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 ▲
Brandon Nimmo	Scoring Position	158	49	8	71	.310	.359	.525	.884
Gabriel Arias	Scoring Position, 2 out	50	15	2	23	.300	.364	.520	.884
Maikel Garcia	Lead Off Inning	156	49	6	6	.314	.378	.506	.884
Jake Cronenworth	Bases Loaded	13	5	0	11	.385	.500	.385	.885
Jacob Wilson	Scoring Position, 2 out	53	19	1	22	.358	.414	.472	.885
Sal Frelick	Lead Off Inning	164	53	6	6	.323	.380	.506	.886
Miguel Andujar	Scoring Position, 2 out	40	13	2	17	.325	.386	.500	.886
Giancarlo Stanton	None On	131	36	11	11	.275	.331	.557	.888
Rob Refsnyder	None On	96	28	6	6	.292	.346	.542	.888
Vladimir Guerrero	Scoring Position	140	43	4	58	.307	.402	.486	.888
Ryan Ohearn	Scoring Position, 2 out	50	11	4	20	.220	.409	.480	.889
Colson Montgomery	Runners On	125	33	11	45	.264	.321	.568	.889
Vladimir Guerrero	None On	333	101	18	18	.303	.378	.511	.889
Wyatt Langford	Lead Off Inning	100	27	7	7	.270	.360	.530	.890
Brandon Lowe	Runners On	220	64	15	67	.291	.355	.536	.891
Joey Wiemer	None On	20	6	1	1	.300	.391	.500	.891
Kyle Higashioka	Scoring Position	70	24	2	34	.343	.377	.514	.891
Jonathan India	Scoring Position, 2 out	40	9	3	14	.225	.367	.525	.892
Ramon Laureano	None On	232	67	14	14	.289	.353	.539	.892
Jose Ramirez	Runners On	233	70	13	68	.300	.361	.532	.893
Trent Grisham	Runners On	177	44	15	55	.249	.374	.520	.894
Yoan Moncada	Scoring Position, 2 out	29	6	3	13	.207	.343	.552	.895
Christian Koss	Runners On	80	27	3	23	.338	.382	.513	.895
Nick Fortes	Scoring Position, 2 out	31	11	1	12	.355	.444	.452	.896
Nasim Nunez	Scoring Position, 2 out	13	4	1	6	.308	.357	.538	.896
Luke Raley	Scoring Position, 2 out	26	7	2	12	.269	.321	.577	.898
Miguel Andujar	Scoring Position	81	29	3	33	.358	.393	.506	.899
Jonny Deluca	Lead Off Inning	10	3	0	0	.300	.300	.600	.900
Javier Baez	Bases Loaded	10	3	1	7	.300	.300	.600	.900
Andy Ibanez	Lead Off Inning	34	9	3	3	.265	.342	.559	.901
Gunnar Henderson	Runners On	230	74	8	59	.322	.397	.504	.901
Mickey Moniak	Runners On	171	50	10	54	.292	.333	.567	.901
Junior Caminero	Scoring Position	137	37	12	71	.270	.318	.584	.902
Brent Rooker	Runners On	274	77	16	75	.281	.362	.540	.902
Ryan Ohearn	Scoring Position	120	35	7	51	.292	.395	.508	.903
Austin Hays	Lead Off Inning	91	22	9	9	.242	.289	.615	.904
Luis Rengifo	Scoring Position, 2 out	51	17	2	19	.333	.414	.490	.904
George Springer	Lead Off Inning	141	41	10	10	.291	.359	.546	.905
Gleyber Torres	Scoring Position	107	34	5	59	.318	.385	.523	.908
Tyler Heineman	Runners On	57	20	1	18	.351	.435	.474	.908
Jahmai Jones	Lead Off Inning	48	12	4	4	.250	.345	.563	.908
Vladimir Guerrero	Scoring Position, 2 out	60	18	2	22	.300	.425	.483	.908
James Wood	Lead Off Inning	141	38	10	10	.270	.356	.553	.909
Casey Schmitt	Scoring Position	70	18	6	34	.257	.353	.557	.910
Carter Jensen	Scoring Position	16	6	0	9	.375	.412	.500	.912
Fernando Tatis	Runners On	195	62	9	55	.318	.416	.497	.913
Christian Koss	Scoring Position, 2 out	22	9	0	7	.409	.458	.455	.913
Jonathan Aranda	None On	204	64	9	9	.314	.394	.520	.914
Trent Grisham	Scoring Position, 2 out	50	10	5	26	.200	.394	.520	.914
Miguel Andujar	Lead Off Inning	79	27	4	4	.342	.358	.557	.915

