What is the platoon advantage in baseball?

The platoon advantage means hitters perform better against opposite-hand pitchers. Right-handed hitters (RHH) tend to hit better against left-handed pitchers (LHP), and left-handed hitters (LHH) hit better against right-handed pitchers (RHP). The typical platoon gap is 30-50 OPS points, making it the most reliable and predictive split in baseball.

How important are platoon splits for DFS?

Platoon splits are the single most important split for DFS. Always check the opposing starter's handedness before building lineups. Stack right-handed hitters against left-handed starters (and vice versa) for the strongest correlation. The platoon edge is especially large for power stats like HR and SLG.

Are platoon splits reliable with small sample sizes?

Yes — platoon splits are the most stable split category even with relatively small samples. Because the platoon advantage is driven by physics (pitch angle, breaking ball movement), it tends to persist even in 50-100 at-bat samples. This makes platoon splits usable earlier in the season than other split types.

MLB Batting Splits 2025

Performance splits by handedness, home/away, and situational categories.

Batting splits break down a hitter's performance across different game situations. Platoon splits (vs LHP/RHP) are the most predictive for DFS and prop betting. Minimum 10 at-bats displayed.

Season:

All Away Day Home Night vs. Left vs. Right

Player	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS ▼
Sal Stewart	31	11	4	6	.355	.412	.774	1.186
Aaron Judge	282	96	27	56	.340	.466	.681	1.147
Joey Loperfido	52	22	4	8	.423	.474	.673	1.147
Richie Palacios	22	10	1	3	.455	.500	.636	1.136
Bryce Johnson	29	14	0	3	.483	.516	.586	1.102
Brice Matthews	24	6	4	9	.250	.333	.750	1.083
George Valera	21	7	1	3	.333	.462	.571	1.033
Cal Raleigh	307	82	32	63	.267	.380	.619	.999
Nick Kurtz	213	62	14	34	.291	.385	.582	.967
Dominic Canzone	124	40	8	16	.323	.384	.548	.932
Taylor Ward	291	78	21	54	.268	.362	.553	.915
Shea Langeliers	226	62	19	42	.274	.332	.580	.912
Julio Rodriguez	338	100	23	60	.296	.341	.571	.912
Colson Montgomery	132	35	11	32	.265	.333	.576	.909
Jake Bauers	100	30	4	19	.300	.407	.500	.907
Daylen Lile	164	54	4	21	.329	.369	.537	.905
Trent Grisham	268	72	21	51	.269	.367	.537	.904
George Springer	250	74	14	42	.296	.374	.528	.902
Austin Wynns	64	20	4	14	.313	.338	.563	.901
Vladimir Guerrero	291	94	11	36	.323	.403	.498	.901
Jake Meyers	180	63	3	20	.350	.422	.472	.894
CJ Abrams	292	84	15	37	.288	.345	.548	.893
Zach Cole	30	8	2	7	.267	.353	.533	.886
Ramon Laureano	219	59	16	40	.269	.314	.566	.880
James Wood	302	84	16	47	.278	.370	.503	.873
Reese McGuire	67	19	6	17	.284	.290	.582	.872
Giancarlo Stanton	109	26	9	28	.239	.354	.514	.868
Jonathan Aranda	193	56	10	30	.290	.368	.497	.866
Dillon Dingler	211	67	8	35	.318	.380	.483	.864
CJ Kayfus	57	16	2	10	.281	.354	.509	.863
Bobby Witt	319	97	12	49	.304	.359	.502	.861
Daulton Varsho	117	28	11	27	.239	.287	.564	.851
Tyler Tolbert	20	6	1	5	.300	.348	.500	.848
Riley Greene	299	77	21	51	.258	.317	.528	.846
Paul Goldschmidt	258	83	6	23	.322	.369	.473	.842
Corey Seager	180	47	10	20	.261	.370	.472	.842
Jose Ramirez	302	84	14	42	.278	.351	.490	.841
Tyler Soderstrom	280	78	15	50	.279	.344	.493	.837
Brandon Lowe	244	67	16	44	.275	.337	.500	.837
Brendan Donovan	221	67	6	25	.303	.363	.471	.834
Jackson Chourio	283	86	11	41	.304	.329	.502	.831
Christian Yelich	302	86	15	55	.285	.358	.470	.828
Eugenio Suarez	288	72	19	50	.250	.307	.521	.828
Nolan Schanuel	238	67	8	29	.282	.378	.450	.828
Ben Rice	243	63	12	38	.259	.338	.481	.820
Matt Chapman	210	52	9	30	.248	.387	.433	.820
Jordan Westburg	166	48	9	18	.289	.337	.482	.819
Spencer Horwitz	185	53	7	27	.286	.356	.459	.816
Miguel Vargas	257	68	10	31	.265	.337	.479	.815
Brooks Baldwin	179	50	7	26	.279	.335	.475	.810

