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 ▼
Cal Raleigh	Scoring Position	131	31	15	63	.237	.364	.611	.975
Cody Bellinger	Scoring Position	141	49	7	70	.348	.406	.567	.973
Jeremy Pena	Runners On	166	58	6	51	.349	.412	.560	.972
Dominic Canzone	None On	141	47	9	9	.333	.390	.582	.971
Gunnar Henderson	Scoring Position, 2 out	43	13	3	17	.302	.412	.558	.970
Carter Jensen	Runners On	26	9	1	11	.346	.393	.577	.970
Richie Palacios	None On	27	10	1	1	.370	.414	.556	.969
Elly DE LA Cruz	Lead Off Inning	133	43	8	8	.323	.353	.617	.969
Rafael Devers	Lead Off Inning	107	24	12	12	.224	.346	.617	.963
Nick Kurtz	None On	255	76	17	17	.298	.383	.580	.963
Willi Castro	Scoring Position, 2 out	33	10	0	11	.303	.477	.485	.962
Jahmai Jones	Runners On	44	13	1	17	.295	.415	.545	.961
George Springer	Runners On	191	60	13	65	.314	.397	.560	.958
Tyler Soderstrom	Scoring Position, 2 out	75	22	3	38	.293	.398	.560	.958
Carter Jensen	Scoring Position, 2 out	10	4	0	5	.400	.455	.500	.955
George Springer	None On	307	94	19	19	.306	.395	.560	.955
JJ Bleday	Lead Off Inning	64	19	3	3	.297	.392	.563	.954
Coby Mayo	Scoring Position, 2 out	28	7	2	10	.250	.382	.571	.954
Aaron Judge	Scoring Position, 2 out	45	11	3	14	.244	.485	.467	.952
Joey Loperfido	None On	52	17	4	4	.327	.375	.577	.952
Jacob Wilson	Scoring Position	116	43	3	50	.371	.426	.526	.952
Davis Schneider	Lead Off Inning	50	13	5	5	.260	.351	.600	.951
Aaron Judge	Bases Loaded	13	5	1	14	.385	.333	.615	.949
Yordan Alvarez	Runners On	64	24	3	24	.375	.403	.547	.949
Tyler Stephenson	Scoring Position	70	20	5	37	.286	.372	.571	.944
Jackson Chourio	Lead Off Inning	130	46	4	5	.354	.373	.569	.942
Tyler Stephenson	Runners On	127	37	8	45	.291	.382	.559	.941
Nasim Nunez	Lead Off Inning	21	7	1	1	.333	.417	.524	.940
Jonathan Aranda	Scoring Position	90	33	4	48	.367	.406	.533	.939
Austin Hedges	Lead Off Inning	38	10	4	4	.263	.333	.605	.939
Lenyn Sosa	Bases Loaded	16	7	0	13	.438	.438	.500	.938
Jake Rogers	Runners On	45	13	3	19	.289	.382	.556	.937
Brice Turang	Scoring Position	144	53	3	59	.368	.429	.507	.936
Bobby Witt	Scoring Position, 2 out	61	18	3	22	.295	.411	.525	.936
Brent Rooker	Scoring Position, 2 out	57	15	3	21	.263	.408	.526	.935
Mickey Moniak	Lead Off Inning	102	31	6	6	.304	.355	.578	.933
Matthew Lugo	Scoring Position	15	5	1	5	.333	.333	.600	.933
Pete Alonso	Bases Loaded	15	4	1	14	.267	.333	.600	.933
Kyle Teel	Lead Off Inning	71	23	4	4	.324	.368	.563	.932
Gabriel Arias	Scoring Position	89	28	5	47	.315	.381	.551	.932
Tyler Heineman	Scoring Position, 2 out	13	4	0	5	.308	.471	.462	.932
Yandy Diaz	Scoring Position, 2 out	55	18	3	24	.327	.422	.509	.931
Junior Caminero	Lead Off Inning	138	38	13	14	.275	.315	.616	.931
Wenceel Perez	Lead Off Inning	64	21	3	3	.328	.368	.563	.930
Yoan Moncada	Scoring Position	51	14	4	25	.275	.381	.549	.930
Javier Baez	Scoring Position, 2 out	53	17	3	25	.321	.345	.585	.930
Julio Rodriguez	Bases Loaded	23	8	1	21	.348	.320	.609	.929
Spencer Torkelson	Lead Off Inning	146	39	12	13	.267	.374	.555	.929
Taylor Walls	Bases Loaded	10	4	0	13	.400	.429	.500	.929
Yandy Diaz	Lead Off Inning	155	48	9	10	.310	.374	.555	.929

