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 ▼
Carlos Correa	133	35	3	37	.263	.308	.361	.669
Cody Freeman	26	8	0	10	.308	.321	.346	.668
Isaac Paredes	87	20	2	28	.230	.324	.345	.668
Jazz Chisholm	125	26	5	41	.208	.290	.376	.666
Sal Stewart	10	3	0	2	.300	.364	.300	.664
Andres Gimenez	75	19	2	27	.253	.314	.347	.661
Will Benson	57	14	1	25	.246	.290	.368	.658
Rob Refsnyder	47	8	2	19	.170	.317	.340	.657
Cole Young	65	14	2	21	.215	.303	.354	.656
CJ Abrams	114	28	2	37	.246	.276	.377	.654
Blake Dunn	17	3	0	6	.176	.417	.235	.652
Trey Sweeney	73	15	4	30	.205	.253	.397	.650
Joey Wiemer	21	5	1	9	.238	.217	.429	.646
Kyle Manzardo	127	29	3	37	.228	.290	.354	.644
Taylor Walls	77	18	0	32	.234	.293	.351	.644
Willy Adames	126	28	3	52	.222	.305	.333	.639
Matt Chapman	120	23	5	36	.192	.294	.342	.635
Alejandro Osuna	36	7	2	14	.194	.244	.389	.633
Will Wagner	37	9	0	7	.243	.333	.297	.631
Jake Meyers	71	15	1	20	.211	.318	.310	.628
Ben Williamson	71	19	0	20	.268	.288	.338	.626
Kyle Isbel	77	20	0	27	.260	.310	.312	.622
Jackson Holliday	122	27	4	38	.221	.267	.352	.620
Josh Lowe	93	20	3	30	.215	.265	.355	.620
Brady House	67	17	2	26	.254	.247	.373	.620
Edgar Quero	88	22	1	30	.250	.320	.295	.615
Zach McKinstry	105	22	1	33	.210	.318	.295	.613
Jake Bauers	58	10	1	17	.172	.319	.293	.613
Logan Ohoppe	93	18	4	24	.194	.269	.344	.613
Lane Thomas	27	4	2	9	.148	.242	.370	.613
Wenceel Perez	82	17	1	26	.207	.271	.341	.612
Ryan McMahon	125	23	3	32	.184	.314	.296	.610
Christian Moore	31	7	1	9	.226	.286	.323	.608
Curtis Mead	53	13	0	15	.245	.305	.302	.607
Anthony Volpe	158	31	4	53	.196	.264	.342	.606
Joey Ortiz	144	38	1	37	.264	.298	.306	.604
Travis Darnaud	47	10	1	13	.213	.283	.319	.602
Myles Straw	73	18	1	23	.247	.273	.329	.601
Kerry Carpenter	86	14	4	28	.163	.229	.372	.601
Adael Amador	26	5	0	8	.192	.323	.269	.592
Nick Gonzales	87	20	1	23	.230	.268	.322	.590
Chase Meidroth	91	21	0	17	.231	.343	.242	.584
Dylan Beavers	27	6	0	7	.222	.323	.259	.582
Victor Robles	18	4	0	7	.222	.304	.278	.582
Christian Vazquez	45	8	1	12	.178	.291	.289	.580
Derek Hill	46	9	1	7	.196	.275	.304	.579
CJ Kayfus	28	6	0	12	.214	.258	.321	.579
Brenton Doyle	107	26	1	36	.243	.241	.336	.578
Reese McGuire	37	7	2	15	.189	.200	.378	.578
Jac Caglianone	40	6	2	12	.150	.227	.350	.577