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Sal Stewart

1.186 OPS

AVG .355

OBP .412

SLG .774

HR 4

AB 31

H 11

RBI 6

Aaron Judge

1.147 OPS

AVG .340

OBP .466

SLG .681

HR 27

AB 282

H 96

RBI 56

Joey Loperfido

1.147 OPS

AVG .423

OBP .474

SLG .673

HR 4

AB 52

H 22

RBI 8

Richie Palacios

1.136 OPS

AVG .455

OBP .500

SLG .636

HR 1

AB 22

H 10

RBI 3

Bryce Johnson

1.102 OPS

AVG .483

OBP .516

SLG .586

HR 0

AB 29

H 14

RBI 3

Brice Matthews

1.083 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .333

SLG .750

HR 4

AB 24

H 6

RBI 9

George Valera

1.033 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .462

SLG .571

HR 1

AB 21

H 7

RBI 3

Cal Raleigh

.999 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .380

SLG .619

HR 32

AB 307

H 82

RBI 63

Nick Kurtz

.967 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .385

SLG .582

HR 14

AB 213

H 62

RBI 34

Dominic Canzone

.932 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .384

SLG .548

HR 8

AB 124

H 40

RBI 16

Taylor Ward

.915 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .362

SLG .553

HR 21

AB 291

H 78

RBI 54

Shea Langeliers

.912 OPS

AVG .274

OBP .332

SLG .580

HR 19

AB 226

H 62

RBI 42

Julio Rodriguez

.912 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .341

SLG .571

HR 23

AB 338

H 100

RBI 60

Colson Montgomery

.909 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .333

SLG .576

HR 11

AB 132

H 35

RBI 32

Jake Bauers

.907 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .407

SLG .500

HR 4

AB 100

H 30

RBI 19

Daylen Lile

.905 OPS

AVG .329

OBP .369

SLG .537

HR 4

AB 164

H 54

RBI 21

Trent Grisham

.904 OPS

AVG .269

OBP .367

SLG .537

HR 21

AB 268

H 72

RBI 51

George Springer

.902 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .374

SLG .528

HR 14

AB 250

H 74

RBI 42

Austin Wynns

.901 OPS

AVG .313

OBP .338

SLG .563

HR 4

AB 64

H 20

RBI 14

Vladimir Guerrero

.901 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .403

SLG .498

HR 11

AB 291

H 94

RBI 36

Jake Meyers

.894 OPS

AVG .350

OBP .422

SLG .472

HR 3

AB 180

H 63

RBI 20

CJ Abrams

.893 OPS

AVG .288

OBP .345

SLG .548

HR 15

AB 292

H 84

RBI 37

Zach Cole

.886 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .353

SLG .533

HR 2

AB 30

H 8

RBI 7

Ramon Laureano

.880 OPS

AVG .269

OBP .314

SLG .566

HR 16

AB 219

H 59

RBI 40

James Wood

.873 OPS

AVG .278

OBP .370

SLG .503

HR 16

AB 302

H 84

RBI 47

Reese McGuire

.872 OPS

AVG .284

OBP .290

SLG .582

HR 6

AB 67

H 19

RBI 17

Giancarlo Stanton

.868 OPS

AVG .239

OBP .354

SLG .514

HR 9

AB 109

H 26

RBI 28

Jonathan Aranda

.866 OPS

AVG .290

OBP .368

SLG .497

HR 10

AB 193

H 56

RBI 30

Dillon Dingler

.864 OPS

AVG .318

OBP .380

SLG .483

HR 8

AB 211

H 67

RBI 35

CJ Kayfus

.863 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .354

SLG .509

HR 2

AB 57

H 16

RBI 10

Bobby Witt

.861 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .359

SLG .502

HR 12

AB 319

H 97

RBI 49

Daulton Varsho

.851 OPS

AVG .239

OBP .287

SLG .564

HR 11

AB 117

H 28

RBI 27

Tyler Tolbert

.848 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .348

SLG .500

HR 1

AB 20

H 6

RBI 5

Riley Greene

.846 OPS

AVG .258

OBP .317

SLG .528

HR 21

AB 299

H 77

RBI 51

Paul Goldschmidt

.842 OPS

AVG .322

OBP .369

SLG .473

HR 6

AB 258

H 83

RBI 23

Corey Seager

.842 OPS

AVG .261

OBP .370

SLG .472

HR 10

AB 180

H 47

RBI 20

Jose Ramirez

.841 OPS

AVG .278

OBP .351

SLG .490

HR 14

AB 302

H 84

RBI 42

Tyler Soderstrom

.837 OPS

AVG .279

OBP .344

SLG .493

HR 15

AB 280

H 78

RBI 50

Brandon Lowe

.837 OPS

AVG .275

OBP .337

SLG .500

HR 16

AB 244

H 67

RBI 44

Brendan Donovan

