MLB · AL West

Kyle Higashioka

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Texas RangersC · SPBats: R · Throws: R
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The read

Above-average power, with plenty of swing-and-miss.

At a glance

AVG

.222↓

OBP

.300

SLG

.365

OPS

.665

HR

5

K%

27%

Last 10: 6-for-32 (.188) · 2 HR · 9 K · 5 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 140 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.363
52
Avg Exit V
87.1 mph
34
Barrel %
10.2%
70
Hard-Hit %
47.7%
55
Chase %
28.5%
57
Whiff %
27.2%
25
K %
27.1%
22
BB %
9.3%
60

Where he hits it

19%LF30%LCF19%CF13%RCF10%RF← Pull

46%

Pull

34%

Center

19%

Oppo

Pull-air 29% of BIP · 98.1 mph · 37° 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.900OPS29 PA
vs RHP.601OPS111 PA

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

Pitch type
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Throws
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5 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Cutter7.4291.000.29226.3%14.3%14.3%14.3%75.0 mph23.4°
Changeup9.000.000.17940.0%55.6%0.0%0.0%67.0 mph-6.5°
Four-seam28.202.244.2959.9%17.9%52.4%13.2%91.6 mph25.7°
Sinker40.358.627.42312.4%17.5%46.2%14.3%89.1 mph1.4°
Slider46.117.117.20341.9%37.0%26.8%0.0%86.8 mph18.7°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Sun Jun 21
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.328
xSLG
.521
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
107.1
EV90
102.8
Launch angle
15.6°
Sweet-spot%
39.8%
Avg distance
268 ft
EV on barrels
101.9
EV on hard-hit
100.9
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
56.8%
O-Contact%
46.4%
Z-Contact%
86.8%
Contact%
72.8%
SwStr%
11.5%
CSW%
33.0%
In-zone%
48.7%
1st-pitch swing%
13.6%
2-strike K%
45.2%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.268
7d K%
41.7%
7d Barrel%
0.0%
7d Whiff%
20.8%
14d xwOBA(con)
.264
14d K%
29.6%
14d Barrel%
6.3%
30d xwOBA(con)
.399
30d K%
25.9%
30d Barrel%
11.4%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.145
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.452
Behind xwOBA(con)
.356
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.448
Ahead Whiff%
26.3%
2-strike Whiff%
29.0%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.293
RISP
.410
Loaded
.000
High leverage
.300
Clutch
.461
Innings 1-3
.328
Innings 4-6
.343
Innings 7+
.424

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

15%46%8%31%

15%

Heart

31%

Shadow

8%

Chase

46%

Waste

Heart = middle · Shadow = edges (command) · 4.0 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 Tue Jun 16
Expected & ratesnot in the panels above
xwOBA allowed
.567
1st-pitch strike%
66.7%
Recent formlast 5 starts
L5 ERA
18.00
L5 FIP
3.10
L5 K/9
0.0
L5 BB/9
0.0
L5 HR/9
0.0
Pitches/start
13.0
Platoon & times-through
vs LHB xwOBA
.450
vs RHB xwOBA
.625
1st time xwOBA
.567
Inn 7+ ERA
7.37
Rolling formxwOBA allowed / K% / SwStr% / velo
7d xwOBA
.567
7d K%
0.0%
7d velo
41.7
14d xwOBA
.567
14d K%
0.0%
30d xwOBA
.567
30d K%
0.0%
30d velo
41.7

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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