Matt Duffy
Historical · 3B

Matt Duffy

6' 2", 190 lbs·Lived to 35·Bats R / Throws R
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Slap / SpeedLow-power, ground-ball contact profile that leans on speed.2015–2024 · 1,864 batted balls
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Career Highs
.762
Best OPS · 2015
12
Most HR · 2015
77
Most RBI · 2015
.295
Best AVG · 2015
Career Arc · OPS
9 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

9 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2014SF346008.267.60286
2015SF1495731277.295.762106
2016SF91333528.258.66890
2018TB132503444.294.727100
2019TB46147112.252.67088
2021CHC97289530.287.738101
2022LAA77228216.250.61988
2023KC79191216.251.63186
2024TEX4700.286.786110
Career709233131231.277
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.

1,829 BBE · 2015–2024 · 87.2 mph avg EV · 3.0% 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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