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Cal Raleigh

Scoring Position

.975 OPS

AVG .237

OBP .364

SLG .611

HR 15

AB 131

H 31

RBI 63

Cody Bellinger

Scoring Position

.973 OPS

AVG .348

OBP .406

SLG .567

HR 7

AB 141

H 49

RBI 70

Jeremy Pena

Runners On

.972 OPS

AVG .349

OBP .412

SLG .560

HR 6

AB 166

H 58

RBI 51

Dominic Canzone

None On

.971 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .390

SLG .582

HR 9

AB 141

H 47

RBI 9

Gunnar Henderson

Scoring Position, 2 out

.970 OPS

AVG .302

OBP .412

SLG .558

HR 3

AB 43

H 13

RBI 17

Carter Jensen

Runners On

.970 OPS

AVG .346

OBP .393

SLG .577

HR 1

AB 26

H 9

RBI 11

Richie Palacios

None On

.969 OPS

AVG .370

OBP .414

SLG .556

HR 1

AB 27

H 10

RBI 1

Elly DE LA Cruz

Lead Off Inning

.969 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .353

SLG .617

HR 8

AB 133

H 43

RBI 8

Rafael Devers

Lead Off Inning

.963 OPS

AVG .224

OBP .346

SLG .617

HR 12

AB 107

H 24

RBI 12

Nick Kurtz

None On

.963 OPS

AVG .298

OBP .383

SLG .580

HR 17

AB 255

H 76

RBI 17

Willi Castro

Scoring Position, 2 out

.962 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .477

SLG .485

HR 0

AB 33

H 10

RBI 11

Jahmai Jones

Runners On

.961 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .415

SLG .545

HR 1

AB 44

H 13

RBI 17

George Springer

Runners On

.958 OPS

AVG .314

OBP .397

SLG .560

HR 13

AB 191

H 60

RBI 65

Tyler Soderstrom

Scoring Position, 2 out

.958 OPS

AVG .293

OBP .398

SLG .560

HR 3

AB 75

H 22

RBI 38

Carter Jensen

Scoring Position, 2 out

.955 OPS

AVG .400

OBP .455

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 10

H 4

RBI 5

George Springer

None On

.955 OPS

AVG .306

OBP .395

SLG .560

HR 19

AB 307

H 94

RBI 19

JJ Bleday

Lead Off Inning

.954 OPS

AVG .297

OBP .392

SLG .563

HR 3

AB 64

H 19

RBI 3

Coby Mayo

Scoring Position, 2 out

.954 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .382

SLG .571

HR 2

AB 28

H 7

RBI 10

Aaron Judge

Scoring Position, 2 out

.952 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .485

SLG .467

HR 3

AB 45

H 11

RBI 14

Joey Loperfido

None On

.952 OPS

AVG .327

OBP .375

SLG .577

HR 4

AB 52

H 17

RBI 4

Jacob Wilson

Scoring Position

.952 OPS

AVG .371

OBP .426

SLG .526

HR 3

AB 116

H 43

RBI 50

Davis Schneider

Lead Off Inning

.951 OPS

AVG .260

OBP .351

SLG .600

HR 5

AB 50

H 13

RBI 5

Aaron Judge

Bases Loaded

.949 OPS

AVG .385

OBP .333

SLG .615

HR 1

AB 13

H 5

RBI 14

Yordan Alvarez

Runners On

.949 OPS

AVG .375

OBP .403

SLG .547

HR 3

AB 64

H 24

RBI 24

Tyler Stephenson

Scoring Position

.944 OPS

AVG .286

OBP .372

SLG .571

HR 5

AB 70

H 20

RBI 37

Jackson Chourio

Lead Off Inning

.942 OPS

AVG .354

OBP .373

SLG .569

HR 4

AB 130

H 46

RBI 5

Tyler Stephenson

Runners On

