MLB · AL East

Richie Palacios

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Tampa Bay Rays2BBats: L · Throws: R
FormSteadyPowerPoor

The read

Contact-oriented with limited power.

At a glance

AVG

.237↓

OBP

.343

SLG

.322

OPS

.665

HR

1

K%

21%

Last 10: 6-for-31 (.194) · 0 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 178 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.311
18
Avg Exit V
85.0 mph
14
Barrel %
3.5%
16
Hard-Hit %
31.9%
9
Chase %
32.2%
37
Whiff %
20.3%
65
K %
20.8%
57
BB %
12.4%
87

Where he hits it

14%LF10%LCF19%CF16%RCF18%RFPull →

42%

Pull

34%

Center

24%

Oppo

Pull-air 29% of BIP · 90.0 mph · 34° 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.641OPS26 PA
vs RHP.669OPS152 PA

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

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4 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↓BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Slider28.259.481.32816.4%17.9%22.3%4.5%85.5 mph23.8°
Sinker26.136.136.1990.0%19.2%26.6%0.0%85.4 mph-5.0°
Curveball16.067.133.15341.9%37.5%40.0%0.0%81.8 mph19.6°
Cutter8.375.750.3405.0%12.5%44.4%11.1%93.7 mph-3.0°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Mon Jun 22
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.309
xSLG
.412
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
106.9
EV90
101.1
Launch angle
12.8°
Sweet-spot%
34.5%
Avg distance
271 ft
EV on barrels
103.7
EV on hard-hit
100.3
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
61.9%
O-Contact%
67.4%
Z-Contact%
90.1%
Contact%
79.8%
SwStr%
9.1%
CSW%
26.9%
In-zone%
41.9%
1st-pitch swing%
27.0%
2-strike K%
38.1%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.297
7d K%
9.1%
7d Barrel%
11.1%
7d Whiff%
9.5%
14d xwOBA(con)
.333
14d K%
17.4%
14d Barrel%
5.9%
30d xwOBA(con)
.281
30d K%
20.0%
30d Barrel%
1.9%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.286
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.332
Behind xwOBA(con)
.256
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.306
Ahead Whiff%
19.2%
2-strike Whiff%
19.7%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.292
RISP
.346
Loaded
.225
High leverage
.329
Clutch
.346
Innings 1-3
.336
Innings 4-6
.317
Innings 7+
.286

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