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 ▼
Carson Williams	None On	58	10	4	4	.172	.213	.414	.627
Tyler Freeman	Lead Off Inning	144	36	0	0	.250	.308	.319	.627
Ben Williamson	Scoring Position	71	19	0	20	.268	.288	.338	.626
Randal Grichuk	Runners On	114	25	3	21	.219	.258	.368	.626
Ben Rice	Scoring Position, 2 out	49	10	1	13	.204	.339	.286	.625
Blaze Alexander	Lead Off Inning	49	10	2	2	.204	.278	.347	.625
Travis Darnaud	Scoring Position, 2 out	24	6	1	7	.250	.250	.375	.625
TY France	None On	257	60	5	5	.233	.286	.339	.625
Brett Harris	Runners On	31	8	0	5	.258	.333	.290	.624
Kyle Higashioka	None On	171	37	6	6	.216	.268	.357	.624
Josh Jung	Lead Off Inning	94	18	4	4	.191	.262	.362	.624
Leo Rivas	Lead Off Inning	20	4	1	3	.200	.273	.350	.623
Myles Straw	None On	137	34	1	1	.248	.309	.314	.623
Luisangel Acuna	None On	95	24	0	0	.253	.317	.305	.623
Kyle Isbel	Scoring Position	77	20	0	27	.260	.310	.312	.622
Dane Myers	Runners On	131	31	3	28	.237	.279	.344	.622
Andrew Vaughn	Bases Loaded	11	2	1	7	.182	.167	.455	.621
Victor Robles	None On	64	17	1	1	.266	.277	.344	.621
Max Schuemann	Lead Off Inning	40	9	0	0	.225	.295	.325	.620
Jackson Holliday	Scoring Position	122	27	4	38	.221	.267	.352	.620
Lenyn Sosa	Scoring Position, 2 out	75	18	2	25	.240	.260	.360	.620
Josh Lowe	Scoring Position	93	20	3	30	.215	.265	.355	.620
Brady House	Scoring Position	67	17	2	26	.254	.247	.373	.620
Will Wagner	Runners On	58	14	0	7	.241	.343	.276	.619
JO Adell	Bases Loaded	14	3	0	12	.214	.333	.286	.619
Jonatan Clase	None On	58	13	2	2	.224	.274	.345	.619
Nick Yorke	Runners On	27	7	0	7	.259	.286	.333	.619
Dominic Canzone	Scoring Position, 2 out	27	7	0	9	.259	.286	.333	.619
Lawrence Butler	Runners On	213	45	5	47	.211	.276	.343	.619
Dylan Crews	None On	175	39	4	4	.223	.288	.331	.619
Starling Marte	Runners On	113	26	1	26	.230	.326	.292	.618
Will Wagner	Lead Off Inning	31	7	0	0	.226	.294	.323	.617
Dane Myers	None On	175	41	3	3	.234	.302	.314	.616
Junior Caminero	Scoring Position, 2 out	56	10	3	15	.179	.258	.357	.615
Logan Ohoppe	Runners On	164	31	8	32	.189	.268	.348	.615
Edgar Quero	Scoring Position	88	22	1	30	.250	.320	.295	.615
Mitch Garver	Runners On	117	22	4	25	.188	.290	.325	.615
Kris Bryant	Lead Off Inning	13	3	0	0	.231	.231	.385	.615
Kyle Karros	None On	81	20	0	0	.247	.330	.284	.614
Miles Mastrobuoni	None On	91	22	1	1	.242	.317	.297	.614
Jake Bauers	Scoring Position	58	10	1	17	.172	.319	.293	.613
Josh Smith	Runners On	176	39	2	27	.222	.307	.307	.613
Zach McKinstry	Scoring Position	105	22	1	33	.210	.318	.295	.613
Jazz Chisholm	Scoring Position, 2 out	65	11	3	15	.169	.289	.323	.613
Lane Thomas	Scoring Position	27	4	2	9	.148	.242	.370	.613
Logan Ohoppe	Scoring Position	93	18	4	24	.194	.269	.344	.613
Wenceel Perez	Scoring Position	82	17	1	26	.207	.271	.341	.612
Brady House	Runners On	111	28	2	27	.252	.261	.351	.612
Evan Carter	None On	113	24	2	2	.212	.294	.319	.612
JC Escarra	Lead Off Inning	18	4	0	0	.222	.333	.278	.611

