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 ▼
Joey Wiemer	None On	20	6	1	1	.300	.391	.500	.891
Kyle Higashioka	Scoring Position	70	24	2	34	.343	.377	.514	.891
Brandon Lowe	Runners On	220	64	15	67	.291	.355	.536	.891
Wyatt Langford	Lead Off Inning	100	27	7	7	.270	.360	.530	.890
Ryan Ohearn	Scoring Position, 2 out	50	11	4	20	.220	.409	.480	.889
Vladimir Guerrero	None On	333	101	18	18	.303	.378	.511	.889
Colson Montgomery	Runners On	125	33	11	45	.264	.321	.568	.889
Vladimir Guerrero	Scoring Position	140	43	4	58	.307	.402	.486	.888
Giancarlo Stanton	None On	131	36	11	11	.275	.331	.557	.888
Rob Refsnyder	None On	96	28	6	6	.292	.346	.542	.888
Sal Frelick	Lead Off Inning	164	53	6	6	.323	.380	.506	.886
Miguel Andujar	Scoring Position, 2 out	40	13	2	17	.325	.386	.500	.886
Jake Cronenworth	Bases Loaded	13	5	0	11	.385	.500	.385	.885
Jacob Wilson	Scoring Position, 2 out	53	19	1	22	.358	.414	.472	.885
Gabriel Arias	Scoring Position, 2 out	50	15	2	23	.300	.364	.520	.884
Brandon Nimmo	Scoring Position	158	49	8	71	.310	.359	.525	.884
Maikel Garcia	Lead Off Inning	156	49	6	6	.314	.378	.506	.884
Junior Caminero	None On	328	91	27	27	.277	.319	.564	.883
Justynhenry Malloy	Scoring Position, 2 out	12	4	0	7	.333	.467	.417	.883
Jacob Young	Scoring Position, 2 out	44	13	1	15	.295	.404	.477	.881
Evan Carter	Runners On	81	24	3	23	.296	.387	.494	.881
BO Naylor	Scoring Position, 2 out	39	9	2	17	.231	.444	.436	.880
Jonny Deluca	Scoring Position	15	5	0	4	.333	.412	.467	.878
Nolan Schanuel	Scoring Position	101	31	3	42	.307	.383	.495	.878
Daulton Varsho	Scoring Position	66	17	5	34	.258	.270	.606	.876
Miguel Andujar	Runners On	138	50	3	37	.362	.384	.493	.876
Manny Machado	None On	331	100	20	20	.302	.347	.529	.876
Brice Turang	Bases Loaded	14	6	0	12	.429	.375	.500	.875
Joey Bart	Scoring Position	78	24	2	27	.308	.426	.449	.874
Kyle Teel	Runners On	92	29	3	30	.315	.429	.446	.874
Wyatt Langford	Scoring Position	87	23	5	39	.264	.367	.506	.873
Josh Naylor	Runners On	253	82	9	81	.324	.367	.506	.873
TY France	Lead Off Inning	79	24	4	5	.304	.353	.519	.872
Vinnie Pasquantino	Scoring Position, 2 out	78	20	6	36	.256	.333	.538	.872
Jacob Wilson	Runners On	213	76	4	54	.357	.397	.474	.872
Bobby Witt	Scoring Position	143	46	5	60	.322	.362	.510	.872
Yoan Moncada	Runners On	105	29	5	28	.276	.395	.476	.872
Richie Palacios	Lead Off Inning	11	4	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871
Vladimir Guerrero	Lead Off Inning	107	31	6	6	.290	.367	.505	.871
Cody Bellinger	Lead Off Inning	105	28	6	6	.267	.336	.533	.870
Hunter Goodman	Scoring Position	129	38	6	53	.295	.359	.512	.870
Julio Rodriguez	Runners On	278	80	15	78	.288	.344	.525	.869
Spencer Horwitz	Runners On	152	46	5	45	.303	.389	.480	.869
Jose Ramirez	Scoring Position	107	34	4	49	.318	.355	.514	.869
Salvador Perez	Runners On	267	76	16	86	.285	.333	.536	.869
Jazz Chisholm	Runners On	203	51	16	65	.251	.342	.527	.869
Nathan Lukes	Scoring Position, 2 out	46	15	1	23	.326	.367	.500	.867
Yordan Alvarez	Scoring Position	29	11	1	19	.379	.385	.483	.867
James Wood	Runners On	238	65	13	76	.273	.351	.517	.867
Myles Straw	Lead Off Inning	48	16	1	1	.333	.407	.458	.866

