Carl Crawford
2002–2016 · LF

Carl Crawford

6' 2", 230 lbs·Lived to 45·Bats L / Throws L
Gold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
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Career Highs
.851
Best OPS · 2010
19
Most HR · 2010
90
Most RBI · 2010
.315
Best AVG · 2007
Career Arc · OPS
15 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

15 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2002TB63259230.259.66188
2003TB151630554.281.67189
2004TB1526261155.296.781102
2005TB1566441581.301.800107
2006TB1516001877.305.830108
2007TB1435841180.315.820108
2008TB109443857.273.71896
2009TB1566061568.305.816109
2010TB1546001990.307.851117
2011BOS1305061156.255.69496
2012BOS31117319.282.785108
2013LAD116435631.283.736103
2014LAD105343846.300.767110
2015LAD69181416.265.70798
2016LAD308106.185.46463
Career17166655136766.290
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.

206 BBE · 2015–2016 · 88.6 mph avg EV · 4.9% 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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