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 ▼
Andrew McCutchen	200	49	6	50	.245	.325	.390	.715
Gavin Sheets	226	55	8	60	.243	.308	.407	.715
Jeff McNeil	161	38	4	46	.236	.317	.398	.715
Tyler Oneill	77	15	5	22	.195	.286	.429	.714
Cam Smith	200	50	4	46	.250	.318	.395	.713
Zach McKinstry	194	47	3	40	.242	.330	.381	.712
Matthew Lugo	32	8	1	6	.250	.273	.438	.710
Spencer Torkelson	234	54	7	54	.231	.312	.397	.710
Jake Meyers	134	36	1	22	.269	.359	.351	.710
Maikel Garcia	245	62	5	63	.253	.329	.380	.708
Cedric Mullins	191	43	7	49	.225	.300	.408	.708
Casey Schmitt	141	31	6	34	.220	.311	.397	.708
Edgar Quero	158	46	1	32	.291	.370	.335	.706
CJ Abrams	199	50	4	45	.251	.303	.402	.705
Jared Triolo	128	30	5	22	.234	.327	.375	.702
Nick Gonzales	162	44	2	27	.272	.307	.389	.696
Nasim Nunez	32	7	2	11	.219	.257	.438	.695
David Hamilton	78	18	3	16	.231	.310	.385	.695
Nick Castellanos	272	70	8	63	.257	.290	.404	.695
Sal Frelick	216	62	2	53	.287	.338	.356	.694
Rhys Hoskins	129	29	4	35	.225	.321	.372	.693
Marcell Ozuna	222	46	8	55	.207	.332	.360	.692
Jorge Soler	105	24	3	25	.229	.311	.381	.692
Manny Machado	284	69	7	75	.243	.310	.380	.691
Ernie Clement	236	66	3	44	.280	.308	.381	.690
Andrew Benintendi	180	41	6	49	.228	.316	.372	.688
Cole Young	101	24	2	22	.238	.331	.356	.687
Gabriel Arias	162	38	5	48	.235	.297	.389	.686
JJ Bleday	122	26	6	31	.213	.276	.410	.686
Taylor Trammell	43	8	2	11	.186	.265	.419	.684
Willy Adames	245	54	8	65	.220	.303	.380	.683
Xander Bogaerts	219	54	4	46	.247	.313	.370	.683
Luis Rengifo	185	48	5	39	.259	.303	.378	.682
Daniel Schneemann	156	36	4	33	.231	.316	.365	.682
Sam Haggerty	59	13	1	12	.220	.343	.339	.682
Angel Martinez	173	41	5	39	.237	.288	.393	.681
Joey Ortiz	219	62	3	41	.283	.320	.361	.681
Ezequiel Tovar	123	33	2	26	.268	.298	.382	.680
Keibert Ruiz	109	31	1	24	.284	.313	.367	.680
Jose Tena	61	17	0	16	.279	.318	.361	.679
Willi Castro	169	39	3	25	.231	.340	.337	.677
Zach Dezenzo	52	13	1	9	.250	.291	.385	.676
Andrew Vaughn	196	44	8	59	.224	.282	.393	.675
Kyren Paris	36	7	1	6	.194	.341	.333	.674
Brenton Doyle	190	48	5	47	.253	.274	.400	.674
Yainer Diaz	243	60	9	59	.247	.262	.412	.673
Victor Mesa	21	4	1	6	.190	.292	.381	.673
Oneil Cruz	196	42	8	49	.214	.284	.388	.672
Zack Gelof	39	10	1	6	.256	.286	.385	.670
Randy Arozarena	247	50	10	59	.202	.296	.372	.669