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Joey Wiemer

None On

.891 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .391

SLG .500

HR 1

AB 20

H 6

RBI 1

Kyle Higashioka

Scoring Position

.891 OPS

AVG .343

OBP .377

SLG .514

HR 2

AB 70

H 24

RBI 34

Brandon Lowe

Runners On

.891 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .355

SLG .536

HR 15

AB 220

H 64

RBI 67

Wyatt Langford

Lead Off Inning

.890 OPS

AVG .270

OBP .360

SLG .530

HR 7

AB 100

H 27

RBI 7

Ryan Ohearn

Scoring Position, 2 out

.889 OPS

AVG .220

OBP .409

SLG .480

HR 4

AB 50

H 11

RBI 20

Vladimir Guerrero

None On

.889 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .378

SLG .511

HR 18

AB 333

H 101

RBI 18

Colson Montgomery

Runners On

.889 OPS

AVG .264

OBP .321

SLG .568

HR 11

AB 125

H 33

RBI 45

Vladimir Guerrero

Scoring Position

.888 OPS

AVG .307

OBP .402

SLG .486

HR 4

AB 140

H 43

RBI 58

Giancarlo Stanton

None On

.888 OPS

AVG .275

OBP .331

SLG .557

HR 11

AB 131

H 36

RBI 11

Rob Refsnyder

None On

.888 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .346

SLG .542

HR 6

AB 96

H 28

RBI 6

Sal Frelick

Lead Off Inning

.886 OPS

AVG .323

OBP .380

SLG .506

HR 6

AB 164

H 53

RBI 6

Miguel Andujar

Scoring Position, 2 out

.886 OPS

AVG .325

OBP .386

SLG .500

HR 2

AB 40

H 13

RBI 17

Jake Cronenworth

Bases Loaded

.885 OPS

AVG .385

OBP .500

SLG .385

HR 0

AB 13

H 5

RBI 11

Jacob Wilson

Scoring Position, 2 out

.885 OPS

AVG .358

OBP .414

SLG .472

HR 1

AB 53

H 19

RBI 22

Gabriel Arias

Scoring Position, 2 out

.884 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .364

SLG .520

HR 2

AB 50

H 15

RBI 23

Brandon Nimmo

Scoring Position

.884 OPS

AVG .310

OBP .359

SLG .525

HR 8

AB 158

H 49

RBI 71

Maikel Garcia

Lead Off Inning

.884 OPS

AVG .314

OBP .378

SLG .506

HR 6

AB 156

H 49

RBI 6

Junior Caminero

None On

.883 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .319

SLG .564

HR 27

AB 328

H 91

RBI 27

Justynhenry Malloy

Scoring Position, 2 out

.883 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .467

SLG .417

HR 0

AB 12

H 4

RBI 7

Jacob Young

Scoring Position, 2 out

.881 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .404

SLG .477

HR 1

AB 44

H 13

RBI 15

Evan Carter

Runners On

.881 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .387

SLG .494

HR 3

AB 81

H 24

RBI 23

BO Naylor

Scoring Position, 2 out

.880 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .444

SLG .436

HR 2

AB 39

H 9

RBI 17

Jonny Deluca

Scoring Position

.878 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .412

SLG .467

HR 0

AB 15

H 5

RBI 4

Nolan Schanuel

Scoring Position

.878 OPS

AVG .307

OBP .383

SLG .495

HR 3

AB 101

H 31

RBI 42

Daulton Varsho

Scoring Position

.876 OPS

AVG .258

