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 ▼
Leody Taveras	43	13	1	15	.302	.311	.488	.799
Jake Cronenworth	108	31	2	46	.287	.400	.398	.798
Nasim Nunez	24	6	2	10	.250	.296	.500	.796
Steven Kwan	110	37	2	44	.336	.360	.436	.796
Elly DE LA Cruz	162	47	5	58	.290	.363	.432	.795
Ben Rice	99	23	5	41	.232	.350	.444	.794
William Contreras	149	43	3	53	.289	.391	.396	.787
Mike Trout	91	23	4	36	.253	.378	.407	.785
Jake Burger	101	27	5	38	.267	.319	.465	.784
Davis Schneider	44	10	2	19	.227	.397	.386	.783
Amed Rosario	39	12	1	17	.308	.317	.462	.779
JO Adell	139	37	7	57	.266	.318	.460	.778
Jordan Beck	119	29	4	41	.244	.316	.462	.778
Austin Hays	117	36	3	44	.308	.341	.436	.777
Colton Cowser	73	16	5	28	.219	.296	.479	.776
Austin Wells	112	28	5	54	.250	.291	.482	.773
Noelvi Marte	87	25	2	33	.287	.347	.425	.772
Cam Smith	122	33	3	41	.270	.326	.443	.769
Riley Greene	156	38	10	74	.244	.281	.487	.768
Christian Encarnacionstrand	33	8	2	15	.242	.250	.515	.765
Ramon Laureano	121	33	4	48	.273	.324	.438	.762
Brayan Rocchio	81	22	2	38	.272	.340	.420	.760
Coby Mayo	60	13	3	20	.217	.309	.450	.759
Bryce Johnson	20	7	0	6	.350	.409	.350	.759
Spencer Torkelson	126	30	4	45	.238	.322	.437	.759
Paul Goldschmidt	109	34	1	34	.312	.364	.394	.758
Spencer Steer	130	33	5	52	.254	.327	.431	.757
Blake Perkins	46	12	1	16	.261	.320	.435	.755
Jacob Young	83	24	1	28	.289	.368	.386	.754
Julio Rodriguez	142	35	6	53	.246	.310	.444	.754
Max Muncy	40	9	2	13	.225	.304	.450	.754
Tyler Freeman	76	23	1	28	.303	.345	.408	.753
Vinnie Pasquantino	198	49	11	84	.247	.274	.480	.753
Spencer Horwitz	87	22	3	36	.253	.327	.425	.752
Yainer Diaz	135	36	5	51	.267	.282	.467	.748
Rhys Hoskins	73	19	2	31	.260	.348	.397	.745
Andrew Benintendi	96	22	5	45	.229	.316	.427	.743
Dane Myers	81	22	3	28	.272	.310	.432	.742
Cedric Mullins	94	21	4	42	.223	.325	.415	.740
Blaine Crim	13	2	1	8	.154	.278	.462	.739
Ezequiel Tovar	71	20	2	25	.282	.303	.437	.739
Josh Jung	118	34	3	41	.288	.323	.415	.738
Heliot Ramos	125	32	4	48	.256	.313	.424	.737
Robert Hassell	53	16	1	16	.302	.339	.396	.736
Gavin Sheets	124	33	3	48	.266	.340	.395	.735
Christian Walker	151	36	7	57	.238	.316	.417	.733
Gavin Lux	115	33	1	44	.287	.362	.365	.727
Sam Haggerty	37	9	1	11	.243	.349	.378	.727
Keibert Ruiz	66	20	0	21	.303	.347	.379	.726
David Hamilton	44	11	1	12	.250	.340	.386	.726

