Ryan Mountcastle

Ryan Mountcastle

H · BAL
MLBAM 663624
Seasons
YrPAHHRAVGxwOBAPtsPPG
202615400.2860.30120.18
20253578370.2500.3131151.26
2024507128130.2710.3372331.79
2023471114180.2690.3572752.24
2022610139220.2500.3642941.91
2021589136330.2530.3283292.19
20201404250.3330.327782.17

2023 MLB Percentile Rankings

471 PA this season — below qualified-batter cutoff. Bars ranked against qualified peers (faded to flag small sample).

Batting
xwOBA
72
0.357
xBA
68
0.265
xSLG
82
0.503
Avg Exit Velo
79
91.4
Median Exit Velo
67
93.4
90th % Exit Velo
77
107.0
Barrel %
78
12.1
Hard-Hit %
65
44.9
LA Sweet-Spot %
72
37.8
Bat Speed
99
75.3
Median Bat Speed
97
76.3
90th % Bat Speed
94
80.7
Chase %
6
38.8
Whiff %
29
25.2
K %
34
22.7
BB %
36
7.9
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+
86
7th pctl
Chase cost
-44.0r
407 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-11.1r
187 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
54.9%
1,796 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-3.06
lg avg -2.54
Count
View
3+13%83+50%8511+27%15+40%10+4%26+40%20+34%32+20%153+55%31+23%44-19%52-16%55-21%39+26%23+71%17+48%31+18%40-30%60-21%56-32%44+37%24+71%7+42%12+53%32+12%43-2%43+4%25+9%11+0%7+13%8+15%13+0%7+0%7+13%813CATCHER'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: 1,000