Carlos Ruiz
2006–2017 · C

Carlos Ruiz

5' 10", 215 lbs·Lived to 47·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Slap / SpeedLow-power, ground-ball contact profile that leans on speed.2015–2017 · 502 batted balls
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Career Highs
.935
Best OPS · 2012
16
Most HR · 2012
68
Most RBI · 2012
.325
Best AVG · 2012
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

12 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2006PHI2769310.261.75198
2007PHI115374654.259.73597
2008PHI117320431.219.62083
2009PHI107322943.255.780104
2010PHI121371853.302.847116
2011PHI132410640.283.754105
2012PHI1143721668.325.935129
2013PHI92310537.268.68896
2014PHI110381631.252.717102
2015PHI86284222.211.57580
2016PHI62201315.264.71396
2017SEA54125311.216.66589
Career1137353971415.264
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.

493 BBE · 2015–2017 · 86.4 mph avg EV · 3.0% 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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