Pablo Sandoval
2008–2024 · 3B

Pablo Sandoval

5' 10", 268 lbs·Lived to 40·Bats B / Throws R
All-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2015–2021 · 1,114 batted balls
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Career Highs
.943
Best OPS · 2009
25
Most HR · 2009
90
Most RBI · 2009
.345
Best AVG · 2008
Career Arc · OPS
14 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

14 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2008SF41145324.345.847113
2009SF1535722590.330.943126
2010SF1525631363.268.732101
2011SF1174262370.315.909126
2012SF1083961263.283.789109
2013SF1415251479.278.758106
2014SF1575881673.279.739106
2015BOS1264701047.245.65891
2016BOS3600.000.14319
2017SF79259932.220.63284
2018SF92230940.248.727100
2019SF1082721441.268.820108
2020SF348416.214.54974
2021ATL6973411.178.64589
Career13804609153639.278
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.

1,099 BBE · 2015–2021 · 89.3 mph avg EV · 6.6% 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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