.941 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .382

SLG .559

HR 8

AB 127

H 37

RBI 45

Nasim Nunez

Lead Off Inning

.940 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .417

SLG .524

HR 1

AB 21

H 7

RBI 1

Jonathan Aranda

Scoring Position

.939 OPS

AVG .367

OBP .406

SLG .533

HR 4

AB 90

H 33

RBI 48

Austin Hedges

Lead Off Inning

.939 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .333

SLG .605

HR 4

AB 38

H 10

RBI 4

Lenyn Sosa

Bases Loaded

.938 OPS

AVG .438

OBP .438

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 16

H 7

RBI 13

Jake Rogers

Runners On

.937 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .382

SLG .556

HR 3

AB 45

H 13

RBI 19

Brice Turang

Scoring Position

.936 OPS

AVG .368

OBP .429

SLG .507

HR 3

AB 144

H 53

RBI 59

Bobby Witt

Scoring Position, 2 out

.936 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .411

SLG .525

HR 3

AB 61

H 18

RBI 22

Brent Rooker

Scoring Position, 2 out

.935 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .408

SLG .526

HR 3

AB 57

H 15

RBI 21

Mickey Moniak

Lead Off Inning

.933 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .355

SLG .578

HR 6

AB 102

H 31

RBI 6

Matthew Lugo

Scoring Position

.933 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .333

SLG .600

HR 1

AB 15

H 5

RBI 5

Pete Alonso

Bases Loaded

.933 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .333

SLG .600

HR 1

AB 15

H 4

RBI 14

Kyle Teel

Lead Off Inning

.932 OPS

AVG .324

OBP .368

SLG .563

HR 4

AB 71

H 23

RBI 4

Gabriel Arias

Scoring Position

.932 OPS

AVG .315

OBP .381

SLG .551

HR 5

AB 89

H 28

RBI 47

Tyler Heineman

Scoring Position, 2 out

.932 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .471

SLG .462

HR 0

AB 13

H 4

RBI 5

Yandy Diaz

Scoring Position, 2 out

.931 OPS

AVG .327

OBP .422

SLG .509

HR 3

AB 55

H 18

RBI 24

Junior Caminero

Lead Off Inning

.931 OPS

AVG .275

OBP .315

SLG .616

HR 13

AB 138

H 38

RBI 14

Wenceel Perez

Lead Off Inning

.930 OPS

AVG .328

OBP .368

SLG .563

HR 3

AB 64

H 21

RBI 3

Yoan Moncada

Scoring Position

.930 OPS

AVG .275

OBP .381

SLG .549

HR 4

AB 51

H 14

RBI 25

Javier Baez

Scoring Position, 2 out

.930 OPS

AVG .321

OBP .345

SLG .585

HR 3

AB 53

H 17

RBI 25

Julio Rodriguez

Bases Loaded

.929 OPS

AVG .348

OBP .320

SLG .609

HR 1

AB 23

H 8

RBI 21

Spencer Torkelson

Lead Off Inning

.929 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .374

SLG .555

HR 12

AB 146

H 39

RBI 13

Taylor Walls

Bases Loaded

.929 OPS

AVG .400

OBP .429

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 10

H 4

RBI 13

Yandy Diaz

Lead Off Inning

.929 OPS

AVG .310

OBP .374

SLG .555

HR 9

AB 155

H 48

RBI 10

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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