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Byron Buxton

Minnesota TwinsOFBats: R · Throws: R
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At a glance

This season

BA

.275

OBP

.336

SLG

.601

OPS

.937

23 HR · 36 RBI · 74 K (7%) · 21 BB · 1085 PA

MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS

Last 10 games

BA

.405

HR

6

RBI

9

K

10

BB

4

15-for-37

Across 45 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.7 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 9% of them.

Quality of contact

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 282 plate appearances (189 balls in play).

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA
.350
76
Avg Exit V
91.2 mph
84
Barrel %
20.1%
98
Hard-Hit %
50.3%
90
Whiff %
28.8%
16
K %
26.2%
25
BB %
7.1%
27

Split by opposing hand

Crushes pitching from both sides.

StatLeaguevs Leftiesvs Righties
BA.247.288.270
OBP.318.342.333
SLG.404.493.643
OPS.722.835.976
Sample—79 PA204 PA

Pitch-by-pitch breakdown

How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.

Pitch type
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Throws
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PA ↓BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%

6 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↓BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Four-seam79.320.702.39824.0%27.8%67.1%32.4%97.0 mph25.8°
Slider65.220.542.29535.3%32.3%36.9%21.2%84.9 mph17.2°
Sinker54.268.537.38720.8%13.0%45.3%11.3%90.5 mph21.6°
Changeup41.213.347.29139.8%36.6%37.3%16.2%89.4 mph13.8°
Cutter26.376.997.42230.5%26.9%45.1%22.1%91.6 mph28.5°
Curveball17.294.588.25123.1%11.8%57.6%5.9%92.8 mph20.1°

Ballpark history

BallparkPAHRAVGSLGOPS
MIN314955.272—.664
CLE2742.246—.480
CWS2463.305—.698
KC2281.267—.592
BAL1902.279—.676

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