Curtis Granderson
2004–2019 · CF

Curtis Granderson

6' 1", 200 lbs·Lived to 45·Bats L / Throws R
Silver SluggerAll-Star
Hitter archetype· DERIVED
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2015–2019 · 1,642 batted balls
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Career Highs
.916
Best OPS · 2011
43
Most HR · 2012
119
Most RBI · 2011
.302
Best AVG · 2007
Career Arc · OPS
16 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

16 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2004DET92500.240.68189
2005DET47162820.272.808108
2006DET1595961968.260.773101
2007DET1586122374.302.913120
2008DET1415532266.280.858115
2009DET1606313071.249.780104
2010NYY1364662467.247.792109
2011NYY15658341119.262.916127
2012NYY16059643106.232.811112
2013NYY61214715.229.723101
2014NYM1555642066.227.714102
2015NYM1575802670.259.821114
2016NYM1505453059.237.799108
2017NYM1474492664.212.775103
2018TOR1233431338.242.782107
2019MIA1383171234.183.63784
Career20577236344937.249
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.

1,625 BBE · 2015–2019 · 88.3 mph avg EV · 8.1% 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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