MLB · AL Central
Maikel Garcia
FormSteadyPowerAverage
At a glance
This season
BA
.266
OBP
.326
SLG
.378
OPS
.704
3 HR · 30 RBI · 44 K (4%) · 24 BB · 1139 PA
MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS
Last 10 games
BA
.257
HR
0
RBI
9
K
9
BB
3
9-for-35
Across 44 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.5 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 285 plate appearances (223 balls in play).
Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA
.322
57
Avg Exit V
89.8 mph
64
Barrel %
4.9%
24
Hard-Hit %
42.6%
60
Whiff %
14.1%
90
K %
15.4%
84
BB %
8.4%
45
Split by opposing hand
Hits lefties much harder than righties.
| Stat | League | vs Lefties | vs Righties |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA | .247 | .333 | .250 |
| OBP | .318 | .424 | .301 |
| SLG | .404 | .510 | .346 |
| OPS | .722 | .934 | .647 |
| Sample | — | 59 PA | 226 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.
Window
6 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers
| Pitch | PA↑ | BA | SLG | xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | Hard-hit% | Barrel% | Exit velo | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curveball | 10 | .667 | 1.222 | .468 | 8.3% | 10.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 91.0 mph | 14.1° |
| Changeup | 11 | .273 | .364 | .259 | 27.8% | 9.1% | 30.0% | 0.0% | 85.5 mph | 7.1° |
| Cutter | 18 | .222 | .333 | .283 | 13.5% | 11.1% | 56.3% | 6.3% | 89.5 mph | 4.4° |
| Slider | 51 | .170 | .192 | .233 | 25.7% | 25.5% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 82.5 mph | 15.4° |
| Sinker | 63 | .196 | .304 | .344 | 8.1% | 14.3% | 51.0% | 4.1% | 92.6 mph | -3.0° |
| Four-seam | 73 | .298 | .373 | .295 | 12.7% | 13.7% | 37.9% | 5.2% | 89.6 mph | 14.5° |
Ballpark history
| Ballpark | PA | HR | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 4111 | 15 | .280 | — | .500 |
| DET | 345 | 2 | .282 | — | .475 |
| CWS | 331 | 1 | .197 | — | .339 |
| MIN | 327 | 1 | .290 | — | .454 |
| CLE | 323 | 1 | .226 | — | .435 |