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Byron Buxton

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Minnesota TwinsOFBats: R · Throws: R
FormHotPowerElite

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%

Last 10: 16-for-42 (.381) · 5 HR · 10 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 306 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.452
93
Avg Exit V
90.9 mph
84
Barrel %
19.2%
99
Hard-Hit %
60.1%
93
Chase %
36.1%
17
Whiff %
29.4%
15
K %
25.5%
30
BB %
6.9%
28

Where he hits it

28%LF23%LCF18%CF12%RCF10%RF← Pull

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

vs LHP.765OPS84 PA
vs RHP.986OPS222 PA

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

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3 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Curveball8.125.250.09233.0%37.5%40.0%0.0%94.9 mph39.4°
Sinker17.374.626.46011.4%5.9%72.9%6.8%95.7 mph7.1°
Slider28.265.442.37530.1%17.9%32.6%11.6%86.9 mph12.3°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Mon Jun 22
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.349
xSLG
.732
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
111.9
EV90
107.1
Launch angle
21.1°
Sweet-spot%
35.0%
Avg distance
316 ft
EV on barrels
105.3
EV on hard-hit
101.9
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
73.4%
O-Contact%
45.7%
Z-Contact%
85.0%
Contact%
70.6%
SwStr%
15.6%
CSW%
28.1%
In-zone%
45.9%
1st-pitch swing%
42.0%
2-strike K%
49.1%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.474
7d K%
14.3%
7d Barrel%
18.2%
7d Whiff%
21.4%
14d xwOBA(con)
.592
14d K%
24.1%
14d Barrel%
25.0%
30d xwOBA(con)
.505
30d K%
24.5%
30d Barrel%
17.6%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.526
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.448
Behind xwOBA(con)
.405
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.434
Ahead Whiff%
26.6%
2-strike Whiff%
30.3%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.426
RISP
.295
Loaded
.242
High leverage
.408
Clutch
.519
Innings 1-3
.426
Innings 4-6
.528
Innings 7+
.386

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

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