Adam Lind
2006–2017 · 1B

Adam Lind

6' 2", 195 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats L / Throws L
Silver Slugger
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
All-Around MasherElite power paired with above-average contact — a complete middle-of-the-order bat.2015–2017 · 945 batted balls
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Career Highs
.932
Best OPS · 2009
35
Most HR · 2009
114
Most RBI · 2009
.321
Best AVG · 2014
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

12 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2006TOR186028.3671.015132
2007TOR892901146.238.67889
2008TOR88326940.282.755101
2009TOR15158735114.305.932124
2010TOR1505692372.237.71298
2011TOR1254992687.251.734102
2012TOR933211145.255.729101
2013TOR1434652367.288.854120
2014TOR96290640.321.860123
2015MIL1495022087.277.820114
2016SEA1264012058.239.71797
2017WSH1162671459.303.875117
Career13444577200723.272
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

935 BBE · 2015–2017 · 90.3 mph avg EV · 8.0% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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