Lucas Duda
2010–2019 · 1B

Lucas Duda

6' 4", 255 lbs·Lived to 40·Bats L / Throws R
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
TTO SluggerBig raw power with high swing-and-miss — homers, walks, and strikeouts.2015–2019 · 1,049 batted balls
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Career Highs
.852
Best OPS · 2011
30
Most HR · 2017
92
Most RBI · 2014
.292
Best AVG · 2011
Career Arc · OPS
10 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

10 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2010NYM2984413.202.67893
2011NYM1003011050.292.852118
2012NYM1214011557.239.71899
2013NYM1003181533.223.767107
2014NYM1535143092.253.830119
2015NYM1354712773.244.838116
2016NYM47153723.229.71497
2017NYM1274233064.217.818109
2018KC1073281450.241.731100
2019KC39105415.171.57676
Career9583098156470.239
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.

1,040 BBE · 2015–2019 · 90.6 mph avg EV · 11.3% 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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