Chris Iannetta
2006–2019 · C

Chris Iannetta

6' 0", 230 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats R / Throws R
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
TTO SluggerBig raw power with high swing-and-miss — homers, walks, and strikeouts.2015–2019 · 900 batted balls
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Career Highs
.895
Best OPS · 2008
18
Most HR · 2008
65
Most RBI · 2008
.264
Best AVG · 2008
Career Arc · OPS
14 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

14 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2006COL2177210.260.75999
2007COL67197427.218.68190
2008COL1043331865.264.895119
2009COL932891652.228.804107
2010COL61188927.197.70196
2011COL1123451455.238.785109
2012LAA79221926.240.730101
2013LAA1153251139.225.731102
2014LAA108306743.252.765109
2015LAA922721034.188.62887
2016SEA94295724.210.63185
2017AZ892721743.254.865115
2018COL1102991136.224.730100
2019COL52144621.222.72896
Career11973563141502.230
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.

885 BBE · 2015–2019 · 90.0 mph avg EV · 8.5% 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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