MLB · AL Central

Lane Thomas

Kansas City RoyalsOFBats: R · Throws: R

At a glance

This season

.224

OBP

.354

SLG

.336

OPS

.690

4 HR · 17 RBI · 37 K (5%) · 28 BB · 800 PA

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

Last 10 games

.233

RBI

7-for-30

Across 27 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.1 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 7% 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 174 plate appearances (114 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.321

Avg Exit V

86.8 mph

Barrel %

5.3%

Hard-Hit %

36.0%

Whiff %

16.0%

K %

21.3%

BB %

16.1%

Split by opposing hand

Slightly better against lefties than righties.

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.246	.205
OBP	.318	.376	.337
SLG	.404	.333	.342
OPS	.722	.709	.679
Sample	—	85 PA	89 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

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

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4 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Cutter	9	.222	.222	.182	41.7%	22.2%	14.3%	0.0%	89.7 mph	24.3°
Slider	17	.214	.214	.221	31.3%	35.3%	30.0%	0.0%	86.2 mph	11.1°
Sinker	23	.111	.333	.315	5.3%	17.4%	41.2%	11.8%	85.5 mph	24.8°
Four-seam	32	.292	.542	.425	8.3%	18.8%	44.4%	16.7%	88.8 mph	23.1°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
WSH	2025	22	.285	—	.575
CLE	849	9	.207	—	.469
KC	490	5	.222	—	.511
ATL	244	2	.283	—	.602
STL	198	1	.237	—	.522