2,196	-7	-17	16	8	-1
2023	600	2,440	-7	-17	12	11	-1
2024	413	1,690	-5	-23	12	7	-9

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Swing %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2022	2,196	48.9	66.0	79.3	24.1	53.7	41.4	30.9	44.6	27.8	7.7	77.4
2023	2,440	49.6	69.3	72.5	26.8	47.6	43.5	38.3	47.9	34.4	7.4	86.7
2024	1,690	48.8	77.8	77.4	28.8	57.0	43.6	40.0	52.7	28.2	7.3	88.6
Player	6,326	49.1	70.4	76.1	26.4	52.3	42.8	36.2	48.0	30.4	7.4	83.9
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
2022	69	31	58	66	71	72	72	81	71	69	27	92	28	78	61		95
2023	51	23	56	71	37	81	75	96	86	91	18	74	7	61	55	2	93
2024	60	47	71	75	34	52	59	80	86	71	35	45	27	47	66	16	91	62	19	13

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Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2022	22.1	18	20.8	-3	10	19	4	22.2
2023	22.8	16	20.5	-5	13	16	8	50.0
2024	25.1	17	17.7	-1	5	12	9	52.9
Player	23.3	51	59.0	-8	28	47	21	41.2

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2022	22.1	18	22.7	-5	9	20	7	38.9
2023	22.8	16	22.4	-6	11	22	8	50.0
2024	25.1	17	18.5	-2	5	13	9	52.9
Player	23.3	51	63.5	-13	25	55	24	47.1

Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2022	18	19	15	22	20	21	23	20	13	17	19	25	23	21	23	24	22	22	21	21	21	22	27	21	16	19	22	25	22	20	18
2023	16	18	17	21	23	17	22	19	20	16	19	21	23	17	22	24	25	17	23	26	19	24	31	25	17	15	20	21	21	19	13
2024	17	18	18	20	15	16	17	19	12	16	16	16	25	16	16	17	18	17	18	22	19	15	25	20	19	16	16	18	22	16	14
Player	51	55	50	63	58	54	62	58	45	49	54	62	71	54	61	65	65	56	62	69	59	61	83	66	52	50	58	64	65	55	45

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.

Standard

Year	HR
2022	18	22	19	25	19	23	27	24	22	16	19	27	23	23	27	22	21	23	25	28	24	25	28	25	19	19	18	14	26	25	22
2023	16	24	23	26	19	25	26	23	19	13	20	25	24	20	28	21	21	20	28	27	22	27	31	26	17	20	13	13	26	26	19
2024	17	19	20	20	17	18	17	20	15	15	16	16	26	22	22	18	17	16	20	20	21	18	25	20	19	16	14	12	23	18	14
Player	51	65	62	71	55	66	70	67	56	44	55	68	73	65	77	61	59	59	73	75	67	70	84	71	55	55	45	39	75	69	55

Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Year to Year Changes

Metric	2022	2023	+/-		2024	+/-
Exit Velocity	90.7	93.2	2.5	↑	91.1	-2.1	↓
Launch Angle	15.1	16.9	1.8	↑	14.5	-2.4	↓
Barrel %	10.4	11.4	1.0	↑	8.9	-2.5	↓
Hard Hit %	43.5	49.6	6.1	↑	44.5	-5.1	↓
LA Sweet-Spot %	31.0	34.6	3.6	↑	28.8	-5.8	↓
xBA	.237	.235	-0.002	↓	.250	0.015	↑
BA	.217	.235	0.018	↑	.213	-0.022	↓
xwOBA	.332	.325	-0.007	↓	.326	0.001	↑
wOBA	.310	.310	0.000		.298	-0.012	↓
xSLG	.410	.432	0.022	↑	.448	0.016	↑
SLG	.393	.398	0.005	↑	.416	0.018	↑
K%	24.5	28.2	3.7	↑	23.9	-4.3	↓
BB%	12.4	10.3	-2.1	↓	7.5	-2.8	↓
Swing %	44.6	47.9	3.3	↑	52.7	4.8	↑
Whiff%	27.8	34.4	6.6	↑	28.2	-6.2	↓
In Zone %	48.9	49.6	0.7	↑	48.8	-0.8	↓
Out of Zone %	51.1	50.4	-0.7	↓	51.2	0.8	↑
Out of Zone Swing %	24.1	26.8	2.7	↑	28.8	2.0	↑
First Pitch Swing %	30.9	38.3	7.4	↑	40.0	1.7	↑
First Pitch Strike %	55.8	64.8	9.0	↑	64.2	-0.6	↓

