Hitting Analytics
Spray Chart
The spray chart shows where batted balls were hit across the field. Each dot represents a batted ball colored by result:
- Green — hits
- Red — outs
- Yellow — errors and fielder's choices
Use the spray chart to identify:
- Pull tendencies vs opposite field hitting
- Gap power vs straight-away hitting
- Infield hit tendencies
Batting Average Trend
The trend chart shows batting average over time. Use the date range filter to evaluate recent performance vs season-long trends.
Contact Type Distribution
The donut chart shows the breakdown of ground balls, line drives, and fly balls. Line drive percentage is the strongest predictor of hitting success — higher line drive rates generally correlate with better outcomes.
Hard Hit Rate
Hard hit rate tracks the percentage of at-bats where the ball was hit with authority. This is a quality-of-contact metric independent of results.
Season Totals
The season totals card shows cumulative stats for the selected date range and event filter.
| Stat | Description |
|---|---|
| AB | At-bats |
| H | Total hits (singles + doubles + triples + home runs) |
| 2B | Doubles |
| 3B | Triples |
| HR | Home runs |
| RBI | Runs batted in |
| BB | Walks |
| K | Strikeouts |
| HBP | Hit by pitch |
| SAC | Sacrifice bunts and flies |
| SB | Stolen bases |
| CS | Caught stealing |
Reading the hit breakdown
H is total hits — the standard baseball convention. 2B, 3B, and HR break out the extra-base portion. Singles can be derived as H − 2B − 3B − HR.
Rate Stats
| Stat | Description |
|---|---|
| BA | Batting Average — H ÷ AB |
| OBP | On-Base Percentage — (H + BB + HBP) ÷ (AB + BB + HBP) |
| SLG | Slugging Percentage — total bases ÷ AB. Total bases = 1×1B + 2×2B + 3×3B + 4×HR |
| OPS | On-Base Plus Slugging — OBP + SLG |
Quality At-Bat Percentage (QAB%)
QAB% measures how often a batter has a productive plate appearance regardless of result. An at-bat qualifies as a QAB when any of the following occur:
- Hit
- Walk or HBP
- Hard hit ball
- Long at-bat (6+ pitches)
- Sacrifice
- RBI
- Reached on error
A QAB% above the age-group threshold (shown on the analytics screen) indicates a consistently productive hitter.