Mike Ford
2019–2024 · DH

Mike Ford

6' 0", 225 lbs·Lived to 34·Bats L / Throws R
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Launch-Angle PowerAbove-average power hitter who lifts and pulls the ball for damage.2019–2024 · 486 batted balls
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Career Highs
.909
Best OPS · 2019
16
Most HR · 2023
34
Most RBI · 2023
.259
Best AVG · 2019
Career Arc · OPS
6 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

6 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2019NYY501431225.259.909120
2020NYY2974211.135.49667
2021NYY226035.133.56177
2022LAA50131310.206.61587
2023SEA842191634.228.798109
2024CIN176014.150.41158
Career2526873789.205
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.

486 BBE · 2019–2024 · 89.6 mph avg EV · 10.3% 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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