OBP .270

SLG .606

HR 5

AB 66

H 17

RBI 34

Miguel Andujar

Runners On

.876 OPS

AVG .362

OBP .384

SLG .493

HR 3

AB 138

H 50

RBI 37

Manny Machado

None On

.876 OPS

AVG .302

OBP .347

SLG .529

HR 20

AB 331

H 100

RBI 20

Brice Turang

Bases Loaded

.875 OPS

AVG .429

OBP .375

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 14

H 6

RBI 12

Joey Bart

Scoring Position

.874 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .426

SLG .449

HR 2

AB 78

H 24

RBI 27

Kyle Teel

Runners On

.874 OPS

AVG .315

OBP .429

SLG .446

HR 3

AB 92

H 29

RBI 30

Wyatt Langford

Scoring Position

.873 OPS

AVG .264

OBP .367

SLG .506

HR 5

AB 87

H 23

RBI 39

Josh Naylor

Runners On

.873 OPS

AVG .324

OBP .367

SLG .506

HR 9

AB 253

H 82

RBI 81

TY France

Lead Off Inning

.872 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .353

SLG .519

HR 4

AB 79

H 24

RBI 5

Vinnie Pasquantino

Scoring Position, 2 out

.872 OPS

AVG .256

OBP .333

SLG .538

HR 6

AB 78

H 20

RBI 36

Jacob Wilson

Runners On

.872 OPS

AVG .357

OBP .397

SLG .474

HR 4

AB 213

H 76

RBI 54

Bobby Witt

Scoring Position

.872 OPS

AVG .322

OBP .362

SLG .510

HR 5

AB 143

H 46

RBI 60

Yoan Moncada

Runners On

.872 OPS

AVG .276

OBP .395

SLG .476

HR 5

AB 105

H 29

RBI 28

Richie Palacios

Lead Off Inning

.871 OPS

AVG .364

OBP .417

SLG .455

HR 0

AB 11

H 4

RBI 0

Vladimir Guerrero

Lead Off Inning

.871 OPS

AVG .290

OBP .367

SLG .505

HR 6

AB 107

H 31

RBI 6

Cody Bellinger

Lead Off Inning

.870 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .336

SLG .533

HR 6

AB 105

H 28

RBI 6

Hunter Goodman

Scoring Position

.870 OPS

AVG .295

OBP .359

SLG .512

HR 6

AB 129

H 38

RBI 53

Julio Rodriguez

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .288

OBP .344

SLG .525

HR 15

AB 278

H 80

RBI 78

Spencer Horwitz

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .303

OBP .389

SLG .480

HR 5

AB 152

H 46

RBI 45

Jose Ramirez

Scoring Position

.869 OPS

AVG .318

OBP .355

SLG .514

HR 4

AB 107

H 34

RBI 49

Salvador Perez

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .285

OBP .333

SLG .536

HR 16

AB 267

H 76

RBI 86

Jazz Chisholm

Runners On

.869 OPS

AVG .251

OBP .342

SLG .527

HR 16

AB 203

H 51

RBI 65

Nathan Lukes

Scoring Position, 2 out

.867 OPS

AVG .326

OBP .367

SLG .500

HR 1

AB 46

H 15

RBI 23

Yordan Alvarez

Scoring Position

.867 OPS

AVG .379

OBP .385

SLG .483

HR 1

AB 29

H 11

RBI 19

James Wood

Runners On

.867 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .351

SLG .517

HR 13

AB 238

H 65

RBI 76

Myles Straw

Lead Off Inning

.866 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .407

SLG .458

HR 1

AB 48

H 16

RBI 1

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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