Mitch Moreland
2010–2021 · 1B

Mitch Moreland

6' 3", 245 lbs·Lived to 41·Bats L / Throws L
Gold GloveAll-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Launch-Angle PowerAbove-average power hitter who lifts and pulls the ball for damage.2015–2021 · 1,910 batted balls
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Career Highs
.894
Best OPS · 2020
23
Most HR · 2015
85
Most RBI · 2015
.278
Best AVG · 2015
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

12 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2010TEX47145925.255.833114
2011TEX1344641651.259.733102
2012TEX1143271550.275.789109
2013TEX1474622360.232.736103
2014TEX52167223.246.64492
2015TEX1324712385.278.812113
2016TEX1474602260.233.72097
2017BOS1495082279.246.769102
2018BOS1244041568.245.758104
2019BOS912981958.252.835110
2020SD421361029.265.894121
2021ATH812291030.227.70196
Career12604071186618.251
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.

1,897 BBE · 2015–2021 · 90.4 mph avg EV · 11.2% 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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