Sort by: OPS ▲ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Brandon Nimmo

Scoring Position

.884 OPS

AVG .310

OBP .359

SLG .525

HR 8

AB 158

H 49

RBI 71

Gabriel Arias

Scoring Position, 2 out

.884 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .364

SLG .520

HR 2

AB 50

H 15

RBI 23

Maikel Garcia

Lead Off Inning

.884 OPS

AVG .314

OBP .378

SLG .506

HR 6

AB 156

H 49

RBI 6

Jake Cronenworth

Bases Loaded

.885 OPS

AVG .385

OBP .500

SLG .385

HR 0

AB 13

H 5

RBI 11

Jacob Wilson

Scoring Position, 2 out

.885 OPS

AVG .358

OBP .414

SLG .472

HR 1

AB 53

H 19

RBI 22

Sal Frelick

Lead Off Inning

.886 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .380

SLG .506

HR 6

AB 164

H 53

RBI 6

Miguel Andujar

Scoring Position, 2 out

.886 OPS

AVG .325

OBP .386

SLG .500

HR 2

AB 40

H 13

RBI 17

Giancarlo Stanton

None On

.888 OPS

AVG .275

OBP .331

SLG .557

HR 11

AB 131

H 36

RBI 11

Rob Refsnyder

None On

.888 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .346

SLG .542

HR 6

AB 96

H 28

RBI 6

Vladimir Guerrero

Scoring Position

.888 OPS

AVG .307

OBP .402

SLG .486

HR 4

AB 140

H 43

RBI 58

Ryan Ohearn

Scoring Position, 2 out

.889 OPS

AVG .220

OBP .409

SLG .480

HR 4

AB 50

H 11

RBI 20

Colson Montgomery

Runners On

.889 OPS

AVG .264

OBP .321

SLG .568

HR 11

AB 125

H 33

RBI 45

Vladimir Guerrero

None On

.889 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .378

SLG .511

HR 18

AB 333

H 101

RBI 18

Wyatt Langford

Lead Off Inning

.890 OPS

AVG .270

OBP .360

SLG .530

HR 7

AB 100

H 27

RBI 7

Brandon Lowe

Runners On

.891 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .355

SLG .536

HR 15

AB 220

H 64

RBI 67

Joey Wiemer

None On

.891 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .391

SLG .500

HR 1

AB 20

H 6

RBI 1

Kyle Higashioka

Scoring Position

.891 OPS

AVG .343

OBP .377

SLG .514

HR 2

AB 70

H 24

RBI 34

Jonathan India

Scoring Position, 2 out

.892 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .367

SLG .525

HR 3

AB 40

H 9

RBI 14

Ramon Laureano

None On

.892 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .353

SLG .539

HR 14

AB 232

H 67

RBI 14

Jose Ramirez

Runners On

.893 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .361

SLG .532

HR 13

AB 233

H 70

RBI 68

Trent Grisham

Runners On

.894 OPS

AVG .249

OBP .374

SLG .520

HR 15

AB 177

H 44

RBI 55

Yoan Moncada

Scoring Position, 2 out

.895 OPS

AVG .207

OBP .343

SLG .552

HR 3

AB 29

H 6

RBI 13

Christian Koss

Runners On

.895 OPS

AVG .338

OBP .382

SLG .513

HR 3

AB 80

H 27

RBI 23

Nick Fortes

Scoring Position, 2 out

.896 OPS

AVG .355

OBP .444

SLG .452

HR 1

AB 31

H 11

RBI 12

Nasim Nunez

Scoring Position, 2 out

.896 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .357

SLG .538

HR 1

AB 13

H 4

RBI 6

Luke Raley

Scoring Position, 2 out

