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 ▼
Wyatt Langford	Scoring Position, 2 out	41	14	3	18	.341	.449	.634	1.083
Colson Montgomery	Bases Loaded	12	4	1	11	.333	.333	.750	1.083
Jonathan Aranda	Lead Off Inning	93	35	6	7	.376	.448	.634	1.082
Fernando Tatis	Scoring Position, 2 out	52	16	4	27	.308	.486	.596	1.082
James Wood	Scoring Position, 2 out	61	18	5	31	.295	.419	.656	1.075
Kyle Teel	Scoring Position	57	23	3	29	.404	.478	.596	1.074
Andrew Benintendi	Scoring Position, 2 out	39	11	4	24	.282	.404	.667	1.071
JP Crawford	Bases Loaded	14	4	2	12	.286	.286	.786	1.071
Matt Vierling	Scoring Position	16	6	1	10	.375	.429	.625	1.054
Nick Kurtz	Runners On	165	46	19	69	.279	.374	.679	1.053
Giancarlo Stanton	Scoring Position	72	22	7	43	.306	.400	.653	1.053
Nick Castellanos	Bases Loaded	10	2	2	11	.200	.250	.800	1.050
Aaron Judge	Scoring Position	106	36	8	57	.340	.408	.642	1.049
Aaron Judge	Runners On	227	74	19	80	.326	.405	.643	1.048
Shea Langeliers	Lead Off Inning	127	41	12	13	.323	.368	.677	1.045
Jose Tena	Scoring Position, 2 out	13	5	0	6	.385	.429	.615	1.044
Mickey Moniak	Scoring Position	93	31	7	46	.333	.375	.667	1.042
Alejandro Osuna	Scoring Position, 2 out	22	7	2	12	.318	.400	.636	1.036
Dominic Canzone	Lead Off Inning	46	18	3	3	.391	.404	.630	1.035
Yoan Moncada	Lead Off Inning	46	14	4	4	.304	.360	.674	1.034
Rafael Devers	Scoring Position, 2 out	52	17	2	29	.327	.514	.519	1.033
Cal Raleigh	Runners On	244	61	31	96	.250	.363	.668	1.031
Taylor Ward	Bases Loaded	17	4	2	19	.235	.381	.647	1.028
Brady House	Scoring Position, 2 out	21	8	1	9	.381	.409	.619	1.028
George Springer	Scoring Position, 2 out	59	21	4	28	.356	.433	.593	1.026
Jeff McNeil	Scoring Position, 2 out	47	15	3	23	.319	.429	.596	1.024
Pete Alonso	Scoring Position	175	54	14	87	.309	.387	.634	1.021
Carlos Cortes	Scoring Position	18	7	1	8	.389	.409	.611	1.020
Corey Seager	Lead Off Inning	74	22	6	6	.297	.422	.595	1.017
Gunnar Henderson	Scoring Position	114	39	7	54	.342	.416	.596	1.013
Luis Garcia	Scoring Position, 2 out	45	14	4	20	.311	.367	.644	1.012
Bryan Reynolds	Bases Loaded	12	5	0	14	.417	.429	.583	1.012
Pete Alonso	Runners On	308	96	23	111	.312	.386	.620	1.006
Bryce Johnson	Runners On	35	15	1	8	.429	.459	.543	1.002
Brice Matthews	Runners On	19	5	3	8	.263	.263	.737	1.000
Carlos Cortes	Scoring Position, 2 out	12	5	0	3	.417	.500	.500	1.000
Matt Vierling	Runners On	29	11	1	11	.379	.444	.552	.996
Austin Wynns	Scoring Position	26	9	2	14	.346	.379	.615	.995
Miguel Vargas	Scoring Position, 2 out	51	14	4	25	.275	.403	.588	.991
Giancarlo Stanton	Runners On	118	32	13	55	.271	.356	.636	.991
Giancarlo Stanton	Lead Off Inning	68	20	7	8	.294	.342	.647	.990
Austin Wynns	Runners On	48	16	4	19	.333	.365	.625	.990
Reese McGuire	Lead Off Inning	25	6	4	4	.240	.269	.720	.989
Yordan Alvarez	Scoring Position, 2 out	16	7	0	7	.438	.550	.438	.988
Christian Koss	Scoring Position	41	16	1	19	.390	.426	.561	.987
George Springer	Scoring Position	112	37	8	53	.330	.406	.580	.986
Luis Garcia	Bases Loaded	10	4	0	11	.400	.385	.600	.985
Ben Rice	Bases Loaded	18	5	2	16	.278	.263	.722	.985
Zach McKinstry	Lead Off Inning	96	30	6	6	.313	.389	.594	.983
Corey Seager	Scoring Position, 2 out	25	7	1	12	.280	.500	.480	.980

