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

.285

OBP

.344

SLG

.488

OPS

.832

HR

13

K%

15%

Last 10: 11-for-42 (.262) · 3 HR · 6 K · 3 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 326 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.432
88
Avg Exit V
91.6 mph
89
Barrel %
10.9%
76
Hard-Hit %
53.0%
76
Chase %
33.6%
27
Whiff %
18.3%
75
K %
15.0%
86
BB %
8.0%
42

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.991OPS230 PA

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

Pitch type
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3 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↓BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Sinker24.227.455.32818.2%8.3%52.7%9.5%89.9 mph10.4°
Slider22.191.236.24615.8%9.1%45.5%0.0%93.8 mph21.3°
Curveball9.4441.111.5638.3%11.1%64.4%40.0%88.9 mph1.2°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Sun Jun 21
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.359
xSLG
.666
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
111.7
EV90
106.3
Launch angle
12.3°
Sweet-spot%
36.0%
Avg distance
288 ft
EV on barrels
105.7
EV on hard-hit
101.8
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
67.8%
O-Contact%
75.3%
Z-Contact%
85.1%
Contact%
81.7%
SwStr%
9.1%
CSW%
24.7%
In-zone%
48.0%
1st-pitch swing%
34.4%
2-strike K%
33.1%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.424
7d K%
7.1%
7d Barrel%
4.2%
7d Whiff%
8.6%
14d xwOBA(con)
.479
14d K%
14.3%
14d Barrel%
15.6%
30d xwOBA(con)
.422
30d K%
12.8%
30d Barrel%
10.8%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.537
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.381
Behind xwOBA(con)
.358
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.401
Ahead Whiff%
17.4%
2-strike Whiff%
17.3%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.369
RISP
.389
Loaded
.340
High leverage
.362
Clutch
.380
Innings 1-3
.391
Innings 4-6
.468
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

Where this pitcher lives in and around the zone. The more saturated a zone, the larger his share of pitches there. Heart (red) is the middle (hittable), Shadow (gold) straddles the edges (command), Chase (blue) and Waste (slate) are progressively further off. The white 3×3 box is the rule-book strike zone; home plate sits below.

0%14%43%43%

0%

Heart

43%

Shadow

43%

Chase

14%

Waste

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

Full Statcast profile

Arsenal · splits · situationalthrough Fri May 30
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.