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

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

Avg Exit V

91.6 mph

Barrel %

10.8%

Hard-Hit %

53.8%

Chase %

33.9%

Whiff %

18.2%

K %

14.8%

BB %

8.2%

Where he hits it

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.

Pitch type

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

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This season Last 30 days

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PA ↑BA SLG xwOBA Whiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%

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2 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Curveball	9	.444	1.111	.563	8.3%	11.1%	64.4%	40.0%	88.9 mph	1.2°
Four-seam	26	.404	.702	.552	19.0%	11.5%	45.4%	15.1%	94.6 mph	21.2°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Mon Jun 22

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

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 · situationalthrough Fri May 30

Pitch arsenalusage · velo · spin · break · whiff% · xwOBA

Change

100%

Pitch	Usage	Velo	Spin	Break	Zone%	SwStr%	xwOBA
Change	100.0%	51.2	1163	7.2	42.9%	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.