MLB · AL Central

Lane Thomas

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Kansas City RoyalsOFBats: R · Throws: R
FormSteadyPowerBelow avg

The read

Contact-oriented with limited power.

At a glance

AVG

.232

OBP

.350

SLG

.366

OPS

.716

HR

5

K%

20%

Last 10: 9-for-37 (.243) · 3 HR · 6 K · 4 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 197 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.332
30
Avg Exit V
87.3 mph
36
Barrel %
4.8%
23
Hard-Hit %
40.5%
28
Chase %
20.5%
95
Whiff %
15.9%
87
K %
20.3%
59
BB %
14.7%
96

Where he hits it

23%LF22%LCF18%CF18%RCF8%RF← Pull

44%

Pull

35%

Center

21%

Oppo

Pull-air 33% of BIP · 95.1 mph · 39° 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.754OPS89 PA
vs RHP.684OPS108 PA

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

1 pitch · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPABASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Slider19.250.313.24328.2%31.6%33.3%0.0%87.2 mph16.5°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.316
xSLG
.469
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
107.6
EV90
102.7
Launch angle
21.2°
Sweet-spot%
37.3%
Avg distance
317 ft
EV on barrels
102.4
EV on hard-hit
100.8
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
62.8%
O-Contact%
73.0%
Z-Contact%
88.2%
Contact%
84.1%
SwStr%
6.4%
CSW%
25.3%
In-zone%
47.4%
1st-pitch swing%
30.5%
2-strike K%
36.4%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.390
7d K%
10.7%
7d Barrel%
9.1%
7d Whiff%
8.2%
14d xwOBA(con)
.397
14d K%
18.0%
14d Barrel%
8.6%
30d xwOBA(con)
.369
30d K%
19.1%
30d Barrel%
6.6%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.315
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.303
Behind xwOBA(con)
.383
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.316
Ahead Whiff%
17.9%
2-strike Whiff%
13.2%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.295
RISP
.385
Loaded
1.000
High leverage
.340
Clutch
.382
Innings 1-3
.319
Innings 4-6
.328
Innings 7+
.346

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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