Starling Marte
Kansas City Royals · No. 0 · RF

Starling Marte

6' 0", 195 lbs·Age 37·Bats R / Throws R
↑ HotL3 games
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2015–2026 · 3,738 batted balls
2026 · 29 G
.297
AVG
.709
OPS
1
HR
9
RBI
30
H
7
BB
29
SO
1
SB
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Career Highs
.856
Best OPS · 2021
23
Most HR · 2019
82
Most RBI · 2019
.316
Best AVG · 2021
Career Arc · OPS
19 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 9310001.268
Jul 6520201.269
Jul 4310002.262
Jul 2300002.260
Jul 1310000.268
Jun 28520001.266
Jun 25100021.261
Jun 23400100.264
Jun 18530101.277
Jun 16410000.256

Career · Batting

19 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
201247167517
20131355101235
20141354951356
20151535791981
2016129489946
201777309731
20181455592072
20191325392382
202033122214
202028106413
202061228627
202164233725
202156234530
20211204671255
20221184661663
202386315528
202494335740
202598293934
20264411219
Career17556558182758
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.

3,673 BBE · 2015–2026 · 86.9 mph avg EV · 7.2% 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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