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Carson Williams

None On

.627 OPS

AVG .172

OBP .213

SLG .414

HR 4

AB 58

H 10

RBI 4

Tyler Freeman

Lead Off Inning

.627 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .308

SLG .319

HR 0

AB 144

H 36

RBI 0

Ben Williamson

Scoring Position

.626 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .288

SLG .338

HR 0

AB 71

H 19

RBI 20

Randal Grichuk

Runners On

.626 OPS

AVG .219

OBP .258

SLG .368

HR 3

AB 114

H 25

RBI 21

Ben Rice

Scoring Position, 2 out

.625 OPS

AVG .204

OBP .339

SLG .286

HR 1

AB 49

H 10

RBI 13

Blaze Alexander

Lead Off Inning

.625 OPS

AVG .204

OBP .278

SLG .347

HR 2

AB 49

H 10

RBI 2

Travis Darnaud

Scoring Position, 2 out

.625 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .250

SLG .375

HR 1

AB 24

H 6

RBI 7

TY France

None On

.625 OPS

AVG .233

OBP .286

SLG .339

HR 5

AB 257

H 60

RBI 5

Brett Harris

Runners On

.624 OPS

AVG .258

OBP .333

SLG .290

HR 0

AB 31

H 8

RBI 5

Kyle Higashioka

None On

.624 OPS

AVG .216

OBP .268

SLG .357

HR 6

AB 171

H 37

RBI 6

Josh Jung

Lead Off Inning

.624 OPS

AVG .191

OBP .262

SLG .362

HR 4

AB 94

H 18

RBI 4

Leo Rivas

Lead Off Inning

.623 OPS

AVG .200

OBP .273

SLG .350

HR 1

AB 20

H 4

RBI 3

Myles Straw

None On

.623 OPS

AVG .248

OBP .309

SLG .314

HR 1

AB 137

H 34

RBI 1

Luisangel Acuna

None On

.623 OPS

AVG .253

OBP .317

SLG .305

HR 0

AB 95

H 24

RBI 0

Kyle Isbel

Scoring Position

.622 OPS

AVG .260

OBP .310

SLG .312

HR 0

AB 77

H 20

RBI 27

Dane Myers

Runners On

.622 OPS

AVG .237

OBP .279

SLG .344

HR 3

AB 131

H 31

RBI 28

Andrew Vaughn

Bases Loaded

.621 OPS

AVG .182

OBP .167

SLG .455

HR 1

AB 11

H 2

RBI 7

Victor Robles

None On

.621 OPS

AVG .266

OBP .277

SLG .344

HR 1

AB 64

H 17

RBI 1

Max Schuemann

Lead Off Inning

.620 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .295

SLG .325

HR 0

AB 40

H 9

RBI 0

Jackson Holliday

Scoring Position

.620 OPS

AVG .221

OBP .267

SLG .352

HR 4

AB 122

H 27

RBI 38

Lenyn Sosa

Scoring Position, 2 out

.620 OPS

AVG .240

OBP .260

SLG .360

HR 2

AB 75

H 18

RBI 25

Josh Lowe

Scoring Position

.620 OPS

AVG .215

OBP .265

SLG .355

HR 3

AB 93

H 20

RBI 30

Brady House

Scoring Position

.620 OPS

AVG .254

OBP .247

SLG .373

HR 2

AB 67

H 17

RBI 26

Will Wagner

Runners On

.619 OPS

AVG .241

OBP .343

SLG .276

HR 0

AB 58

H 14

RBI 7

JO Adell

Bases Loaded

.619 OPS

AVG .214

OBP .333

SLG .286

HR 0

AB 14

H 3

RBI 12

Jonatan Clase

None On

.619 OPS

AVG .224

OBP .274

SLG .345

HR 2

AB 58

H 13

RBI 2

Nick Yorke

Runners On

.619 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .286

SLG .333

HR 0

AB 27

H 7

RBI 7

Dominic Canzone

Scoring Position, 2 out

.619 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .286

SLG .333

HR 0

AB 27

H 7

RBI 9

Lawrence Butler

Runners On

.619 OPS

AVG .211

OBP .276

SLG .343

HR 5

AB 213

H 45

RBI 47

Dylan Crews

None On

.619 OPS

AVG .223

OBP .288

SLG .331

HR 4

AB 175

H 39

RBI 4

Starling Marte

Runners On

.618 OPS

AVG .230

OBP .326

SLG .292

HR 1

AB 113

H 26

RBI 26

Will Wagner

Lead Off Inning

.617 OPS

AVG .226

OBP .294

SLG .323

HR 0

AB 31

H 7

RBI 0

Dane Myers

None On

.616 OPS

AVG .234

OBP .302

SLG .314

HR 3

AB 175

H 41

RBI 3

Junior Caminero

Scoring Position, 2 out

.615 OPS

AVG .179

OBP .258

SLG .357

HR 3

AB 56

H 10

RBI 15

Logan Ohoppe

Runners On

.615 OPS

AVG .189

OBP .268

SLG .348

HR 8

AB 164

H 31

RBI 32

Edgar Quero

Scoring Position

.615 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .320

SLG .295

HR 1

AB 88

H 22

RBI 30

Mitch Garver

Runners On

.615 OPS

AVG .188

OBP .290

SLG .325

HR 4

AB 117

H 22

RBI 25

Kris Bryant

Lead Off Inning

.615 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .231

SLG .385

HR 0

AB 13

H 3

RBI 0

Kyle Karros

None On

.614 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .330

SLG .284

HR 0

AB 81

H 20

RBI 0

Miles Mastrobuoni

None On

.614 OPS

AVG .242

OBP .317

SLG .297

HR 1

AB 91

H 22

RBI 1

Jake Bauers

Scoring Position

.613 OPS

AVG .172

OBP .319

SLG .293

HR 1

AB 58

H 10

RBI 17

Josh Smith

Runners On

.613 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .307

SLG .307

HR 2

AB 176

H 39

RBI 27

Zach McKinstry

Scoring Position

.613 OPS

AVG .210

OBP .318

SLG .295

HR 1

AB 105

H 22

RBI 33

Jazz Chisholm

Scoring Position, 2 out

.613 OPS

AVG .169

OBP .289

SLG .323

HR 3

AB 65

H 11

RBI 15

Lane Thomas

Scoring Position

.613 OPS

AVG .148

OBP .242

SLG .370

HR 2

AB 27

H 4

RBI 9

Logan Ohoppe

Scoring Position

.613 OPS

AVG .194

OBP .269

SLG .344

HR 4

AB 93

H 18

RBI 24

Wenceel Perez

Scoring Position

.612 OPS

AVG .207

OBP .271

SLG .341

HR 1

AB 82

H 17

RBI 26

Brady House

Runners On

.612 OPS

AVG .252

OBP .261

SLG .351

HR 2

AB 111

H 28

RBI 27

Evan Carter

None On

.612 OPS

AVG .212

OBP .294

SLG .319

HR 2

AB 113

H 24

RBI 2

JC Escarra

Lead Off Inning

.611 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .333

SLG .278

HR 0

AB 18

H 4

RBI 0

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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