MLB · NL Central

Alec Burleson

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

St. Louis Cardinals1B · SPBats: L · Throws: L
FormSteadyPowerElite

The read

Elite power and contact quality, with a low-strikeout, contact-first approach.

At a glance

AVG

.286

OBP

.348

SLG

.488

OPS

.837

HR

13

K%

15%

Last 10: 11-for-40 (.275) · 2 HR · 6 K · 4 BB · MLB avg .247 / .318 / .404

Power & contact quality

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is this player; further right is better on every metric. Based on 330 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.430
87
Avg Exit V
91.6 mph
90
Barrel %
10.8%
75
Hard-Hit %
53.8%
79
Chase %
33.9%
27
Whiff %
18.2%
75
K %
14.8%
87
BB %
8.2%
45

Where he hits it

12%LF11%LCF16%CF19%RCF33%RFPull →

53%

Pull

25%

Center

23%

Oppo

Pull-air 29% of BIP · 99.6 mph · 33° LA

Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.

Matchups

vs LHP.463OPS96 PA
vs RHP.996OPS234 PA

By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.

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5 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Curveball22.450.850.51420.0%18.2%88.2%35.3%99.0 mph12.8°
Cutter24.150.450.40018.9%20.8%46.7%13.3%91.4 mph27.1°
Sinker24.545.864.51412.5%4.2%57.1%4.8%94.7 mph14.8°
Slider26.238.571.42326.2%23.1%44.4%16.7%90.8 mph2.4°
Four-seam63.351.614.47125.0%20.6%60.4%14.6%94.7 mph20.7°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.357
xSLG
.662
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
111.7
EV90
106.3
Launch angle
12.1°
Sweet-spot%
35.7%
Avg distance
293 ft
EV on barrels
105.7
EV on hard-hit
101.9
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
67.8%
O-Contact%
75.6%
Z-Contact%
85.2%
Contact%
81.8%
SwStr%
9.1%
CSW%
24.5%
In-zone%
47.5%
1st-pitch swing%
34.8%
2-strike K%
32.5%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.354
7d K%
7.1%
7d Barrel%
0.0%
7d Whiff%
10.3%
14d xwOBA(con)
.465
14d K%
13.3%
14d Barrel%
14.9%
30d xwOBA(con)
.425
30d K%
13.5%
30d Barrel%
11.5%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.537
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.381
Behind xwOBA(con)
.354
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.395
Ahead Whiff%
17.0%
2-strike Whiff%
17.1%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.368
RISP
.399
Loaded
.340
High leverage
.362
Clutch
.380
Innings 1-3
.388
Innings 4-6
.466
Innings 7+
.443

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.

Attack zones

0%14%43%43%

0%

Heart

43%

Shadow

43%

Chase

14%

Waste

Heart = middle · Shadow = edges (command) · 5.0 ft extension

Where he lives around the zone. Heart (red) is the middle, Shadow (gold) the edges (command), Chase (blue) and Waste (slate) further off.

Full Statcast profile

Arsenal · splits · situationalSeason-to-date
Pitch arsenalusage · velo · spin · break · whiff% · xwOBA
Change
100%
PitchUsageVeloSpinBreakZone%SwStr%xwOBA
Change100.0%51.211637.242.9%0.0%.363

Based on 7 pitches this season.

Expected & ratesnot in the panels above
xwOBA allowed
.400
1st-pitch strike%
50.0%
Recent formlast 5 starts
L5 ERA
0.00
L5 FIP
3.10
L5 K/9
0.0
L5 BB/9
0.0
L5 HR/9
0.0
Pitches/start
7.0
Platoon & times-through
vs LHB xwOBA
.350
vs RHB xwOBA
.450
1st time xwOBA
.400
Inn 7+ ERA
5.20
Rolling formxwOBA allowed / K% / SwStr% / velo
7d xwOBA
.400
7d K%
0.0%
7d velo
51.2
14d xwOBA
.400
14d K%
0.0%
30d xwOBA
.400
30d K%
0.0%
30d velo
51.2

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.