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

						wOBA
Season	Alignment Type	Bat Side	PA	Shifts/Shades	%	No Shift/Shade	Shift/Shade
2022	Shifts	L	532	445	83.6	.443	.282
2023	Shades	L	600	334	55.7	.349	.279
2024	Shades	L	412	255	61.9	.329	.281

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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2022		711	16.9	29.0%	2.1%	320	22.5	3.1%	11.6%
2023		720	15.4	45.0%	0.3%	337	18.7	5.9%	0.6%
2024		445	15.1	48.3%	0.0%	209	18.8	3.8%	1.0%

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Statcast Rankings

Average Exit Velocity

Year	MPH	Rank
2022	90.7	47th in MLB
2023	93.2	11th in MLB
2024	91.1	47th in MLB

Max Exit Velocity

Year	MPH	Rank
2022	110.8	146th in MLB
2023	113.2	71st in MLB
2024	112.9	71st in MLB

Barrels

Year	#	Rank
2022	35	68th in MLB
2023	42	50th in MLB
2024	25	119th in MLB

Sprint Speed

Year	Ft/s	Rank
2022	27.8	228th in MLB
2023	27.6	265th in MLB
2024	27.9	189th in MLB

Max HR Distance

Year	Ft	Rank
2022	437	105th in MLB
2023	445	80th in MLB
2024	431	122nd in MLB

Average HR Trot

Year	Sec.	Rank
2022	22.11	52nd in MLB
2023	22.85	120th in MLB
2024	25.14	214th in MLB

Outs Above Average

Year	#	Rank
2022	-2	152nd in MLB
2023	-11	225th in MLB
2024	-4	164th in MLB

Pop Time 2B

Year	Sec.	Rank
2022	1.97	31st in MLB

Pop Time 3B

Year	Sec.	Rank
2022	1.62	51st in MLB

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Statcast Fielding Run Value

		IF/OF			Catcher				Innings Played
Season	Run Value	IF/OF RV	Range RV	Arm RV	Catcher RV	Framing	Stealing	Blocking	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
2022	-18	-1	-2	1	-18	-12	1	-6	578	--	--	--	--	198	--	114
2023	-8	-8	-10	2	-1	0	-1	0	69	1	--	--	--	453	--	590
2024	-3	-3	-3	0	0	--	--	--	--	1	--	--	--	863	--	24
Player	-30	-12	-15	3	-18	-12	0	-7	647	2	--	--	--	1,514	--	728

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Statcast Outs Above Average

Year	Pos	OAA	In	Lateral toward 3B	Lateral toward 1B	Back	RHB	LHB	Attempts	Success Rate	Estimated Success Rate	Success Rate Added
2022	ALL	-2	0	0	0	-2	-1	-1	75	89%	92%	-3%
2022	RF	0	0	1	1	-1	0	-1	27	89%	90%	-2%
2022	LF	-2	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	48	90%	93%	-4%
2023	ALL	-11	-1	-7	-1	-1	-8	-3	296	82%	86%	-4%
2023	RF	-7	-1	-5	0	-1	-5	-1	179	83%	86%	-4%
2023	LF	-4	0	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	116	83%	86%	-4%
2023	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	13%	-13%
2024	ALL	-4	-2	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	201	88%	89%	-2%
2024	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	100%	99%	1%
2024	LF	-4	-2	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	198	87%	89%	-2%
2024	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100%	98%	2%
Career	ALL	-17	-3	-7	-2	-4	-10	-7	572	85%	88%	-3%

Statcast Detailed Outfield Outs Above Average

Season	Outs Above Average	Back Left	Back	Back Right	Back All	In Left	In	In All	Expected Catch Percentage (%)	Actual Catch Percentage (%)	Catch Percentage Added (%)
2022	-2	1	-2	0	-1	-1	0	-1	92	89	-3
2023	-11	-5	-1	-1	-8	-2	-1	-3	86	83	-3
2024	-4	0	-1	-1	-2	0	-2	-2	89	87	-2

