MLB · NL Central

Will Benson

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Cincinnati RedsOFBats: L · Throws: L
FormHotPowerAbove avg

The read

Above-average power, with plenty of swing-and-miss. Heating up over the last ten.

At a glance

AVG

.184↑

OBP

.298

SLG

.327

OPS

.625

HR

3

K%

33%

Last 10: 5-for-20 (.250) · 1 HR · 10 K · 1 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 114 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.390
68
Avg Exit V
90.1 mph
73
Barrel %
12.1%
83
Hard-Hit %
41.4%
30
Chase %
22.1%
91
Whiff %
31.2%
8
K %
33.3%
3
BB %
13.2%
92

Where he hits it

16%LF9%LCF17%CF17%RCF26%RFPull →

45%

Pull

28%

Center

28%

Oppo

Pull-air 26% of BIP · 97.5 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.000OPS1 PA
vs RHP.631OPS113 PA

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

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5 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Cutter6.200.200.41921.4%16.7%20.0%0.0%83.9 mph28.2°
Sinker9.600.600.7518.3%0.0%33.3%16.7%94.0 mph11.8°
Curveball19.125.125.23450.0%42.1%55.6%0.0%95.7 mph11.8°
Changeup21.167.389.16841.1%47.6%27.3%9.1%79.7 mph20.7°
Four-seam39.235.529.35917.3%25.6%43.3%16.7%91.9 mph28.9°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalthrough Sun Jun 14
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.319
xSLG
.600
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
111.9
EV90
105.4
Launch angle
24.4°
Sweet-spot%
36.2%
Avg distance
344 ft
EV on barrels
104.5
EV on hard-hit
102.2
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
67.3%
O-Contact%
56.4%
Z-Contact%
73.3%
Contact%
68.8%
SwStr%
13.5%
CSW%
27.9%
In-zone%
46.9%
1st-pitch swing%
33.3%
2-strike K%
58.5%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.086
7d K%
50.0%
7d Barrel%
0.0%
7d Whiff%
0.0%
14d xwOBA(con)
.358
14d K%
50.0%
14d Barrel%
16.7%
30d xwOBA(con)
.287
30d K%
48.1%
30d Barrel%
7.7%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.259
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.633
Behind xwOBA(con)
.192
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.304
Ahead Whiff%
31.3%
2-strike Whiff%
29.7%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.367
RISP
.200
High leverage
.349
Clutch
.414
Innings 1-3
.422
Innings 4-6
.316
Innings 7+
.429

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