MLB · NL Central

Matt Shaw

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Chicago CubsOFBats: R · Throws: R
FormSteadyPowerBelow avg

The read

Contact-oriented with limited power.

At a glance

AVG

.250

OBP

.305

SLG

.433

OPS

.739

HR

4

K%

18%

Last 10: 7-for-29 (.241) · 1 HR · 7 K · 2 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 131 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.325
26
Avg Exit V
85.3 mph
18
Barrel %
5.1%
27
Hard-Hit %
43.3%
39
Chase %
36.7%
16
Whiff %
17.7%
78
K %
18.3%
71
BB %
6.1%
20

Where he hits it

20%LF20%LCF18%CF20%RCF14%RF← Pull

35%

Pull

32%

Center

33%

Oppo

Pull-air 22% of BIP · 92.8 mph · 38° 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.877OPS60 PA
vs RHP.621OPS71 PA

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

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3 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Curveball6.000.000.02528.6%50.0%0.0%0.0%84.5 mph44.5°
Sinker27.280.360.27112.8%3.7%45.2%0.0%85.4 mph8.3°
Four-seam40.297.675.33519.1%27.5%55.0%14.2%93.0 mph21.4°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Sat Jun 20
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.304
xSLG
.463
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
107.9
EV90
101.2
Launch angle
14.7°
Sweet-spot%
38.1%
Avg distance
304 ft
EV on barrels
102.2
EV on hard-hit
99.8
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
60.6%
O-Contact%
71.4%
Z-Contact%
89.4%
Contact%
82.3%
SwStr%
8.5%
CSW%
27.3%
In-zone%
48.3%
1st-pitch swing%
22.9%
2-strike K%
33.3%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.300
7d K%
21.7%
7d Barrel%
6.3%
7d Whiff%
13.9%
14d xwOBA(con)
.292
14d K%
22.2%
14d Barrel%
5.6%
30d xwOBA(con)
.292
30d K%
22.2%
30d Barrel%
5.6%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.489
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.325
Behind xwOBA(con)
.284
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.262
Ahead Whiff%
14.8%
2-strike Whiff%
16.7%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.314
RISP
.320
Loaded
.379
High leverage
.320
Clutch
.401
Innings 1-3
.334
Innings 4-6
.292
Innings 7+
.354

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