Joe Panik
2014–2021 · 2B

Joe Panik

6' 1", 205 lbs·Lived to 36·Bats L / Throws R
Gold GloveAll-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Slap / SpeedLow-power, ground-ball contact profile that leans on speed.2015–2021 · 2,267 batted balls
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Career Highs
.833
Best OPS · 2015
10
Most HR · 2017
62
Most RBI · 2016
.312
Best AVG · 2015
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

8 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2014SF73269118.305.711102
2015SF100382837.312.833115
2016SF1274641062.239.69594
2017SF1385111053.288.768102
2018SF102358424.254.63988
2019SF142438539.244.65186
2020TOR4112017.225.64087
2021MIA95236318.208.55076
Career818277842258.264
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.

2,208 BBE · 2015–2021 · 86.1 mph avg EV · 2.7% 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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