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by — August 7, 2019 in Trivia

Here are Reds hitters ranked by their xwOBA (expected, weighted on-base average).

From Baseball Savant: Expected outcome stats help to remove defense and ballpark from the equation to express the skill shown at the moment of batted ball contact. By looking at the exit velocity and launch angle of each batted ball, a Hit Probability is assigned based on the outcomes of comparable historic balls in play. By accumulating the expected outcomes of each batted ball with actual strikeouts, walks and hit by pitches, Expected Weighted On-Base Average (xwOBA) tells the story of a player’s season based on quality of and amount of contact, not outcomes. MLB average is .319.

  • Aristides Aquino (.388)
  • Josh VanMeter (.358)
  • Jesse Winker (.348)
  • Eugenio Suarez (.330)
  • Joey Votto (.328)
  • Nick Senzel (.320)
  • Phillip Ervin (.302)
  • Jose Iglesias (.290)
  • Jose Peraza (.278)
  • Tucker Barnhart (.277)
  • Michael Lorenzen (.249)

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