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 ▼
Addison Barger	Scoring Position	122	36	4	47	.295	.333	.508	.842
Heliot Ramos	Lead Off Inning	186	57	8	8	.306	.358	.484	.842
Jordan Westburg	Runners On	116	34	7	31	.293	.341	.500	.841
Jeff McNeil	Scoring Position	97	27	3	44	.278	.345	.495	.840
Isaac Paredes	None On	224	59	14	14	.263	.353	.487	.840
Harrison Bader	Runners On	186	52	10	47	.280	.351	.489	.840
Willy Adames	Lead Off Inning	115	30	7	7	.261	.370	.470	.840
Miguel Vargas	Scoring Position	107	24	7	45	.224	.381	.458	.839
Bobby Witt	Runners On	272	80	11	76	.294	.339	.500	.839
Joey Bart	Runners On	138	42	2	28	.304	.418	.420	.838
Jeremy Pena	Lead Off Inning	205	61	9	9	.298	.345	.493	.838
Tyler Freeman	Scoring Position, 2 out	33	11	1	12	.333	.353	.485	.838
Evan Carter	Scoring Position	50	15	2	19	.300	.397	.440	.837
Tyler Soderstrom	Lead Off Inning	115	32	7	8	.278	.341	.496	.837
Matt Chapman	Runners On	205	50	12	52	.244	.354	.483	.837
Brendan Donovan	Lead Off Inning	133	39	5	5	.293	.347	.489	.836
Yandy Diaz	Runners On	223	65	12	70	.291	.337	.498	.835
Spencer Torkelson	None On	329	81	24	24	.246	.337	.498	.835
Jackson Merrill	Scoring Position	110	32	2	47	.291	.371	.464	.835
Jonathan Aranda	Runners On	166	53	5	50	.319	.383	.452	.835
Josh Lowe	Lead Off Inning	104	27	4	4	.260	.353	.481	.834
Rafael Devers	None On	345	82	23	23	.238	.344	.490	.834
Jeremiah Jackson	Scoring Position	37	12	0	14	.324	.375	.459	.834
Austin Wynns	Scoring Position, 2 out	14	4	1	7	.286	.333	.500	.833
Elly DE LA Cruz	Runners On	278	82	11	75	.295	.369	.464	.833
Ryan McMahon	Lead Off Inning	132	35	7	7	.265	.340	.492	.833
Nathaniel Lowe	Runners On	245	69	9	75	.282	.367	.465	.832
Daylen Lile	Lead Off Inning	81	24	4	5	.296	.363	.469	.832
Mike Trout	Runners On	169	42	9	47	.249	.387	.444	.831
Colt Keith	Scoring Position	87	24	4	32	.276	.337	.494	.831
William Contreras	Lead Off Inning	102	27	4	4	.265	.409	.422	.831
Kyle Manzardo	Lead Off Inning	108	25	8	9	.231	.331	.500	.831
Riley Greene	Lead Off Inning	138	35	10	10	.254	.309	.522	.830
Starling Marte	Scoring Position, 2 out	28	10	0	13	.357	.438	.393	.830
Jacob Melton	Scoring Position	19	6	0	7	.316	.409	.421	.830
Riley Greene	Runners On	282	75	19	94	.266	.305	.525	.830
BO Naylor	Scoring Position	77	19	3	35	.247	.360	.468	.828
Nick Loftin	Scoring Position	30	9	0	11	.300	.395	.433	.828
Nick Loftin	Runners On	60	16	1	17	.267	.378	.450	.828
Paul Goldschmidt	Lead Off Inning	142	43	5	5	.303	.349	.479	.828
Salvador Perez	Scoring Position	161	45	7	64	.280	.343	.484	.827
Johnathan Rodriguez	Scoring Position	19	5	1	9	.263	.300	.526	.826
Justynhenry Malloy	Scoring Position	26	9	0	14	.346	.441	.385	.826
Justynhenry Malloy	Runners On	36	11	0	16	.306	.438	.389	.826
Starling Marte	None On	180	53	8	8	.294	.342	.483	.825
Gleyber Torres	Runners On	212	64	7	65	.302	.372	.453	.825
Zach Neto	Lead Off Inning	209	54	15	15	.258	.308	.517	.825
Harrison Bader	Scoring Position, 2 out	44	12	3	15	.273	.347	.477	.824
JP Crawford	Runners On	213	62	7	53	.291	.392	.432	.824
Carson Williams	Lead Off Inning	24	5	3	3	.208	.240	.583	.823

