Is clutch hitting a real skill?

This is debated, but the evidence suggests that while most clutch performance is random variation, some hitters do have a repeatable ability to perform in high-leverage situations. Hitters with consistently high RISP splits across multiple seasons are more likely to have a real skill than those with one hot year.

How do I use RISP splits for prop betting?

Target hitters with strong RISP splits for RBI props, especially when they bat in the middle of a potent lineup. If the lineup around them gets on base frequently, a high-RISP hitter will have more opportunities to drive in runs. Combine with the opposing pitcher's RISP-allowed stats for the clearest edge.

What is the "scoring position, 2 out" split?

This is arguably the highest-pressure regular-season at-bat situation — runners on 2nd/3rd with 2 outs. Hitters who thrive here extend innings and produce outsized run totals. It's a small-sample split, so look for consistency across seasons rather than relying on one year's data.

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 Bases Loaded Lead Off Inning None On Runners On Scoring Position Scoring Position, 2 out

Player	Split	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS ▲
James Wood	Scoring Position	147	38	9	62	.259	.341	.517	.858
Weston Wilson	Runners On	48	14	3	15	.292	.358	.500	.858
Brandon Lowe	Scoring Position	112	32	7	48	.286	.358	.500	.858
JO Adell	Runners On	228	64	14	75	.281	.337	.522	.859
Ben Rice	None On	279	71	19	19	.254	.325	.534	.859
Eugenio Suarez	Runners On	254	61	22	91	.240	.313	.547	.860
Mitch Garver	Scoring Position, 2 out	41	11	2	15	.268	.348	.512	.860
Jackson Chourio	Scoring Position, 2 out	40	9	4	17	.225	.262	.600	.862
Trent Grisham	Scoring Position	101	21	9	42	.208	.377	.485	.862
Cal Raleigh	None On	352	86	29	29	.244	.328	.534	.862
Maikel Garcia	None On	350	108	11	11	.309	.366	.497	.864
Yandy Diaz	Scoring Position	137	40	9	60	.292	.346	.518	.864
Giancarlo Stanton	Bases Loaded	10	3	0	10	.300	.364	.500	.864
Shea Langeliers	None On	274	77	18	18	.281	.321	.544	.864
Cedric Mullins	Scoring Position, 2 out	45	10	2	20	.222	.375	.489	.864
Brice Turang	Scoring Position, 2 out	69	24	0	23	.348	.416	.449	.865
Joey Loperfido	Scoring Position	18	7	0	9	.389	.421	.444	.865
Myles Straw	Lead Off Inning	48	16	1	1	.333	.407	.458	.866
James Wood	Runners On	238	65	13	76	.273	.351	.517	.867
Yordan Alvarez	Scoring Position	29	11	1	19	.379	.385	.483	.867
Nathan Lukes	Scoring Position, 2 out	46	15	1	23	.326	.367	.500	.867
Julio Rodriguez	Runners On	278	80	15	78	.288	.344	.525	.869
Salvador Perez	Runners On	267	76	16	86	.285	.333	.536	.869
Jazz Chisholm	Runners On	203	51	16	65	.251	.342	.527	.869
Jose Ramirez	Scoring Position	107	34	4	49	.318	.355	.514	.869
Spencer Horwitz	Runners On	152	46	5	45	.303	.389	.480	.869
Cody Bellinger	Lead Off Inning	105	28	6	6	.267	.336	.533	.870
Hunter Goodman	Scoring Position	129	38	6	53	.295	.359	.512	.870
Vladimir Guerrero	Lead Off Inning	107	31	6	6	.290	.367	.505	.871
Richie Palacios	Lead Off Inning	11	4	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871
Vinnie Pasquantino	Scoring Position, 2 out	78	20	6	36	.256	.333	.538	.872
Yoan Moncada	Runners On	105	29	5	28	.276	.395	.476	.872
TY France	Lead Off Inning	79	24	4	5	.304	.353	.519	.872
Bobby Witt	Scoring Position	143	46	5	60	.322	.362	.510	.872
Jacob Wilson	Runners On	213	76	4	54	.357	.397	.474	.872
Wyatt Langford	Scoring Position	87	23	5	39	.264	.367	.506	.873
Josh Naylor	Runners On	253	82	9	81	.324	.367	.506	.873
Joey Bart	Scoring Position	78	24	2	27	.308	.426	.449	.874
Kyle Teel	Runners On	92	29	3	30	.315	.429	.446	.874
Brice Turang	Bases Loaded	14	6	0	12	.429	.375	.500	.875
Miguel Andujar	Runners On	138	50	3	37	.362	.384	.493	.876
Manny Machado	None On	331	100	20	20	.302	.347	.529	.876
Daulton Varsho	Scoring Position	66	17	5	34	.258	.270	.606	.876
Jonny Deluca	Scoring Position	15	5	0	4	.333	.412	.467	.878
Nolan Schanuel	Scoring Position	101	31	3	42	.307	.383	.495	.878
BO Naylor	Scoring Position, 2 out	39	9	2	17	.231	.444	.436	.880
Jacob Young	Scoring Position, 2 out	44	13	1	15	.295	.404	.477	.881
Evan Carter	Runners On	81	24	3	23	.296	.387	.494	.881
Justynhenry Malloy	Scoring Position, 2 out	12	4	0	7	.333	.467	.417	.883
Junior Caminero	None On	328	91	27	27	.277	.319	.564	.883

