Joc Pederson
Texas Rangers · No. 3 · DH

Joc Pederson

6' 1", 220 lbs·Age 34·Bats L / Throws L
↑ HotL8 games
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Launch-Angle PowerAbove-average power hitter who lifts and pulls the ball for damage.2015–2026 · 3,052 batted balls
2026 · 74 G
.238
AVG
.816
OPS
15
HR
32
RBI
56
H
34
BB
65
SO
1
SB
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Career Highs
.908
Best OPS · 2024
36
Most HR · 2019
74
Most RBI · 2019
.275
Best AVG · 2024
Career Arc · OPS
15 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 19420001.243
Jul 18421101.239
Jul 12310201.235
Jul 11300010.234
Jul 10211110.237
Jul 8200012.236
Jul 7400001.238
Jul 5310011.242
Jul 4410001.240
Jun 30411201.241

Career · Batting

15 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2014182800
20151514802654
20161374062568
20171022731135
20181483952556
20191494503674
202043121716
2021732561139
202164173722
20211374291861
20221343802370
20231213581551
20241323672364
202596265926
2026902591635
Career15954640252671
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.

3,013 BBE · 2015–2026 · 91.4 mph avg EV · 11.3% 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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