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Wyatt Langford

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.083 OPS

AVG .341

OBP .449

SLG .634

HR 3

AB 41

H 14

RBI 18

Colson Montgomery

Bases Loaded

1.083 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .333

SLG .750

HR 1

AB 12

H 4

RBI 11

Jonathan Aranda

Lead Off Inning

1.082 OPS

AVG .376

OBP .448

SLG .634

HR 6

AB 93

H 35

RBI 7

Fernando Tatis

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.082 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .486

SLG .596

HR 4

AB 52

H 16

RBI 27

James Wood

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.075 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .419

SLG .656

HR 5

AB 61

H 18

RBI 31

Kyle Teel

Scoring Position

1.074 OPS

AVG .404

OBP .478

SLG .596

HR 3

AB 57

H 23

RBI 29

Andrew Benintendi

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.071 OPS

AVG .282

OBP .404

SLG .667

HR 4

AB 39

H 11

RBI 24

JP Crawford

Bases Loaded

1.071 OPS

AVG .286

OBP .286

SLG .786

HR 2

AB 14

H 4

RBI 12

Matt Vierling

Scoring Position

1.054 OPS

AVG .375

OBP .429

SLG .625

HR 1

AB 16

H 6

RBI 10

Nick Kurtz

Runners On

1.053 OPS

AVG .279

OBP .374

SLG .679

HR 19

AB 165

H 46

RBI 69

Giancarlo Stanton

Scoring Position

1.053 OPS

AVG .306

OBP .400

SLG .653

HR 7

AB 72

H 22

RBI 43

Nick Castellanos

Bases Loaded

1.050 OPS

AVG .200

OBP .250

SLG .800

HR 2

AB 10

H 2

RBI 11

Aaron Judge

Scoring Position

1.049 OPS

AVG .340

OBP .408

SLG .642

HR 8

AB 106

H 36

RBI 57

Aaron Judge

Runners On

1.048 OPS

AVG .326

OBP .405

SLG .643

HR 19

AB 227

H 74

RBI 80

Shea Langeliers

Lead Off Inning

1.045 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .368

SLG .677

HR 12

AB 127

H 41

RBI 13

Jose Tena

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.044 OPS

AVG .385

OBP .429

SLG .615

HR 0

AB 13

H 5

RBI 6

Mickey Moniak

Scoring Position

1.042 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .375

SLG .667

HR 7

AB 93

H 31

RBI 46

Alejandro Osuna

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.036 OPS

AVG .318

OBP .400

SLG .636

HR 2

AB 22

H 7

RBI 12

Dominic Canzone

Lead Off Inning

1.035 OPS

AVG .391

OBP .404

SLG .630

HR 3

AB 46

H 18

RBI 3

Yoan Moncada

Lead Off Inning

1.034 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .360

SLG .674

HR 4

AB 46

H 14

RBI 4

Rafael Devers

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.033 OPS

AVG .327

OBP .514

SLG .519

HR 2

AB 52

H 17

RBI 29

Cal Raleigh

Runners On

1.031 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .363

SLG .668

HR 31

AB 244

H 61

RBI 96

Taylor Ward

Bases Loaded

1.028 OPS

AVG .235

OBP .381

SLG .647

HR 2

AB 17

H 4

RBI 19

Brady House

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.028 OPS

AVG .381

OBP .409

SLG .619

HR 1

AB 21