.898 OPS

AVG .269

OBP .321

SLG .577

HR 2

AB 26

H 7

RBI 12

Miguel Andujar

Scoring Position

.899 OPS

AVG .358

OBP .393

SLG .506

HR 3

AB 81

H 29

RBI 33

Jonny Deluca

Lead Off Inning

.900 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .300

SLG .600

HR 0

AB 10

H 3

RBI 0

Javier Baez

Bases Loaded

.900 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .300

SLG .600

HR 1

AB 10

H 3

RBI 7

Andy Ibanez

Lead Off Inning

.901 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .342

SLG .559

HR 3

AB 34

H 9

RBI 3

Gunnar Henderson

Runners On

.901 OPS

AVG .322

OBP .397

SLG .504

HR 8

AB 230

H 74

RBI 59

Mickey Moniak

Runners On

.901 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .333

SLG .567

HR 10

AB 171

H 50

RBI 54

Junior Caminero

Scoring Position

.902 OPS

AVG .270

OBP .318

SLG .584

HR 12

AB 137

H 37

RBI 71

Brent Rooker

Runners On

.902 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .362

SLG .540

HR 16

AB 274

H 77

RBI 75

Ryan Ohearn

Scoring Position

.903 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .395

SLG .508

HR 7

AB 120

H 35

RBI 51

Austin Hays

Lead Off Inning

.904 OPS

AVG .242

OBP .289

SLG .615

HR 9

AB 91

H 22

RBI 9

Luis Rengifo

Scoring Position, 2 out

.904 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .414

SLG .490

HR 2

AB 51

H 17

RBI 19

George Springer

Lead Off Inning

.905 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .359

SLG .546

HR 10

AB 141

H 41

RBI 10

Gleyber Torres

Scoring Position

.908 OPS

AVG .318

OBP .385

SLG .523

HR 5

AB 107

H 34

RBI 59

Tyler Heineman

Runners On

.908 OPS

AVG .351

OBP .435

SLG .474

HR 1

AB 57

H 20

RBI 18

Jahmai Jones

Lead Off Inning

.908 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .345

SLG .563

HR 4

AB 48

H 12

RBI 4

Vladimir Guerrero

Scoring Position, 2 out

.908 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .425

SLG .483

HR 2

AB 60

H 18

RBI 22

James Wood

Lead Off Inning

.909 OPS

AVG .270

OBP .356

SLG .553

HR 10

AB 141

H 38

RBI 10

Casey Schmitt

Scoring Position

.910 OPS

AVG .257

OBP .353

SLG .557

HR 6

AB 70

H 18

RBI 34

Carter Jensen

Scoring Position

.912 OPS

AVG .375

OBP .412

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 16

H 6

RBI 9

Fernando Tatis

Runners On

.913 OPS

AVG .318

OBP .416

SLG .497

HR 9

AB 195

H 62

RBI 55

Christian Koss

Scoring Position, 2 out

.913 OPS

AVG .409

OBP .458

SLG .455

HR 0

AB 22

H 9

RBI 7

Jonathan Aranda

None On

.914 OPS

AVG .314

OBP .394

SLG .520

HR 9

AB 204

H 64

RBI 9

Trent Grisham

Scoring Position, 2 out

.914 OPS

AVG .200

OBP .394

SLG .520

HR 5

AB 50

H 10

RBI 26

Miguel Andujar

Lead Off Inning

.915 OPS

AVG .342

OBP .358

SLG .557

HR 4

AB 79

H 27

RBI 4

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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