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Hitting value vs. 1B peers

Rank #17 of 40

Each bar is one 1B, ordered left-to-right by Value (blended). Center dot is VORP; whiskers span V⁻ → V⁺. This player is highlighted in blue.

-500+50+100Josh Bell
Josh Bell · #17
V⁻ -21VORP -7V⁺ 27
Josh Bell

Josh Bell

1B·MIN
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PA
255
H
53
HR
6
AVG
.227
xwOBA
.300
PPG
1.78
Career Seasons
YrGPAAVGOBPSLGISOxwOBAK%BB%K-BB%HRSBPtsPPGxPPG
Proj90387.243.323.406.163.32719.5%10.1%9.4%1311962.18—
202665255.227
2026 MLB Percentiles

Hitting Profile

Expected Results
xwOBA
17
.300
xBA
19
.227
xSLG
.289
.356
.129
.300
24.3%
7.1%
17.2%
6
1
116
1.78
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2025143536.236.325.414.178.36116.4%10.6%5.8%2202821.97—
2024147604.249.320.404.155.31719.9%8.4%11.5%1902871.95—
2023158618.246.326.418.172.34621.7%10.2%11.5%2203091.96—
2022175648.266.365.421.155.35315.7%12.5%3.2%1703902.23—
2021150569.261.348.475.214.36417.8%11.4%6.4%2703872.58—
202060223.226.311.364.138.30026.5%9.9%16.6%80941.57—
2019149615.276.370.567.291.39319.2%12.0%7.2%3704753.19—
2018153583.261.360.411.150.34017.8%13.2%4.6%1223342.18—
2017168621.255.335.465.210.33218.8%10.6%8.2%2623792.26—
37
.400
Quality of Contact
Avg EV
54
90.0
Median EV
76
94.9
90th % EV
24
102.8
Barrel %
57
9.9
Hard-Hit %
48
42.4
Sweet-Spot %
59
37.2
Bat Speed
Avg
51
70.4
Median
26
70.1
90th %
42
76.1
Plate Discipline
Chase %
39
31.5
Whiff %
37
24.1
K %
26
24.3
BB %
21
7.1
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+
110
≈ 84th pctl
Chase cost
-5.3r
56 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-2.3r
45 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
43.5%
356 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-2.12
lg avg -2.53
Count
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312111+0%7+33%6+0%9+0%12+38%814+38%8-6%16-15%27-22%18-20%20+57%75+20%10+12%17-37%27-14%21+10%10+88%844-12%8-14%7+25%8+13%8+14%72222351CATCHER'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: 356