Matt McLain
Cincinnati Reds · No. 9 · 2B

Matt McLain

5' 8", 180 lbs·Age 26·Bats R / Throws R
↓ ColdL2 games10-DayInjured 10-Day
Hitter archetype· DERIVED
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2023–2026 · 768 batted balls
2026 · 74 G
.190
AVG
.616
OPS
8
HR
25
RBI
50
H
35
BB
81
SO
10
SB
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Career Highs
.864
Best OPS · 2023
16
Most HR · 2023
50
Most RBI · 2025
.290
Best AVG · 2023
Career Arc · OPS
3 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 7200001.190
Jul 4300012.192
Jul 3200001.194
Jul 1300002.196
Jun 29310001.199
Jun 26300011.198
Jun 24200000.200
Jun 22300003.202
Jun 20510002.204
Jun 19300002.204

Career · Batting

3 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2023893651650
20251475101550
202683268825
Career319114339125
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.

760 BBE · 2023–2026 · 88.0 mph avg EV · 8.9% 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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