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Addison Barger

Scoring Position

.842 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .333

SLG .508

HR 4

AB 122

H 36

RBI 47

Heliot Ramos

Lead Off Inning

.842 OPS

AVG .306

OBP .358

SLG .484

HR 8

AB 186

H 57

RBI 8

Jordan Westburg

Runners On

.841 OPS

AVG .293

OBP .341

SLG .500

HR 7

AB 116

H 34

RBI 31

Jeff McNeil

Scoring Position

.840 OPS

AVG .278

OBP .345

SLG .495

HR 3

AB 97

H 27

RBI 44

Isaac Paredes

None On

.840 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .353

SLG .487

HR 14

AB 224

H 59

RBI 14

Harrison Bader

Runners On

.840 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .351

SLG .489

HR 10

AB 186

H 52

RBI 47

Willy Adames

Lead Off Inning

.840 OPS

AVG .261

OBP .370

SLG .470

HR 7

AB 115

H 30

RBI 7

Miguel Vargas

Scoring Position

.839 OPS

AVG .224

OBP .381

SLG .458

HR 7

AB 107

H 24

RBI 45

Bobby Witt

Runners On

.839 OPS

AVG .294

OBP .339

SLG .500

HR 11

AB 272

H 80

RBI 76

Joey Bart

Runners On

.838 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .418

SLG .420

HR 2

AB 138

H 42

RBI 28

Jeremy Pena

Lead Off Inning

.838 OPS

AVG .298

OBP .345

SLG .493

HR 9

AB 205

H 61

RBI 9

Tyler Freeman

Scoring Position, 2 out

.838 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .353

SLG .485

HR 1

AB 33

H 11

RBI 12

Evan Carter

Scoring Position

.837 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .397

SLG .440

HR 2

AB 50

H 15

RBI 19

Tyler Soderstrom

Lead Off Inning

.837 OPS

AVG .278

OBP .341

SLG .496

HR 7

AB 115

H 32

RBI 8

Matt Chapman

Runners On

.837 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .354

SLG .483

HR 12

AB 205

H 50

RBI 52

Brendan Donovan

Lead Off Inning

.836 OPS

AVG .293

OBP .347

SLG .489

HR 5

AB 133

H 39

RBI 5

Yandy Diaz

Runners On

.835 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .337

SLG .498

HR 12

AB 223

H 65

RBI 70

Spencer Torkelson

None On

.835 OPS

AVG .246

OBP .337

SLG .498

HR 24

AB 329

H 81

RBI 24

Jackson Merrill

Scoring Position

.835 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .371

SLG .464

HR 2

AB 110

H 32

RBI 47

Jonathan Aranda

Runners On

.835 OPS

AVG .319

OBP .383

SLG .452

HR 5

AB 166

H 53

RBI 50

Josh Lowe

Lead Off Inning

.834 OPS

AVG .260

OBP .353

SLG .481

HR 4

AB 104

H 27

RBI 4

Rafael Devers

None On

.834 OPS

AVG .238

OBP .344

SLG .490

HR 23

AB 345

H 82

RBI 23

Jeremiah Jackson

Scoring Position

.834 OPS

AVG .324

OBP .375

SLG .459

HR 0

AB 37

H 12

RBI 14

Austin Wynns

Scoring Position, 2 out

.833 OPS

AVG .286

OBP .333

SLG .500

HR 1

AB 14

H 4

RBI 7

Elly DE LA Cruz

Runners On

.833 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .369

SLG .464

HR 11

AB 278

H 82

RBI 75

Ryan McMahon

Lead Off Inning

.833 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .340

SLG .492

HR 7

AB 132

H 35

RBI 7

Nathaniel Lowe

Runners On

.832 OPS

AVG .282

OBP .367

SLG .465

HR 9

AB 245

H 69

RBI 75

Daylen Lile

Lead Off Inning

.832 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .363

SLG .469

HR 4

AB 81

H 24

RBI 5

Mike Trout

Runners On

.831 OPS

AVG .249

OBP .387

SLG .444

HR 9

AB 169

H 42

RBI 47

Colt Keith

Scoring Position

.831 OPS

AVG .276

OBP .337

SLG .494

HR 4

AB 87

H 24

RBI 32

William Contreras

Lead Off Inning

.831 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .409

SLG .422

HR 4

AB 102

H 27

RBI 4

Kyle Manzardo

Lead Off Inning

.831 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .331

SLG .500

HR 8

AB 108

H 25

RBI 9

Riley Greene

Lead Off Inning

.830 OPS

AVG .254

OBP .309

SLG .522

HR 10

AB 138

H 35

RBI 10

Starling Marte

Scoring Position, 2 out

.830 OPS

AVG .357

OBP .438

SLG .393

HR 0

AB 28

H 10

RBI 13

Jacob Melton

Scoring Position

.830 OPS

AVG .316

OBP .409

SLG .421

HR 0

AB 19

H 6

RBI 7

Riley Greene

Runners On

.830 OPS

AVG .266

OBP .305

SLG .525

HR 19

AB 282

H 75

RBI 94

BO Naylor

Scoring Position

.828 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .360

SLG .468

HR 3

AB 77

H 19

RBI 35

Nick Loftin

Scoring Position

.828 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .395

SLG .433

HR 0

AB 30

H 9

RBI 11

Nick Loftin

Runners On

.828 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .378

SLG .450

HR 1

AB 60

H 16

RBI 17

Paul Goldschmidt

Lead Off Inning

.828 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .349

SLG .479

HR 5

AB 142

H 43

RBI 5

Salvador Perez

Scoring Position

.827 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .343

SLG .484

HR 7

AB 161

H 45

RBI 64

Johnathan Rodriguez

Scoring Position

.826 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .300

SLG .526

HR 1

AB 19

H 5

RBI 9

Justynhenry Malloy

Scoring Position

.826 OPS

AVG .346

OBP .441

SLG .385

HR 0

AB 26

H 9

RBI 14

Justynhenry Malloy

Runners On

.826 OPS

AVG .306

OBP .438

SLG .389

HR 0

AB 36

H 11

RBI 16

Starling Marte

None On

.825 OPS

AVG .294

OBP .342

SLG .483

HR 8

AB 180

H 53

RBI 8

Gleyber Torres

Runners On

.825 OPS

AVG .302

OBP .372

SLG .453

HR 7

AB 212

H 64

RBI 65

Zach Neto

Lead Off Inning

.825 OPS

AVG .258

OBP .308

SLG .517

HR 15

AB 209

H 54

RBI 15

Harrison Bader

Scoring Position, 2 out

.824 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .347

SLG .477

HR 3

AB 44

H 12

RBI 15

JP Crawford

Runners On

.824 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .392

SLG .432

HR 7

AB 213

H 62

RBI 53

Carson Williams

Lead Off Inning

.823 OPS

AVG .208

OBP .240

SLG .583

HR 3

AB 24

H 5

RBI 3

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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