Jayson Werth
2002–2017 · RF

Jayson Werth

6' 5", 235 lbs·Lived to 47·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Launch-Angle PowerAbove-average power hitter who lifts and pulls the ball for damage.2015–2017 · 829 batted balls
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Career Highs
.931
Best OPS · 2013
36
Most HR · 2009
99
Most RBI · 2009
.318
Best AVG · 2013
Career Arc · OPS
15 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

15 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2002TOR154606.261.68792
2003TOR2648210.208.67289
2004LAD892901647.262.825108
2005LAD102337743.234.71195
2007PHI94255849.298.863114
2008PHI1344182467.273.861115
2009PHI1595713699.268.879117
2010PHI1565542785.296.921126
2011WSH1505612058.232.718100
2012WSH81300531.300.827114
2013WSH1294622582.318.931130
2014WSH1475341682.292.849121
2015WSH883311242.221.68595
2016WSH1435252169.244.752102
2017WSH702521029.226.71595
Career15835484229799.267
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.

814 BBE · 2015–2017 · 90.2 mph avg EV · 7.9% 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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