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Hitting value vs. OF peers

Rank #20 of 234

Each bar is one OF, ordered left-to-right by Value (blended). Center dot is VORP; whiskers span V⁻ → V⁺. This player is highlighted in blue.

-500+50+100+150+200Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill · #20
V⁻ 0VORP 30V⁺ 80
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

OF·SDP
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PA
258
H
46
HR
6
AVG
.197
xwOBA
.321
PPG
1.60
Career Seasons
YrGPAAVGOBPSLGISOxwOBAK%BB%K-BB%HRSBPtsPPGxPPG
Proj98422.258.314.438.180.33220.8%7.3%13.5%1592262.31—
202662258.197
2026 MLB Percentiles

Hitting Profile

Expected Results
xwOBA
34
.321
xBA
25
.238
xSLG
.270
.322
.125
.321
25.2%
8.5%
16.7%
6
10
99
1.60
—
2025121485.262.319.455.193.34822.3%6.8%15.5%1612722.25—
2024164594.292.328.499.207.37717.0%4.9%12.1%24164092.49—
51
.423
Quality of Contact
Avg EV
30
88.2
Median EV
59
93.3
90th % EV
44
104.5
Barrel %
59
10.1
Hard-Hit %
70
46.2
Sweet-Spot %
78
39.1
Bat Speed
Avg
64
71.6
Median
65
73.1
90th %
63
77.8
Plate Discipline
Chase %
21
34.6
Whiff %
29
25.4
K %
23
25.2
BB %
36
8.5
Swing Decisions

Plate Discipline · Decision+

Expected-run-value of every swing-or-take decision, against a league-average batter’s optimum. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Decision+
96
≈ 33th pctl
Chase cost
-8.5r
97 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-1.4r
22 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
59.4%
362 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-2.71
lg avg -2.53
Count
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13311115+20%10+35%20-6%16+17%12+9%111+75%12+58%12+13%16-5%22-11%18+83%64+71%7+57%14-12%17-9%23-6%18+70%104+75%8+63%8+10%10+57%7+22%9+17%61442211CATCHER'S VIEW
Judgment — swing% vs optimal
−35%−15%0+15%+35%
  • Red cells — swings more than an optimal batter would here (chasing).
  • Blue cells — swings less than optimal (too passive).
  • Number in cell: swing%-delta vs optimal. Top-right: pitches seen.
Total pitches shown: 362