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 ▼
Ryan Ohearn	None On	255	69	10	10	.271	.350	.431	.781
Jonny Deluca	None On	32	10	0	0	.313	.313	.469	.781
Cody Bellinger	None On	299	72	17	17	.241	.306	.475	.781
Salvador Perez	Lead Off Inning	150	34	11	12	.227	.280	.500	.780
Sam Haggerty	Lead Off Inning	63	20	0	0	.317	.368	.413	.780
Randy Arozarena	Bases Loaded	24	6	1	19	.250	.321	.458	.780
Javier Baez	Runners On	187	56	7	52	.299	.309	.471	.780
Hunter Goodman	None On	310	82	16	16	.265	.298	.481	.779
Tyler Soderstrom	Runners On	267	70	10	78	.262	.330	.449	.779
Amed Rosario	Scoring Position	39	12	1	17	.308	.317	.462	.779
Nolan Schanuel	Runners On	184	51	5	46	.277	.360	.418	.778
Miguel Andujar	None On	183	52	7	7	.284	.325	.454	.778
Vladimir Guerrero	Runners On	256	71	5	66	.277	.368	.410	.778
Jordan Beck	Scoring Position	119	29	4	41	.244	.316	.462	.778
JO Adell	Scoring Position	139	37	7	57	.266	.318	.460	.778
Kyle Higashioka	Runners On	132	36	5	41	.273	.315	.462	.777
Austin Hays	Scoring Position	117	36	3	44	.308	.341	.436	.777
Colton Cowser	Scoring Position	73	16	5	28	.219	.296	.479	.776
Jordan Beck	Runners On	207	58	4	41	.280	.351	.425	.776
William Contreras	Scoring Position, 2 out	67	18	2	19	.269	.402	.373	.776
Jhonny Pereda	Runners On	24	6	0	4	.250	.400	.375	.775
Willy Adames	None On	346	79	22	22	.228	.324	.451	.775
Gavin Lux	Scoring Position, 2 out	50	15	0	16	.300	.375	.400	.775
Nick Yorke	Lead Off Inning	15	5	0	0	.333	.375	.400	.775
Vinnie Pasquantino	None On	308	79	14	14	.256	.316	.458	.774
Rob Refsnyder	Runners On	86	21	3	24	.244	.356	.419	.774
Alejandro Osuna	Runners On	59	17	2	15	.288	.333	.441	.774
Austin Wells	Scoring Position	112	28	5	54	.250	.291	.482	.773
Brenton Doyle	Bases Loaded	10	3	0	8	.300	.273	.500	.773
Colt Keith	Scoring Position, 2 out	44	11	2	13	.250	.340	.432	.772
Noelvi Marte	Scoring Position	87	25	2	33	.287	.347	.425	.772
Mickey Moniak	None On	263	67	14	14	.255	.285	.487	.771
Edgar Quero	Lead Off Inning	89	26	1	1	.292	.344	.427	.771
Kerry Carpenter	Lead Off Inning	92	24	5	5	.261	.292	.478	.770
Jesus Sanchez	None On	246	64	9	9	.260	.318	.451	.770
Gavin Sheets	None On	266	69	11	11	.259	.323	.447	.770
CJ Abrams	None On	381	99	15	15	.260	.320	.449	.769
Jeremy Pena	None On	327	92	11	11	.281	.334	.434	.769
Andrew Benintendi	None On	240	60	14	14	.250	.294	.475	.769
Cam Smith	Scoring Position	122	33	3	41	.270	.326	.443	.769
Chandler Simpson	Scoring Position, 2 out	37	12	0	13	.324	.390	.378	.769
Paul Goldschmidt	None On	291	83	9	9	.285	.329	.440	.769
Marcell Ozuna	Lead Off Inning	107	26	5	5	.243	.357	.411	.768
Lawrence Butler	None On	354	88	16	16	.249	.325	.444	.768
Kerry Carpenter	None On	255	67	13	13	.263	.293	.475	.768
Riley Greene	Scoring Position	156	38	10	74	.244	.281	.487	.768
Davis Schneider	Runners On	74	17	3	23	.230	.376	.392	.768
Heliot Ramos	None On	372	101	13	13	.272	.347	.419	.766
Jake Cronenworth	Runners On	191	49	5	53	.257	.389	.377	.766
Will Benson	None On	121	30	7	7	.248	.295	.471	.766

