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	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS ▼
Colby Thomas	55	14	4	17	.255	.254	.527	.782
Javier Baez	187	56	7	52	.299	.309	.471	.780
Tyler Soderstrom	267	70	10	78	.262	.330	.449	.779
Nolan Schanuel	184	51	5	46	.277	.360	.418	.778
Vladimir Guerrero	256	71	5	66	.277	.368	.410	.778
Kyle Higashioka	132	36	5	41	.273	.315	.462	.777
Jordan Beck	207	58	4	41	.280	.351	.425	.776
Jhonny Pereda	24	6	0	4	.250	.400	.375	.775
Rob Refsnyder	86	21	3	24	.244	.356	.419	.774
Alejandro Osuna	59	17	2	15	.288	.333	.441	.774
Davis Schneider	74	17	3	23	.230	.376	.392	.768
Jake Cronenworth	191	49	5	53	.257	.389	.377	.766
Troy Johnston	49	13	1	10	.265	.357	.408	.765
Isaac Paredes	154	37	6	39	.240	.350	.416	.765
Noelvi Marte	158	44	4	41	.278	.326	.437	.762
Bryan Reynolds	254	67	7	64	.264	.336	.425	.761
Jung Hoo Lee	228	61	6	53	.268	.310	.447	.758
Jackson Merrill	210	56	4	55	.267	.329	.429	.758
Luke Raley	77	17	3	18	.221	.351	.403	.754
TY France	187	54	2	47	.289	.362	.390	.752
Brandon Nimmo	254	67	11	78	.264	.314	.437	.751
Jeremiah Jackson	80	23	1	17	.288	.337	.413	.750
Max Muncy	78	17	5	19	.218	.287	.462	.749
William Contreras	272	72	8	67	.265	.348	.397	.745
Spencer Steer	223	55	10	64	.247	.315	.430	.745
Zach Neto	153	41	4	40	.268	.311	.431	.743
Luis Garcia	197	56	5	55	.284	.321	.421	.743
Tyler Freeman	134	38	2	31	.284	.359	.381	.740
Myles Straw	130	36	3	31	.277	.317	.423	.740
Corey Seager	161	40	6	35	.248	.335	.404	.739
Lenyn Sosa	245	71	7	60	.290	.322	.416	.738
Steven Kwan	187	54	4	49	.289	.320	.417	.738
Danny Jansen	142	32	7	29	.225	.329	.408	.738
Jackson Chourio	227	56	11	68	.247	.278	.458	.736
Christian Walker	275	66	14	75	.240	.299	.436	.736
Dylan Beavers	45	10	2	12	.222	.314	.422	.736
Robert Hassell	81	24	1	16	.296	.352	.383	.735
Austin Wells	169	40	6	56	.237	.296	.438	.734
Brayan Rocchio	141	37	3	42	.262	.343	.390	.733
Dillon Dingler	198	53	5	49	.268	.327	.404	.731
Luis Arraez	263	78	4	57	.297	.331	.399	.730
Miguel Vargas	215	46	11	55	.214	.315	.414	.729
Brooks Baldwin	134	35	4	31	.261	.318	.410	.728
Sal Stewart	23	6	1	4	.261	.292	.435	.726
Blaze Alexander	94	22	2	23	.234	.342	.383	.725
Kyle Manzardo	211	50	9	52	.237	.300	.422	.721
Jasson Dominguez	158	43	4	41	.272	.335	.386	.721
Jose Altuve	263	65	12	63	.247	.292	.426	.718
Jose Caballero	132	34	2	32	.258	.346	.371	.718
Andy Ibanez	90	26	1	18	.289	.350	.367	.717

