Jake Mangum
Pittsburgh Pirates · No. 28 · CF

Jake Mangum

5' 11", 191 lbs·Age 30·Bats S / Throws L
↑ HotL8 games
Hitter archetype· DERIVED
Slap / SpeedLow-power, ground-ball contact profile that leans on speed.2025–2026 · 506 batted balls
2026 · 54 G
.315
AVG
.750
OPS
2
HR
16
RBI
67
H
12
BB
38
SO
17
SB
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Career Highs
.731
Best OPS · 2026
3
Most HR · 2025
40
Most RBI · 2025
.301
Best AVG · 2026
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 12410110.310
Jul 11310000.311
Jul 9541300.311
Jul 8400001.300
Jul 7410000.305
Jul 5410112.306
Jul 4300000.307
Jul 3520000.312
Jul 2530001.310
Jul 1320010.302

Career · Batting

2 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2025118405340
202678239219
Career196644559
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.

496 BBE · 2025–2026 · 85.3 mph avg EV · 2.4% 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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