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Statcast Baserunning

Expresses value at preventing a runner taking extra bases (as a fielder)

Year	Fielder Runs	Advances	Thrown Out	Holds	Advance Opportunities	Advance Attempt %	Est. Attempt %	Attempt % Above Average	Safe on Advances	Safe / Opportunity	Safe / Attempt
		Runs Breakdown			How often does the runner attempt to advance				How often was the runner successful in advancing
2022	1	-2	2	1	108	41%	41%	0%	42	39%	95%
2023	2	-8	7	4	323	40%	37%	3%	121	37%	94%
2024	0	-4	1	4	259	34%	36%	-3%	86	33%	99%

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

Season	Team	Pos	PA	Depth (ft.)	Angle
2022	KC	7	847	299	-28
2022	KC	9	520	300	26
2023	KC	3	5	104	36
2023	KC	9	2537	288	27
2023	KC	7	1973	289	-28
2024	KC	7	3619	296	-27
2024	KC	3	4	120	34
2024	KC	9	98	288	28

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Statcast Outfielder Jump

	2+ Stars (0-90%)				Components of Jump			Jump
Year	Outs	Opp	%	OAA	Reaction	Burst	Route	Feet vs Avg	Feet Covered
2022	5	11	45.5	-1	-0.5	-0.4	0.4	-0.5	33.6
2023	23	67	34.3	-7	-1.2	-1.4	0.1	-2.3	31.1
2024	20	42	47.6	-3	-1.6	-0.6	0.2	-2.1	31.9

Statcast Fielding Breakdown

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Statcast Catcher Defense

Season	Runs	Framing	Stealing	Blocking	Innings
2022	-18	-12	1	-6	578
2023	-1	0	-1	0	69
Player	-18	-12	0	-7	647

Statcast Pop Time Statistics

				Pop Time 2B (Avg)				Pop Time 3B (Avg)
Season	Age	Arm	Exchange	Att.	All	CS	SB	Att.	All	CS	SB
2022	23	83.0	0.74	20	1.97	1.94	1.99	1	1.62	--	1.62
2023	24	79.7	0.77	3	2.10	--	2.10	1	1.60	--	1.60
2024	25	--	--		--	--	--		--	--	--

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Statcast Catcher Framing

Year	Pitches	Catcher Framing Runs	Strike Rate	Zone 11	Zone 12	Zone 13	Zone 14	Zone 16	Zone 17	Zone 18	Zone 19
2022	2,094	-12	41.8%	13.4%	38.3%	11.6%	55.9%	59.8%	27.7%	45.4%	21.1%
2023	214	0	45.3%	9.1%	40.0%	25.0%	47.2%	61.4%	29.4%	56.0%	30.4%

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Statcast Baserunning

Expresses value at advancing extra bases as a runner (not including steals)

Year	Runner Runs	Advances	Thrown Out	Holds	Advance Opportunities	Advance Attempt %	Est. Attempt %	Attempt % Above Average	Safe on Advances	Safe / Opportunity	Safe / Attempt
		Runs Breakdown			How often does the runner attempt to advance				How often was the runner successful in advancing
2022	0	2	-1	-1	91	44%	45%	-1%	39	43%	98%
2023	2	5	-1	-2	119	41%	36%	5%	48	40%	98%
2024	0	4	-3	-1	86	48%	38%	9%	38	44%	93%

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Statcast Running Statistics

Season	Age	Sprint Speed (ft/s)	HP to 1st	Pos Rank	Age Rank	Lg Rank	% Rank
2022	23	27.8	4.21	9	22	244	61
2023	24	27.6	4.25	38	34	276	55
2024	25	27.9	4.2	34	31	200	66

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MiLB.com Organization All-Star

TEX Post-Season All-Star

TEX Most Valuable Player

Baseball America Minor League All-Star

MiLB Joe Bauman Home Run Award

TEX Player of the Month

TEX Player of the Week

CAR Mid-Season All-Star

SAL Mid-Season All-Star

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Pop Time 2B

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