MLB · AL Central
Byron Buxton
Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups
The read
Elite power and contact quality, with plenty of swing-and-miss. Heating up over the last ten.
At a glance
AVG
.274↑
OBP
.330
SLG
.594
OPS
.924
HR
25
K%
25%
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 306 PA.
Where he hits it
49%
Pull
28%
Center
23%
Oppo
Pull-air 39% of BIP · 98.3 mph · 34° LA
Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.
Matchups
By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.
6 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands
| Pitch | PA↑ | BA | SLG | xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | Hard-hit% | Barrel% | Exit velo | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curveball | 19 | .263 | .526 | .225 | 25.6% | 15.8% | 54.9% | 5.7% | 92.7 mph | 23.3° |
| Cutter | 27 | .362 | .958 | .407 | 29.7% | 25.9% | 42.9% | 21.0% | 91.4 mph | 29.9° |
| Changeup | 44 | .198 | .322 | .280 | 39.7% | 36.4% | 41.3% | 14.2% | 89.8 mph | 15.4° |
| Sinker | 59 | .280 | .526 | .383 | 20.3% | 13.6% | 47.5% | 10.5% | 91.2 mph | 19.4° |
| Slider | 69 | .223 | .524 | .298 | 35.4% | 30.4% | 33.5% | 19.2% | 84.0 mph | 17.2° |
| Four-seam | 83 | .335 | .743 | .423 | 24.1% | 26.5% | 67.1% | 34.4% | 96.3 mph | 25.6° |
Full Statcast profile
Expectedestimators not shown above
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.