Mitch Haniger
2016–2024 · RF

Mitch Haniger

6' 2", 214 lbs·Lived to 36·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
TTO SluggerBig raw power with high swing-and-miss — homers, walks, and strikeouts.2016–2024 · 2,004 batted balls
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Career Highs
.859
Best OPS · 2018
39
Most HR · 2021
100
Most RBI · 2021
.285
Best AVG · 2018
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

8 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2016AZ34109517.229.71396
2017SEA963691647.282.843112
2018SEA1575962693.285.859118
2019SEA632461532.220.778103
2021SEA15762039100.253.804110
2022SEA572241134.246.736104
2023SF61211628.209.63186
2024SEA1213801244.208.62087
Career7462755130395.250
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.

1,992 BBE · 2016–2024 · 89.8 mph avg EV · 10.2% 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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