Sort by: OPS ▲ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

James Wood

Scoring Position

.858 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .341

SLG .517

HR 9

AB 147

H 38

RBI 62

Weston Wilson

Runners On

.858 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .358

SLG .500

HR 3

AB 48

H 14

RBI 15

Brandon Lowe

Scoring Position

.858 OPS

AVG .286

OBP .358

SLG .500

HR 7

AB 112

H 32

RBI 48

JO Adell

Runners On

.859 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .337

SLG .522

HR 14

AB 228

H 64

RBI 75

Ben Rice

None On

.859 OPS

AVG .254

OBP .325

SLG .534

HR 19

AB 279

H 71

RBI 19

Eugenio Suarez

Runners On

.860 OPS

AVG .240

OBP .313

SLG .547

HR 22

AB 254

H 61

RBI 91

Mitch Garver

Scoring Position, 2 out

.860 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .348

SLG .512

HR 2

AB 41

H 11

RBI 15

Jackson Chourio

Scoring Position, 2 out

.862 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .262

SLG .600

HR 4

AB 40

H 9

RBI 17

Trent Grisham

Scoring Position

.862 OPS

AVG .208

OBP .377

SLG .485

HR 9

AB 101

H 21

RBI 42

Cal Raleigh

None On

.862 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .328

SLG .534

HR 29

AB 352

H 86

RBI 29

Maikel Garcia

None On

.864 OPS

AVG .309

OBP .366

SLG .497

HR 11

AB 350

H 108

RBI 11

Yandy Diaz

Scoring Position

.864 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .346

SLG .518

HR 9

AB 137

H 40

RBI 60

Giancarlo Stanton

Bases Loaded

.864 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .364

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 10

H 3

RBI 10

Shea Langeliers

None On

.864 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .321

SLG .544

HR 18

AB 274

H 77

RBI 18

Cedric Mullins

Scoring Position, 2 out

.864 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .375

SLG .489

HR 2

AB 45

H 10

RBI 20

Brice Turang

Scoring Position, 2 out

.865 OPS

AVG .348

OBP .416

SLG .449

HR 0

AB 69

H 24

RBI 23

Joey Loperfido

Scoring Position

.865 OPS

AVG .389

OBP .421

SLG .444

HR 0

AB 18

H 7

RBI 9

Myles Straw

Lead Off Inning

.866 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .407

SLG .458

HR 1

AB 48

H 16

RBI 1

James Wood

Runners On

.867 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .351

SLG .517

HR 13

AB 238

H 65

RBI 76

Yordan Alvarez

Scoring Position

.867 OPS

AVG .379

OBP .385

SLG .483

HR 1

AB 29

H 11

RBI 19

Nathan Lukes

Scoring Position, 2 out

.867 OPS

AVG .326

OBP .367

SLG .500

HR 1

AB 46

H 15

RBI 23

Julio Rodriguez

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .288

OBP .344

SLG .525

HR 15

AB 278

H 80

RBI 78

Salvador Perez

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .285

OBP .333

SLG .536

HR 16

AB 267

H 76

RBI 86

Jazz Chisholm

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .251

OBP .342

SLG .527

HR 16

AB 203

H 51

RBI 65

Jose Ramirez

Scoring Position

.869 OPS

AVG .318

OBP .355

SLG .514

HR 4

AB 107

H 34

RBI 49

Spencer Horwitz

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .389

SLG .480

HR 5

AB 152

H 46

RBI 45

Cody Bellinger

Lead Off Inning

.870 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .336

SLG .533

HR 6

AB 105

H 28

RBI 6

Hunter Goodman

Scoring Position

.870 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .359

SLG .512

HR 6

AB 129

H 38

RBI 53

Vladimir Guerrero

Lead Off Inning

.871 OPS

AVG .290

OBP .367

SLG .505

HR 6

AB 107

H 31

RBI 6

Richie Palacios

Lead Off Inning

.871 OPS

AVG .364

OBP .417

SLG .455

HR 0

AB 11

H 4

RBI 0

Vinnie Pasquantino

Scoring Position, 2 out

.872 OPS

AVG .256

OBP .333

SLG .538

HR 6

AB 78

H 20

RBI 36

Yoan Moncada

Runners On

.872 OPS

AVG .276

OBP .395

SLG .476

HR 5

AB 105

H 29

RBI 28

TY France

Lead Off Inning

.872 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .353

SLG .519

HR 4

AB 79

H 24

RBI 5

Bobby Witt

Scoring Position

.872 OPS

AVG .322

OBP .362

SLG .510

HR 5

AB 143

H 46

RBI 60

Jacob Wilson

Runners On

.872 OPS

AVG .357

OBP .397

SLG .474

HR 4

AB 213

H 76

RBI 54

Wyatt Langford

