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 ▼
Aaron Judge	259	83	26	58	.320	.446	.695	1.141
Jahmai Jones	65	21	5	11	.323	.457	.662	1.118
Carter Jensen	30	10	2	10	.333	.412	.700	1.112
Gary Sanchez	39	13	4	14	.333	.395	.667	1.062
Blaine Crim	24	7	3	6	.292	.387	.667	1.054
Matthew Lugo	19	6	2	4	.316	.316	.737	1.053
Nick Kurtz	207	60	22	52	.290	.382	.657	1.039
George Springer	248	80	18	42	.323	.423	.593	1.016
Giancarlo Stanton	140	42	15	38	.300	.347	.657	1.004
Zach McKinstry	229	74	10	37	.323	.397	.594	.991
Davis Schneider	89	25	7	21	.281	.420	.551	.970
Lane Thomas	34	9	3	7	.265	.405	.559	.964
Jeremy Pena	242	85	10	31	.351	.413	.550	.963
Junior Caminero	294	92	22	54	.313	.358	.595	.954
Pete Alonso	306	93	20	71	.304	.374	.572	.946
Mickey Moniak	234	71	15	46	.303	.348	.598	.946
Carlos Cortes	50	15	3	9	.300	.321	.620	.941
Yandy Diaz	300	92	18	45	.307	.378	.533	.911
Cody Bellinger	298	90	18	55	.302	.365	.544	.909
Josh Naylor	271	91	10	58	.336	.387	.520	.908
Jonathan Aranda	177	61	4	29	.345	.421	.480	.901
Kerry Carpenter	201	55	14	30	.274	.319	.577	.897
Rafael Devers	317	83	20	62	.262	.383	.511	.894
Mike Trout	202	50	14	34	.248	.399	.495	.894
Drew Millas	22	7	0	5	.318	.348	.545	.893
Cal Raleigh	289	65	28	62	.225	.336	.557	.893
Jazz Chisholm	235	65	17	44	.277	.364	.528	.892
Ezequiel Tovar	174	59	4	18	.339	.374	.511	.886
Jose Ramirez	291	84	16	43	.289	.370	.515	.885
Fernando Tatis	283	77	17	41	.272	.390	.495	.885
Yordan Alvarez	84	27	2	17	.321	.430	.452	.882
Hunter Goodman	274	84	13	48	.307	.356	.526	.881
Corey Seager	200	56	11	30	.280	.376	.500	.876
Jacob Wilson	235	77	7	38	.328	.385	.489	.875
Tyler Heineman	64	20	2	14	.313	.370	.500	.870
Brent Rooker	299	84	14	47	.281	.367	.502	.869
Zach Cole	17	4	2	4	.235	.278	.588	.866
Rob Refsnyder	100	30	4	14	.300	.391	.470	.861
Justynhenry Malloy	50	15	1	10	.300	.438	.420	.858
Joey Bart	142	45	3	19	.317	.412	.444	.856
Yoan Moncada	136	35	8	20	.257	.340	.515	.855
Ben Rice	224	56	14	27	.250	.336	.518	.854
Sal Frelick	259	81	8	39	.313	.391	.463	.854
Miguel Andujar	163	53	7	24	.325	.347	.503	.850
Brenton Doyle	255	78	10	42	.306	.341	.502	.843
Bobby Witt	304	87	11	39	.286	.342	.500	.842
Elly DE LA Cruz	304	87	10	46	.286	.367	.474	.841
Dylan Beavers	50	12	2	6	.240	.397	.440	.837
Ryan Ohearn	242	66	12	41	.273	.369	.467	.836
Isaac Paredes	189	47	11	26	.249	.354	.481	.836