H 8

RBI 9

George Springer

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.026 OPS

AVG .356

OBP .433

SLG .593

HR 4

AB 59

H 21

RBI 28

Jeff McNeil

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.024 OPS

AVG .319

OBP .429

SLG .596

HR 3

AB 47

H 15

RBI 23

Pete Alonso

Scoring Position

1.021 OPS

AVG .309

OBP .387

SLG .634

HR 14

AB 175

H 54

RBI 87

Carlos Cortes

Scoring Position

1.020 OPS

AVG .389

OBP .409

SLG .611

HR 1

AB 18

H 7

RBI 8

Corey Seager

Lead Off Inning

1.017 OPS

AVG .297

OBP .422

SLG .595

HR 6

AB 74

H 22

RBI 6

Gunnar Henderson

Scoring Position

1.013 OPS

AVG .342

OBP .416

SLG .596

HR 7

AB 114

H 39

RBI 54

Luis Garcia

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.012 OPS

AVG .311

OBP .367

SLG .644

HR 4

AB 45

H 14

RBI 20

Bryan Reynolds

Bases Loaded

1.012 OPS

AVG .417

OBP .429

SLG .583

HR 0

AB 12

H 5

RBI 14

Pete Alonso

Runners On

1.006 OPS

AVG .312

OBP .386

SLG .620

HR 23

AB 308

H 96

RBI 111

Bryce Johnson

Runners On

1.002 OPS

AVG .429

OBP .459

SLG .543

HR 1

AB 35

H 15

RBI 8

Brice Matthews

Runners On

1.000 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .263

SLG .737

HR 3

AB 19

H 5

RBI 8

Carlos Cortes

Scoring Position, 2 out

1.000 OPS

AVG .417

OBP .500

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 12

H 5

RBI 3

Matt Vierling

Runners On

.996 OPS

AVG .379

OBP .444

SLG .552

HR 1

AB 29

H 11

RBI 11

Austin Wynns

Scoring Position

.995 OPS

AVG .346

OBP .379

SLG .615

HR 2

AB 26

H 9

RBI 14

Miguel Vargas

Scoring Position, 2 out

.991 OPS

AVG .275

OBP .403

SLG .588

HR 4

AB 51

H 14

RBI 25

Giancarlo Stanton

Runners On

.991 OPS

AVG .271

OBP .356

SLG .636

HR 13

AB 118

H 32

RBI 55

Giancarlo Stanton

Lead Off Inning

.990 OPS

AVG .294

OBP .342

SLG .647

HR 7

AB 68

H 20

RBI 8

Austin Wynns

Runners On

.990 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .365

SLG .625

HR 4

AB 48

H 16

RBI 19

Reese McGuire

Lead Off Inning

.989 OPS

AVG .240

OBP .269

SLG .720

HR 4

AB 25

H 6

RBI 4

Yordan Alvarez

Scoring Position, 2 out

.988 OPS

AVG .438

OBP .550

SLG .438

HR 0

AB 16

H 7

RBI 7

Christian Koss

Scoring Position

.987 OPS

AVG .390

OBP .426

SLG .561

HR 1

AB 41

H 16

RBI 19

George Springer

Scoring Position

.986 OPS

AVG .330

OBP .406

SLG .580

HR 8

AB 112

H 37

RBI 53

Luis Garcia

Bases Loaded

.985 OPS

AVG .400

OBP .385

SLG .600

HR 0

AB 10

H 4

RBI 11

Ben Rice

Bases Loaded

.985 OPS

AVG .278

OBP .263

SLG .722

HR 2

AB 18

H 5

RBI 16

Zach McKinstry

Lead Off Inning

.983 OPS

AVG .313

OBP .389

SLG .594

HR 6

AB 96

H 30

RBI 6

Corey Seager

Scoring Position, 2 out

.980 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .500

SLG .480

HR 1

AB 25

H 7

RBI 12

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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