.834 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .363

SLG .471

HR 6

AB 221

H 67

RBI 25

Jackson Chourio

.831 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .329

SLG .502

HR 11

AB 283

H 86

RBI 41

Christian Yelich

.828 OPS

AVG .285

OBP .358

SLG .470

HR 15

AB 302

H 86

RBI 55

Eugenio Suarez

.828 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .307

SLG .521

HR 19

AB 288

H 72

RBI 50

Nolan Schanuel

.828 OPS

AVG .282

OBP .378

SLG .450

HR 8

AB 238

H 67

RBI 29

Ben Rice

.820 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .338

SLG .481

HR 12

AB 243

H 63

RBI 38

Matt Chapman

.820 OPS

AVG .248

OBP .387

SLG .433

HR 9

AB 210

H 52

RBI 30

Jordan Westburg

.819 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .337

SLG .482

HR 9

AB 166

H 48

RBI 18

Spencer Horwitz

.816 OPS

AVG .286

OBP .356

SLG .459

HR 7

AB 185

H 53

RBI 27

Miguel Vargas

.815 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .337

SLG .479

HR 10

AB 257

H 68

RBI 31

Brooks Baldwin

.810 OPS

AVG .279

OBP .335

SLG .475

HR 7

AB 179

H 50

RBI 26

Understanding Platoon Splits

Platoon splits — performance vs left-handed pitchers (LHP) and right-handed pitchers (RHP) — are the single most predictive and actionable batting split. Most hitters have a significant platoon gap, performing better against opposite-hand pitchers.

The Platoon Advantage

Right-handed hitters typically hit 30-50 OPS points better against LHP, and vice versa. The platoon advantage exists because same-hand pitcher-batter matchups create a more difficult pitch angle and make breaking balls move away from the hitter. This is the most stable, repeatable split in baseball.

Switch Hitters & Exceptions

Switch hitters aim to always have the platoon advantage by batting from both sides. However, many switch hitters are significantly better from one side. Some pure hitters (like elite LHH who crush lefties) defy platoon norms entirely — always check the data rather than assuming.

Props & DFS Application

Platoon splits are the #1 factor for daily fantasy and prop betting. Always check the opposing starter's handedness, then look at each hitter's platoon split. A .280 overall hitter who hits .320 vs LHP is a strong play when a lefty is on the mound — the line is set off his overall average, not his split.

Data Source & Methodology

Batting splits sourced from MLB Stats API. Stats reflect current season data and update daily as games are played.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the platoon advantage in baseball?: The platoon advantage means hitters perform better against opposite-hand pitchers. Right-handed hitters (RHH) tend to hit better against left-handed pitchers (LHP), and left-handed hitters (LHH) hit better against right-handed pitchers (RHP). The typical platoon gap is 30-50 OPS points, making it the most reliable and predictive split in baseball.
How important are platoon splits for DFS?: Platoon splits are the single most important split for DFS. Always check the opposing starter's handedness before building lineups. Stack right-handed hitters against left-handed starters (and vice versa) for the strongest correlation. The platoon edge is especially large for power stats like HR and SLG.
Are platoon splits reliable with small sample sizes?: Yes — platoon splits are the most stable split category even with relatively small samples. Because the platoon advantage is driven by physics (pitch angle, breaking ball movement), it tends to persist even in 50-100 at-bat samples. This makes platoon splits usable earlier in the season than other split types.

MLB Batting Splits 2025

Understanding Platoon Splits

The Platoon Advantage

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Props & DFS Application

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