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Andrew McCutchen

.715 OPS

AVG .245

OBP .325

SLG .390

HR 6

AB 200

H 49

RBI 50

Gavin Sheets

.715 OPS

AVG .243

OBP .308

SLG .407

HR 8

AB 226

H 55

RBI 60

Jeff McNeil

.715 OPS

AVG .236

OBP .317

SLG .398

HR 4

AB 161

H 38

RBI 46

Tyler Oneill

.714 OPS

AVG .195

OBP .286

SLG .429

HR 5

AB 77

H 15

RBI 22

Cam Smith

.713 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .318

SLG .395

HR 4

AB 200

H 50

RBI 46

Zach McKinstry

.712 OPS

AVG .242

OBP .330

SLG .381

HR 3

AB 194

H 47

RBI 40

Matthew Lugo

.710 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .273

SLG .438

HR 1

AB 32

H 8

RBI 6

Spencer Torkelson

.710 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .312

SLG .397

HR 7

AB 234

H 54

RBI 54

Jake Meyers

.710 OPS

AVG .269

OBP .359

SLG .351

HR 1

AB 134

H 36

RBI 22

Maikel Garcia

.708 OPS

AVG .253

OBP .329

SLG .380

HR 5

AB 245

H 62

RBI 63

Cedric Mullins

.708 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .300

SLG .408

HR 7

AB 191

H 43

RBI 49

Casey Schmitt

.708 OPS

AVG .220

OBP .311

SLG .397

HR 6

AB 141

H 31

RBI 34

Edgar Quero

.706 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .370

SLG .335

HR 1

AB 158

H 46

RBI 32

CJ Abrams

.705 OPS

AVG .251

OBP .303

SLG .402

HR 4

AB 199

H 50

RBI 45

Jared Triolo

.702 OPS

AVG .234

OBP .327

SLG .375

HR 5

AB 128

H 30

RBI 22

Nick Gonzales

.696 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .307

SLG .389

HR 2

AB 162

H 44

RBI 27

Nasim Nunez

.695 OPS

AVG .219

OBP .257

SLG .438

HR 2

AB 32

H 7

RBI 11

David Hamilton

.695 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .310

SLG .385

HR 3

AB 78

H 18

RBI 16

Nick Castellanos

.695 OPS

AVG .257

OBP .290

SLG .404

HR 8

AB 272

H 70

RBI 63

Sal Frelick

.694 OPS

AVG .287

OBP .338

SLG .356

HR 2

AB 216

H 62

RBI 53

Rhys Hoskins

.693 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .321

SLG .372

HR 4

AB 129

H 29

RBI 35

Marcell Ozuna

.692 OPS

AVG .207

OBP .332

SLG .360

HR 8

AB 222

H 46

RBI 55

Jorge Soler

.692 OPS

AVG .229

OBP .311

SLG .381

HR 3

AB 105

H 24

RBI 25

Manny Machado

.691 OPS

AVG .243

OBP .310

SLG .380

HR 7

AB 284

H 69

RBI 75

Ernie Clement

.690 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .308

SLG .381

HR 3

AB 236

H 66

RBI 44

Andrew Benintendi

.688 OPS

AVG .228

OBP .316

SLG .372

HR 6

AB 180

H 41

RBI 49

Cole Young

.687 OPS

AVG .238

OBP .331

SLG .356

HR 2

AB 101

H 24

RBI 22

Gabriel Arias

.686 OPS

AVG .235

OBP .297

SLG .389

HR 5

AB 162

H 38

RBI 48

JJ Bleday

.686 OPS

AVG .213

OBP .276

SLG .410

HR 6

AB 122

H 26

RBI 31

Taylor Trammell

.684 OPS

AVG .186

OBP .265

SLG .419

HR 2

AB 43

H 8

RBI 11

Willy Adames

.683 OPS

AVG .220

OBP .303

SLG .380

HR 8

AB 245

H 54

RBI 65

Xander Bogaerts

.683 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .313

SLG .370

HR 4

AB 219

H 54

RBI 46

Luis Rengifo

.682 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .303

SLG .378

HR 5

AB 185

H 48

RBI 39

Daniel Schneemann

.682 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .316

SLG .365

HR 4

AB 156

H 36

RBI 33

Sam Haggerty

.682 OPS

AVG .220

OBP .343

SLG .339

HR 1

AB 59

H 13

RBI 12

Angel Martinez

.681 OPS

AVG .237

OBP .288

SLG .393

HR 5

AB 173

H 41

RBI 39

Joey Ortiz

.681 OPS

AVG .283

OBP .320

SLG .361

HR 3

AB 219

H 62

RBI 41

Ezequiel Tovar

.680 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .298

SLG .382

HR 2

AB 123

H 33

RBI 26

Keibert Ruiz

.680 OPS

AVG .284

OBP .313

SLG .367

HR 1

AB 109

H 31

RBI 24

Jose Tena

.679 OPS

AVG .279

OBP .318

SLG .361

HR 0

AB 61

H 17

RBI 16

Willi Castro

.677 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .340

SLG .337

HR 3

AB 169

H 39

RBI 25

Zach Dezenzo

.676 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .291

SLG .385

HR 1

AB 52

H 13

RBI 9

Andrew Vaughn

.675 OPS

AVG .224

OBP .282

SLG .393

HR 8

AB 196

H 44

RBI 59

Kyren Paris

.674 OPS

AVG .194

OBP .341

SLG .333

HR 1

AB 36

H 7

RBI 6

Brenton Doyle

.674 OPS

AVG .253

OBP .274

SLG .400

HR 5

AB 190

H 48

RBI 47

Yainer Diaz

.673 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .262

SLG .412

HR 9

AB 243

H 60

RBI 59

Victor Mesa

.673 OPS

AVG .190

OBP .292

SLG .381

HR 1

AB 21

H 4

RBI 6

Oneil Cruz

.672 OPS

AVG .214

OBP .284

SLG .388

HR 8

AB 196

H 42

RBI 49

Zack Gelof

.670 OPS

AVG .256

OBP .286

SLG .385

HR 1

AB 39

H 10

RBI 6

Randy Arozarena

.669 OPS

AVG .202

OBP .296

SLG .372

HR 10

AB 247

H 50

RBI 59

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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