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Carlos Correa

.669 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .308

SLG .361

HR 3

AB 133

H 35

RBI 37

Cody Freeman

.668 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .321

SLG .346

HR 0

AB 26

H 8

RBI 10

Isaac Paredes

.668 OPS

AVG .230

OBP .324

SLG .345

HR 2

AB 87

H 20

RBI 28

Jazz Chisholm

.666 OPS

AVG .208

OBP .290

SLG .376

HR 5

AB 125

H 26

RBI 41

Sal Stewart

.664 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .364

SLG .300

HR 0

AB 10

H 3

RBI 2

Andres Gimenez

.661 OPS

AVG .253

OBP .314

SLG .347

HR 2

AB 75

H 19

RBI 27

Will Benson

.658 OPS

AVG .246

OBP .290

SLG .368

HR 1

AB 57

H 14

RBI 25

Rob Refsnyder

.657 OPS

AVG .170

OBP .317

SLG .340

HR 2

AB 47

H 8

RBI 19

Cole Young

.656 OPS

AVG .215

OBP .303

SLG .354

HR 2

AB 65

H 14

RBI 21

CJ Abrams

.654 OPS

AVG .246

OBP .276

SLG .377

HR 2

AB 114

H 28

RBI 37

Blake Dunn

.652 OPS

AVG .176

OBP .417

SLG .235

HR 0

AB 17

H 3

RBI 6

Trey Sweeney

.650 OPS

AVG .205

OBP .253

SLG .397

HR 4

AB 73

H 15

RBI 30

Joey Wiemer

.646 OPS

AVG .238

OBP .217

SLG .429

HR 1

AB 21

H 5

RBI 9

Kyle Manzardo

.644 OPS

AVG .228

OBP .290

SLG .354

HR 3

AB 127

H 29

RBI 37

Taylor Walls

.644 OPS

AVG .234

OBP .293

SLG .351

HR 0

AB 77

H 18

RBI 32

Willy Adames

.639 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .305

SLG .333

HR 3

AB 126

H 28

RBI 52

Matt Chapman

.635 OPS

AVG .192

OBP .294

SLG .342

HR 5

AB 120

H 23

RBI 36

Alejandro Osuna

.633 OPS

AVG .194

OBP .244

SLG .389

HR 2

AB 36

H 7

RBI 14

Will Wagner

.631 OPS

AVG .243

OBP .333

SLG .297

HR 0

AB 37

H 9

RBI 7

Jake Meyers

.628 OPS

AVG .211

OBP .318

SLG .310

HR 1

AB 71

H 15

RBI 20

Ben Williamson

.626 OPS

AVG .268

OBP .288

SLG .338

HR 0

AB 71

H 19

RBI 20

Kyle Isbel

.622 OPS

AVG .260

OBP .310

SLG .312

HR 0

AB 77

H 20

RBI 27

Jackson Holliday

.620 OPS

AVG .221

OBP .267

SLG .352

HR 4

AB 122

H 27

RBI 38

Josh Lowe

.620 OPS

AVG .215

OBP .265

SLG .355

HR 3

AB 93

H 20

RBI 30

Brady House

.620 OPS

AVG .254

OBP .247

SLG .373

HR 2

AB 67

H 17

RBI 26

Edgar Quero

.615 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .320

SLG .295

HR 1

AB 88

H 22

RBI 30

Zach McKinstry

.613 OPS

AVG .210

OBP .318

SLG .295

HR 1

AB 105

H 22

RBI 33

Jake Bauers

.613 OPS

AVG .172

OBP .319

SLG .293

HR 1

AB 58

H 10

RBI 17

Logan Ohoppe

.613 OPS

AVG .194

OBP .269

SLG .344

HR 4

AB 93

H 18

RBI 24

Lane Thomas

.613 OPS

AVG .148

OBP .242

SLG .370

HR 2

AB 27

H 4

RBI 9

Wenceel Perez

.612 OPS

AVG .207

OBP .271

SLG .341

HR 1

AB 82

H 17

RBI 26

Ryan McMahon

.610 OPS

AVG .184

OBP .314

SLG .296

HR 3

AB 125

H 23

RBI 32

Christian Moore

.608 OPS

AVG .226

OBP .286

SLG .323

HR 1

AB 31

H 7

RBI 9

Curtis Mead

.607 OPS

AVG .245

OBP .305

SLG .302

HR 0

AB 53

H 13

RBI 15

Anthony Volpe

.606 OPS

AVG .196

OBP .264

SLG .342

HR 4

AB 158

H 31

RBI 53

Joey Ortiz

.604 OPS

AVG .264

OBP .298

SLG .306

HR 1

AB 144

H 38

RBI 37

Travis Darnaud

.602 OPS

AVG .213

OBP .283

SLG .319

HR 1

AB 47

H 10

RBI 13

Myles Straw

.601 OPS

AVG .247

OBP .273

SLG .329

HR 1

AB 73

H 18

RBI 23

Kerry Carpenter

.601 OPS

AVG .163

OBP .229

SLG .372

HR 4

AB 86

H 14

RBI 28

Adael Amador

.592 OPS

AVG .192

OBP .323

SLG .269

HR 0

AB 26

H 5

RBI 8

Nick Gonzales

.590 OPS

AVG .230

OBP .268

SLG .322

HR 1

AB 87

H 20

RBI 23

Chase Meidroth

.584 OPS

AVG .231

OBP .343

SLG .242

HR 0

AB 91

H 21

RBI 17

Dylan Beavers

.582 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .323

SLG .259

HR 0

AB 27

H 6

RBI 7

Victor Robles

.582 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .304

SLG .278

HR 0

AB 18

H 4

RBI 7

Christian Vazquez

.580 OPS

AVG .178

OBP .291

SLG .289

HR 1

AB 45

H 8

RBI 12

Derek Hill

.579 OPS

AVG .196

OBP .275

SLG .304

HR 1

AB 46

H 9

RBI 7

CJ Kayfus

.579 OPS

AVG .214

OBP .258

SLG .321

HR 0

AB 28

H 6

RBI 12

Brenton Doyle

.578 OPS

AVG .243

OBP .241

SLG .336

HR 1

AB 107

H 26

RBI 36

Reese McGuire

.578 OPS

AVG .189

OBP .200

SLG .378

HR 2

AB 37

H 7

RBI 15

Jac Caglianone

.577 OPS

AVG .150

OBP .227

SLG .350

HR 2

AB 40

H 6

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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