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Ryan Ohearn

None On

.781 OPS

AVG .271

OBP .350

SLG .431

HR 10

AB 255

H 69

RBI 10

Jonny Deluca

None On

.781 OPS

AVG .313

OBP .313

SLG .469

HR 0

AB 32

H 10

RBI 0

Cody Bellinger

None On

.781 OPS

AVG .241

OBP .306

SLG .475

HR 17

AB 299

H 72

RBI 17

Salvador Perez

Lead Off Inning

.780 OPS

AVG .227

OBP .280

SLG .500

HR 11

AB 150

H 34

RBI 12

Sam Haggerty

Lead Off Inning

.780 OPS

AVG .317

OBP .368

SLG .413

HR 0

AB 63

H 20

RBI 0

Randy Arozarena

Bases Loaded

.780 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .321

SLG .458

HR 1

AB 24

H 6

RBI 19

Javier Baez

Runners On

.780 OPS

AVG .299

OBP .309

SLG .471

HR 7

AB 187

H 56

RBI 52

Hunter Goodman

None On

.779 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .298

SLG .481

HR 16

AB 310

H 82

RBI 16

Tyler Soderstrom

Runners On

.779 OPS

AVG .262

OBP .330

SLG .449

HR 10

AB 267

H 70

RBI 78

Amed Rosario

Scoring Position

.779 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .317

SLG .462

HR 1

AB 39

H 12

RBI 17

Nolan Schanuel

Runners On

.778 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .360

SLG .418

HR 5

AB 184

H 51

RBI 46

Miguel Andujar

None On

.778 OPS

AVG .284

OBP .325

SLG .454

HR 7

AB 183

H 52

RBI 7

Vladimir Guerrero

Runners On

.778 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .368

SLG .410

HR 5

AB 256

H 71

RBI 66

Jordan Beck

Scoring Position

.778 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .316

SLG .462

HR 4

AB 119

H 29

RBI 41

JO Adell

Scoring Position

.778 OPS

AVG .266

OBP .318

SLG .460

HR 7

AB 139

H 37

RBI 57

Kyle Higashioka

Runners On

.777 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .315

SLG .462

HR 5

AB 132

H 36

RBI 41

Austin Hays

Scoring Position

.777 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .341

SLG .436

HR 3

AB 117

H 36

RBI 44

Colton Cowser

Scoring Position

.776 OPS

AVG .219

OBP .296

SLG .479

HR 5

AB 73

H 16

RBI 28

Jordan Beck

Runners On

.776 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .351

SLG .425

HR 4

AB 207

H 58

RBI 41

William Contreras

Scoring Position, 2 out

.776 OPS

AVG .269

OBP .402

SLG .373

HR 2

AB 67

H 18

RBI 19

Jhonny Pereda

Runners On

.775 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .400

SLG .375

HR 0

AB 24

H 6

RBI 4

Willy Adames

None On

.775 OPS

AVG .228

OBP .324

SLG .451

HR 22

AB 346

H 79

RBI 22

Gavin Lux

Scoring Position, 2 out

.775 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .375

SLG .400

HR 0

AB 50

H 15

RBI 16

Nick Yorke

Lead Off Inning

.775 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .375

SLG .400

HR 0

AB 15

H 5

RBI 0

Vinnie Pasquantino

None On

.774 OPS

AVG .256

OBP .316

SLG .458

HR 14

AB 308

H 79

RBI 14

Rob Refsnyder

Runners On

.774 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .356

SLG .419

HR 3

AB 86

H 21

RBI 24

Alejandro Osuna

Runners On

.774 OPS

AVG .288

OBP .333

SLG .441

HR 2

AB 59

H 17

RBI 15

Austin Wells

Scoring Position

.773 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .291

SLG .482

HR 5

AB 112

H 28

RBI 54

Brenton Doyle

Bases Loaded

.773 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .273

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 10

H 3

RBI 8

Colt Keith

Scoring Position, 2 out

.772 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .340

SLG .432

HR 2

AB 44

H 11

RBI 13

Noelvi Marte

Scoring Position

.772 OPS

AVG .287

OBP .347

SLG .425

HR 2

AB 87

H 25

RBI 33

Mickey Moniak

None On

.771 OPS

AVG .255

OBP .285

SLG .487

HR 14

AB 263

H 67

RBI 14

Edgar Quero

Lead Off Inning

.771 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .344

SLG .427

HR 1

AB 89

H 26

RBI 1

Kerry Carpenter

Lead Off Inning

.770 OPS

AVG .261

OBP .292

SLG .478

HR 5

AB 92

H 24

RBI 5

Jesus Sanchez

None On

.770 OPS

AVG .260

OBP .318

SLG .451

HR 9

AB 246

H 64

RBI 9

Gavin Sheets

None On

.770 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .323

SLG .447

HR 11

AB 266

H 69

RBI 11

CJ Abrams

None On

.769 OPS

AVG .260

OBP .320

SLG .449

HR 15

AB 381

H 99

RBI 15

Jeremy Pena

None On

.769 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .334

SLG .434

HR 11

AB 327

H 92

RBI 11

Andrew Benintendi

None On

.769 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .294

SLG .475

HR 14

AB 240

H 60

RBI 14

Cam Smith

Scoring Position

.769 OPS

AVG .270

OBP .326

SLG .443

HR 3

AB 122

H 33

RBI 41

Chandler Simpson

Scoring Position, 2 out

.769 OPS

AVG .324

OBP .390

SLG .378

HR 0

AB 37

H 12

RBI 13

Paul Goldschmidt

None On

.769 OPS

AVG .285

OBP .329

SLG .440

HR 9

AB 291

H 83

RBI 9

Marcell Ozuna

Lead Off Inning

.768 OPS

AVG .243

OBP .357

SLG .411

HR 5

AB 107

H 26

RBI 5

Lawrence Butler

None On

.768 OPS

AVG .249

OBP .325

SLG .444

HR 16

AB 354

H 88

RBI 16

Kerry Carpenter

None On

.768 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .293

SLG .475

HR 13

AB 255

H 67

RBI 13

Riley Greene

Scoring Position

.768 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .281

SLG .487

HR 10

AB 156

H 38

RBI 74

Davis Schneider

Runners On

.768 OPS

AVG .230

OBP .376

SLG .392

HR 3

AB 74

H 17

RBI 23

Heliot Ramos

None On

.766 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .347

SLG .419

HR 13

AB 372

H 101

RBI 13

Jake Cronenworth

Runners On

.766 OPS

AVG .257

OBP .389

SLG .377

HR 5

AB 191

H 49

RBI 53

Will Benson

None On

.766 OPS

AVG .248

OBP .295

SLG .471

HR 7

AB 121

H 30

RBI 7

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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