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Colby Thomas

.782 OPS

AVG .255

OBP .254

SLG .527

HR 4

AB 55

H 14

RBI 17

Javier Baez

.780 OPS

AVG .299

OBP .309

SLG .471

HR 7

AB 187

H 56

RBI 52

Tyler Soderstrom

.779 OPS

AVG .262

OBP .330

SLG .449

HR 10

AB 267

H 70

RBI 78

Nolan Schanuel

.778 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .360

SLG .418

HR 5

AB 184

H 51

RBI 46

Vladimir Guerrero

.778 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .368

SLG .410

HR 5

AB 256

H 71

RBI 66

Kyle Higashioka

.777 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .315

SLG .462

HR 5

AB 132

H 36

RBI 41

Jordan Beck

.776 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .351

SLG .425

HR 4

AB 207

H 58

RBI 41

Jhonny Pereda

.775 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .400

SLG .375

HR 0

AB 24

H 6

RBI 4

Rob Refsnyder

.774 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .356

SLG .419

HR 3

AB 86

H 21

RBI 24

Alejandro Osuna

.774 OPS

AVG .288

OBP .333

SLG .441

HR 2

AB 59

H 17

RBI 15

Davis Schneider

.768 OPS

AVG .230

OBP .376

SLG .392

HR 3

AB 74

H 17

RBI 23

Jake Cronenworth

.766 OPS

AVG .257

OBP .389

SLG .377

HR 5

AB 191

H 49

RBI 53

Troy Johnston

.765 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .357

SLG .408

HR 1

AB 49

H 13

RBI 10

Isaac Paredes

.765 OPS

AVG .240

OBP .350

SLG .416

HR 6

AB 154

H 37

RBI 39

Noelvi Marte

.762 OPS

AVG .278

OBP .326

SLG .437

HR 4

AB 158

H 44

RBI 41

Bryan Reynolds

.761 OPS

AVG .264

OBP .336

SLG .425

HR 7

AB 254

H 67

RBI 64

Jung Hoo Lee

.758 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .310

SLG .447

HR 6

AB 228

H 61

RBI 53

Jackson Merrill

.758 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .329

SLG .429

HR 4

AB 210

H 56

RBI 55

Luke Raley

.754 OPS

AVG .221

OBP .351

SLG .403

HR 3

AB 77

H 17

RBI 18

TY France

.752 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .362

SLG .390

HR 2

AB 187

H 54

RBI 47

Brandon Nimmo

.751 OPS

AVG .264

OBP .314

SLG .437

HR 11

AB 254

H 67

RBI 78

Jeremiah Jackson

.750 OPS

AVG .288

OBP .337

SLG .413

HR 1

AB 80

H 23

RBI 17

Max Muncy

.749 OPS

AVG .218

OBP .287

SLG .462

HR 5

AB 78

H 17

RBI 19

William Contreras

.745 OPS

AVG .265

OBP .348

SLG .397

HR 8

AB 272

H 72

RBI 67

Spencer Steer

.745 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .315

SLG .430

HR 10

AB 223

H 55

RBI 64

Zach Neto

.743 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .311

SLG .431

HR 4

AB 153

H 41

RBI 40

Luis Garcia

.743 OPS

AVG .284

OBP .321

SLG .421

HR 5

AB 197

H 56

RBI 55

Tyler Freeman

.740 OPS

AVG .284

OBP .359

SLG .381

HR 2

AB 134

H 38

RBI 31

Myles Straw

.740 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .317

SLG .423

HR 3

AB 130

H 36

RBI 31

Corey Seager

.739 OPS

AVG .248

OBP .335

SLG .404

HR 6

AB 161

H 40

RBI 35

Lenyn Sosa

.738 OPS

AVG .290

OBP .322

SLG .416

HR 7

AB 245

H 71

RBI 60

Steven Kwan

.738 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .320

SLG .417

HR 4

AB 187

H 54

RBI 49

Danny Jansen

.738 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .329

SLG .408

HR 7

AB 142

H 32

RBI 29

Jackson Chourio

.736 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .278

SLG .458

HR 11

AB 227

H 56

RBI 68

Christian Walker

.736 OPS

AVG .240

OBP .299

SLG .436

HR 14

AB 275

H 66

RBI 75

Dylan Beavers

.736 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .314

SLG .422

HR 2

AB 45

H 10

RBI 12

Robert Hassell

.735 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .352

SLG .383

HR 1

AB 81

H 24

RBI 16

Austin Wells

.734 OPS

AVG .237

OBP .296

SLG .438

HR 6

AB 169

H 40

RBI 56

Brayan Rocchio

.733 OPS

AVG .262

OBP .343

SLG .390

HR 3

AB 141

H 37

RBI 42

Dillon Dingler

.731 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .327

SLG .404

HR 5

AB 198

H 53

RBI 49

Luis Arraez

.730 OPS

AVG .297

OBP .331

SLG .399

HR 4

AB 263

H 78

RBI 57

Miguel Vargas

.729 OPS

AVG .214

OBP .315

SLG .414

HR 11

AB 215

H 46

RBI 55

Brooks Baldwin

.728 OPS

AVG .261

OBP .318

SLG .410

HR 4

AB 134

H 35

RBI 31

Sal Stewart

.726 OPS

AVG .261

OBP .292

SLG .435

HR 1

AB 23

H 6

RBI 4

Blaze Alexander

.725 OPS

AVG .234

OBP .342

SLG .383

HR 2

AB 94

H 22

RBI 23

Kyle Manzardo

.721 OPS

AVG .237

OBP .300

SLG .422

HR 9

AB 211

H 50

RBI 52

Jasson Dominguez

.721 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .335

SLG .386

HR 4

AB 158

H 43

RBI 41

Jose Altuve

.718 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .292

SLG .426

HR 12

AB 263

H 65

RBI 63

Jose Caballero

.718 OPS

AVG .258

OBP .346

SLG .371

HR 2

AB 132

H 34

RBI 32

Andy Ibanez

.717 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .350

SLG .367

HR 1

AB 90

H 26

RBI 18

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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