Scoring Position

.873 OPS

AVG .264

OBP .367

SLG .506

HR 5

AB 87

H 23

RBI 39

Josh Naylor

Runners On

.873 OPS

AVG .324

OBP .367

SLG .506

HR 9

AB 253

H 82

RBI 81

Joey Bart

Scoring Position

.874 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .426

SLG .449

HR 2

AB 78

H 24

RBI 27

Kyle Teel

Runners On

.874 OPS

AVG .315

OBP .429

SLG .446

HR 3

AB 92

H 29

RBI 30

Brice Turang

Bases Loaded

.875 OPS

AVG .429

OBP .375

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 14

H 6

RBI 12

Miguel Andujar

Runners On

.876 OPS

AVG .362

OBP .384

SLG .493

HR 3

AB 138

H 50

RBI 37

Manny Machado

None On

.876 OPS

AVG .302

OBP .347

SLG .529

HR 20

AB 331

H 100

RBI 20

Daulton Varsho

Scoring Position

.876 OPS

AVG .258

OBP .270

SLG .606

HR 5

AB 66

H 17

RBI 34

Jonny Deluca

Scoring Position

.878 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .412

SLG .467

HR 0

AB 15

H 5

RBI 4

Nolan Schanuel

Scoring Position

.878 OPS

AVG .307

OBP .383

SLG .495

HR 3

AB 101

H 31

RBI 42

BO Naylor

Scoring Position, 2 out

.880 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .444

SLG .436

HR 2

AB 39

H 9

RBI 17

Jacob Young

Scoring Position, 2 out

.881 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .404

SLG .477

HR 1

AB 44

H 13

RBI 15

Evan Carter

Runners On

.881 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .387

SLG .494

HR 3

AB 81

H 24

RBI 23

Justynhenry Malloy

Scoring Position, 2 out

.883 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .467

SLG .417

HR 0

AB 12

H 4

RBI 7

Junior Caminero

None On

.883 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .319

SLG .564

HR 27

AB 328

H 91

RBI 27

Understanding Situational Splits

Situational splits capture a hitter's performance in high-leverage game contexts — runners in scoring position (RISP), two-out situations, and clutch at-bats. These splits reveal which hitters elevate their game when it matters most.

RISP (Runners in Scoring Position)

RISP splits show how a hitter performs with runners on 2nd and/or 3rd. Some hitters elevate with RISP while others tighten up. For prop betting, high RISP splits indicate a hitter who thrives under pressure and may exceed their base projections in run-producing situations.

Two-Out Situations

Two-out hitting is a specific skill. Hitters who maintain high averages with 2 outs extend innings and create run-scoring opportunities. The "scoring position, 2 out" split is the ultimate clutch metric — it captures rally-extending at-bats under maximum pressure.

DFS & Betting Value

Situational splits help identify "clutch" hitters whose RBI and run totals outpace their overall stat line. A hitter with elite RISP splits batting 4th or 5th in a potent lineup is a prime RBI prop target. These splits also help explain why some hitters consistently outperform their projections.

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

Is clutch hitting a real skill?: This is debated, but the evidence suggests that while most clutch performance is random variation, some hitters do have a repeatable ability to perform in high-leverage situations. Hitters with consistently high RISP splits across multiple seasons are more likely to have a real skill than those with one hot year.
How do I use RISP splits for prop betting?: Target hitters with strong RISP splits for RBI props, especially when they bat in the middle of a potent lineup. If the lineup around them gets on base frequently, a high-RISP hitter will have more opportunities to drive in runs. Combine with the opposing pitcher's RISP-allowed stats for the clearest edge.
What is the "scoring position, 2 out" split?: This is arguably the highest-pressure regular-season at-bat situation — runners on 2nd/3rd with 2 outs. Hitters who thrive here extend innings and produce outsized run totals. It's a small-sample split, so look for consistency across seasons rather than relying on one year's data.

MLB Batting Splits 2025

Understanding Situational Splits

RISP (Runners in Scoring Position)

Two-Out Situations

DFS & Betting Value

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