Grady Sizemore
2004–2015 · CF

Grady Sizemore

6' 2", 205 lbs·Lived to 44·Bats L / Throws L
2×Gold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
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Career Highs
.907
Best OPS · 2006
33
Most HR · 2008
90
Most RBI · 2008
.290
Best AVG · 2006
Career Arc · OPS
10 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

10 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2004CLE43138424.246.73997
2005CLE1586402281.289.832111
2006CLE1626552876.290.907118
2007CLE1626282478.277.852112
2008CLE1576343390.268.876117
2009CLE1064361864.248.788105
2010CLE33128013.211.56077
2011CLE712681032.224.70698
2014BOS112347527.233.65493
2015TB97273633.253.68895
Career11014147150518.265
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.

211 BBE · 2015–2015 · 89.2 mph avg EV · 4.3% 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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