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Leody Taveras

.799 OPS

AVG .302

OBP .311

SLG .488

HR 1

AB 43

H 13

RBI 15

Jake Cronenworth

.798 OPS

AVG .287

OBP .400

SLG .398

HR 2

AB 108

H 31

RBI 46

Nasim Nunez

.796 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .296

SLG .500

HR 2

AB 24

H 6

RBI 10

Steven Kwan

.796 OPS

AVG .336

OBP .360

SLG .436

HR 2

AB 110

H 37

RBI 44

Elly DE LA Cruz

.795 OPS

AVG .290

OBP .363

SLG .432

HR 5

AB 162

H 47

RBI 58

Ben Rice

.794 OPS

AVG .232

OBP .350

SLG .444

HR 5

AB 99

H 23

RBI 41

William Contreras

.787 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .391

SLG .396

HR 3

AB 149

H 43

RBI 53

Mike Trout

.785 OPS

AVG .253

OBP .378

SLG .407

HR 4

AB 91

H 23

RBI 36

Jake Burger

.784 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .319

SLG .465

HR 5

AB 101

H 27

RBI 38

Davis Schneider

.783 OPS

AVG .227

OBP .397

SLG .386

HR 2

AB 44

H 10

RBI 19

Amed Rosario

.779 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .317

SLG .462

HR 1

AB 39

H 12

RBI 17

JO Adell

.778 OPS

AVG .266

OBP .318

SLG .460

HR 7

AB 139

H 37

RBI 57

Jordan Beck

.778 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .316

SLG .462

HR 4

AB 119

H 29

RBI 41

Austin Hays

.777 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .341

SLG .436

HR 3

AB 117

H 36

RBI 44

Colton Cowser

.776 OPS

AVG .219

OBP .296

SLG .479

HR 5

AB 73

H 16

RBI 28

Austin Wells

.773 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .291

SLG .482

HR 5

AB 112

H 28

RBI 54

Noelvi Marte

.772 OPS

AVG .287

OBP .347

SLG .425

HR 2

AB 87

H 25

RBI 33

Cam Smith

.769 OPS

AVG .270

OBP .326

SLG .443

HR 3

AB 122

H 33

RBI 41

Riley Greene

.768 OPS

AVG .244

OBP .281

SLG .487

HR 10

AB 156

H 38

RBI 74

Christian Encarnacionstrand

.765 OPS

AVG .242

OBP .250

SLG .515

HR 2

AB 33

H 8

RBI 15

Ramon Laureano

.762 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .324

SLG .438

HR 4

AB 121

H 33

RBI 48

Brayan Rocchio

.760 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .340

SLG .420

HR 2

AB 81

H 22

RBI 38

Coby Mayo

.759 OPS

AVG .217

OBP .309

SLG .450

HR 3

AB 60

H 13

RBI 20

Bryce Johnson

.759 OPS

AVG .350

OBP .409

SLG .350

HR 0

AB 20

H 7

RBI 6

Spencer Torkelson

.759 OPS

AVG .238

OBP .322

SLG .437

HR 4

AB 126

H 30

RBI 45

Paul Goldschmidt

.758 OPS

AVG .312

OBP .364

SLG .394

HR 1

AB 109

H 34

RBI 34

Spencer Steer

.757 OPS

AVG .254

OBP .327

SLG .431

HR 5

AB 130

H 33

RBI 52

Blake Perkins

.755 OPS

AVG .261

OBP .320

SLG .435

HR 1

AB 46

H 12

RBI 16

Jacob Young

.754 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .368

SLG .386

HR 1

AB 83

H 24

RBI 28

Julio Rodriguez

.754 OPS

AVG .246

OBP .310

SLG .444

HR 6

AB 142

H 35

RBI 53

Max Muncy

.754 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .304

SLG .450

HR 2

AB 40

H 9

RBI 13

Tyler Freeman

.753 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .345

SLG .408

HR 1

AB 76

H 23

RBI 28

Vinnie Pasquantino

.753 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .274

SLG .480

HR 11

AB 198

H 49

RBI 84

Spencer Horwitz

.752 OPS

AVG .253

OBP .327

SLG .425

HR 3

AB 87

H 22

RBI 36

Yainer Diaz

.748 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .282

SLG .467

HR 5

AB 135

H 36

RBI 51

Rhys Hoskins

.745 OPS

AVG .260

OBP .348

SLG .397

HR 2

AB 73

H 19

RBI 31

Andrew Benintendi

.743 OPS

AVG .229

OBP .316

SLG .427

HR 5

AB 96

H 22

RBI 45

Dane Myers

.742 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .310

SLG .432

HR 3

AB 81

H 22

RBI 28

Cedric Mullins

.740 OPS

AVG .223

OBP .325

SLG .415

HR 4

AB 94

H 21

RBI 42

Blaine Crim

.739 OPS

AVG .154

OBP .278

SLG .462

HR 1

AB 13

H 2

RBI 8

Ezequiel Tovar

.739 OPS

AVG .282

OBP .303

SLG .437

HR 2

AB 71

H 20

RBI 25

Josh Jung

.738 OPS

AVG .288

OBP .323

SLG .415

HR 3

AB 118

H 34

RBI 41

Heliot Ramos

.737 OPS

AVG .256

OBP .313

SLG .424

HR 4

AB 125

H 32

RBI 48

Robert Hassell

.736 OPS

AVG .302

OBP .339

SLG .396

HR 1

AB 53

H 16

RBI 16

Gavin Sheets

.735 OPS

AVG .266

OBP .340

SLG .395

HR 3

AB 124

H 33

RBI 48

Christian Walker

.733 OPS

AVG .238

OBP .316

SLG .417

HR 7

AB 151

H 36

RBI 57

Gavin Lux

.727 OPS

AVG .287

OBP .362

SLG .365

HR 1

AB 115

H 33

RBI 44

Sam Haggerty

.727 OPS

AVG .243

OBP .349

SLG .378

HR 1

AB 37

H 9

RBI 11

Keibert Ruiz

.726 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .347

SLG .379

HR 0

AB 66

H 20

RBI 21

David Hamilton

.726 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .340

SLG .386

HR 1

AB 44

H 11

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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