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Aaron Judge

1.141 OPS

AVG .320

OBP .446

SLG .695

HR 26

AB 259

H 83

RBI 58

Jahmai Jones

1.118 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .457

SLG .662

HR 5

AB 65

H 21

RBI 11

Carter Jensen

1.112 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .412

SLG .700

HR 2

AB 30

H 10

RBI 10

Gary Sanchez

1.062 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .395

SLG .667

HR 4

AB 39

H 13

RBI 14

Blaine Crim

1.054 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .387

SLG .667

HR 3

AB 24

H 7

RBI 6

Matthew Lugo

1.053 OPS

AVG .316

OBP .316

SLG .737

HR 2

AB 19

H 6

RBI 4

Nick Kurtz

1.039 OPS

AVG .290

OBP .382

SLG .657

HR 22

AB 207

H 60

RBI 52

George Springer

1.016 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .423

SLG .593

HR 18

AB 248

H 80

RBI 42

Giancarlo Stanton

1.004 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .347

SLG .657

HR 15

AB 140

H 42

RBI 38

Zach McKinstry

.991 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .397

SLG .594

HR 10

AB 229

H 74

RBI 37

Davis Schneider

.970 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .420

SLG .551

HR 7

AB 89

H 25

RBI 21

Lane Thomas

.964 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .405

SLG .559

HR 3

AB 34

H 9

RBI 7

Jeremy Pena

.963 OPS

AVG .351

OBP .413

SLG .550

HR 10

AB 242

H 85

RBI 31

Junior Caminero

.954 OPS

AVG .313

OBP .358

SLG .595

HR 22

AB 294

H 92

RBI 54

Pete Alonso

.946 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .374

SLG .572

HR 20

AB 306

H 93

RBI 71

Mickey Moniak

.946 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .348

SLG .598

HR 15

AB 234

H 71

RBI 46

Carlos Cortes

.941 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .321

SLG .620

HR 3

AB 50

H 15

RBI 9

Yandy Diaz

.911 OPS

AVG .307

OBP .378

SLG .533

HR 18

AB 300

H 92

RBI 45

Cody Bellinger

.909 OPS

AVG .302

OBP .365

SLG .544

HR 18

AB 298

H 90

RBI 55

Josh Naylor

.908 OPS

AVG .336

OBP .387

SLG .520

HR 10

AB 271

H 91

RBI 58

Jonathan Aranda

.901 OPS

AVG .345

OBP .421

SLG .480

HR 4

AB 177

H 61

RBI 29

Kerry Carpenter

.897 OPS

AVG .274

OBP .319

SLG .577

HR 14

AB 201

H 55

RBI 30

Rafael Devers

.894 OPS

AVG .262

OBP .383

SLG .511

HR 20

AB 317

H 83

RBI 62

Mike Trout

.894 OPS

AVG .248

OBP .399

SLG .495

HR 14

AB 202

H 50

RBI 34

Drew Millas

.893 OPS

AVG .318

OBP .348

SLG .545

HR 0

AB 22

H 7

RBI 5

Cal Raleigh

.893 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .336

SLG .557

HR 28

AB 289

H 65

RBI 62

Jazz Chisholm

.892 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .364

SLG .528

HR 17

AB 235

H 65

RBI 44

Ezequiel Tovar

.886 OPS

AVG .339

OBP .374

SLG .511

HR 4

AB 174

H 59

RBI 18

Jose Ramirez

.885 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .370

SLG .515

HR 16

AB 291

H 84

RBI 43

Fernando Tatis

.885 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .390

SLG .495

HR 17

AB 283

H 77

RBI 41

Yordan Alvarez

.882 OPS

AVG .321

OBP .430

SLG .452

HR 2

AB 84

H 27

RBI 17

Hunter Goodman

.881 OPS

AVG .307

OBP .356

SLG .526

HR 13

AB 274

H 84

RBI 48

Corey Seager

.876 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .376

SLG .500

HR 11

AB 200

H 56

RBI 30

Jacob Wilson

.875 OPS

AVG .328

OBP .385

SLG .489

HR 7

AB 235

H 77

RBI 38

Tyler Heineman

.870 OPS

AVG .313

OBP .370

SLG .500

HR 2

AB 64

H 20

RBI 14

Brent Rooker

.869 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .367

SLG .502

HR 14

AB 299

H 84

RBI 47

Zach Cole

.866 OPS

AVG .235

OBP .278

SLG .588

HR 2

AB 17

H 4

RBI 4

Rob Refsnyder

.861 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .391

SLG .470

HR 4

AB 100

H 30

RBI 14

Justynhenry Malloy

.858 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .438

SLG .420

HR 1

AB 50

H 15

RBI 10

Joey Bart

.856 OPS

AVG .317

OBP .412

SLG .444

HR 3

AB 142

H 45

RBI 19

Yoan Moncada

.855 OPS

AVG .257

OBP .340

SLG .515

HR 8

AB 136

H 35

RBI 20

Ben Rice

.854 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .336

SLG .518

HR 14

AB 224

H 56

RBI 27

Sal Frelick

.854 OPS

AVG .313

OBP .391

SLG .463

HR 8

AB 259

H 81

RBI 39

Miguel Andujar

.850 OPS

AVG .325

OBP .347

SLG .503

HR 7

AB 163

H 53

RBI 24

Brenton Doyle

.843 OPS

AVG .306

OBP .341

SLG .502

HR 10

AB 255

H 78

RBI 42

Bobby Witt

.842 OPS

AVG .286

OBP .342

SLG .500

HR 11

AB 304

H 87

RBI 39

Elly DE LA Cruz

.841 OPS

AVG .286

OBP .367

SLG .474

HR 10

AB 304

H 87

RBI 46

Dylan Beavers

.837 OPS

AVG .240

OBP .397

SLG .440

HR 2

AB 50

H 12

RBI 6

Ryan Ohearn

.836 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .369

SLG .467

HR 12

AB 242

H 66

RBI 41

Isaac Paredes

.836 OPS

AVG .249

OBP .354

SLG .481

HR 11

AB 189

H 47

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

Switch Hitters & Exceptions

Props & DFS Application

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