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 ▼
Christian Yelich	Scoring Position	158	48	6	73	.304	.355	.468	.823
Drew Gilbert	Runners On	45	12	1	11	.267	.333	.489	.822
Randy Arozarena	Lead Off Inning	170	44	8	9	.259	.357	.465	.822
Brandon Nimmo	Lead Off Inning	143	37	10	10	.259	.312	.510	.822
Jackson Merrill	Lead Off Inning	92	28	2	2	.304	.354	.467	.821
Johnathan Rodriguez	Lead Off Inning	17	4	0	0	.235	.350	.471	.821
CJ Abrams	Lead Off Inning	211	59	10	10	.280	.327	.493	.820
Brandon Lowe	Lead Off Inning	103	28	7	7	.272	.286	.534	.820
Jonatan Clase	Scoring Position	23	7	0	7	.304	.429	.391	.820
Spencer Torkelson	Scoring Position, 2 out	67	18	2	26	.269	.372	.448	.820
Dillon Dingler	Scoring Position	98	29	2	40	.296	.381	.439	.819
Tyler Heineman	Scoring Position	37	12	0	16	.324	.386	.432	.819
Wenceel Perez	None On	186	51	8	8	.274	.335	.484	.819
Nathaniel Lowe	Scoring Position	148	41	6	64	.277	.360	.459	.819
Randy Arozarena	None On	366	96	17	17	.262	.357	.462	.819
Carter Jensen	Lead Off Inning	13	4	0	0	.308	.357	.462	.819
Brent Rooker	Scoring Position	139	33	7	52	.237	.337	.482	.819
Xander Bogaerts	Lead Off Inning	119	35	5	5	.294	.349	.471	.819
Weston Wilson	Scoring Position	23	7	1	10	.304	.385	.435	.819
Taylor Ward	Lead Off Inning	155	38	11	11	.245	.295	.523	.818
JP Crawford	Scoring Position	121	35	4	46	.289	.387	.430	.817
Ryan Ohearn	Runners On	219	64	7	53	.292	.374	.443	.817
Daniel Schneemann	Scoring Position, 2 out	40	9	2	16	.225	.367	.450	.817
Christian Walker	Scoring Position, 2 out	80	21	5	31	.263	.330	.488	.817
Kerry Carpenter	Runners On	178	42	13	49	.236	.289	.528	.817
Gavin Sheets	Scoring Position, 2 out	57	16	1	20	.281	.379	.439	.817
Jonatan Clase	Scoring Position, 2 out	10	3	0	4	.300	.417	.400	.817
Braxton Fulford	Runners On	39	11	0	15	.282	.354	.462	.816
Davis Schneider	None On	114	27	8	8	.237	.351	.465	.816
Zach Neto	Scoring Position	87	25	2	34	.287	.343	.471	.815
TJ Friedl	Scoring Position, 2 out	47	14	1	16	.298	.411	.404	.815
Taylor Ward	Scoring Position	142	35	8	64	.246	.343	.472	.815
Manny Machado	Scoring Position	152	45	4	67	.296	.360	.454	.814
Zach McKinstry	None On	258	70	9	9	.271	.333	.481	.814
Jung Hoo Lee	Lead Off Inning	127	37	1	1	.291	.388	.425	.813
Blaze Alexander	Scoring Position, 2 out	30	8	0	11	.267	.313	.500	.813
Javier Baez	Scoring Position	106	31	5	47	.292	.304	.509	.813
Alejandro Kirk	Runners On	218	68	7	68	.312	.358	.454	.812
Cedric Mullins	Bases Loaded	11	3	1	13	.273	.267	.545	.812
Kyle Karros	Scoring Position, 2 out	15	5	0	3	.333	.412	.400	.812
George Valera	Runners On	19	5	1	4	.263	.391	.421	.812
Christian Yelich	Lead Off Inning	116	29	7	7	.250	.346	.466	.811
Ramon Laureano	Runners On	209	57	10	62	.273	.328	.483	.811
Vinnie Pasquantino	Runners On	313	85	18	99	.272	.319	.492	.811
Jake Bauers	Runners On	94	23	4	25	.245	.363	.447	.810
Fernando Tatis	Scoring Position	105	26	5	47	.248	.372	.438	.810
Jake Burger	Runners On	158	45	7	44	.285	.329	.481	.810
Fernando Tatis	Lead Off Inning	237	61	10	10	.257	.351	.460	.810
Alejandro Kirk	Scoring Position	124	39	2	58	.315	.372	.435	.808
Elly DE LA Cruz	Scoring Position, 2 out	63	14	4	22	.222	.380	.429	.808

Sort by: OPS ▼ AVG SLG OBP AB HR

Christian Yelich

Scoring Position

.823 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .355

SLG .468

HR 6

AB 158

H 48

RBI 73

Drew Gilbert

Runners On

.822 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .333

SLG .489

HR 1

AB 45

H 12

RBI 11

Randy Arozarena

Lead Off Inning

.822 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .357

SLG .465

HR 8

AB 170

H 44

RBI 9

Brandon Nimmo

Lead Off Inning

.822 OPS

AVG .259

OBP .312

SLG .510

HR 10

AB 143

H 37

RBI 10

Jackson Merrill

Lead Off Inning

.821 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .354

SLG .467

HR 2

AB 92

H 28

RBI 2

Johnathan Rodriguez

Lead Off Inning

.821 OPS

AVG .235

OBP .350

SLG .471

HR 0

AB 17

H 4

RBI 0

CJ Abrams

Lead Off Inning

.820 OPS

AVG .280

OBP .327

SLG .493

HR 10

AB 211

H 59

RBI 10

Brandon Lowe

Lead Off Inning

.820 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .286

SLG .534

HR 7

AB 103

H 28

RBI 7

Jonatan Clase

Scoring Position

.820 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .429

SLG .391

HR 0

AB 23

H 7

RBI 7

Spencer Torkelson

Scoring Position, 2 out

.820 OPS

AVG .269

OBP .372

SLG .448

HR 2

AB 67

H 18

RBI 26

Dillon Dingler

Scoring Position

.819 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .381

SLG .439

HR 2

AB 98

H 29

RBI 40

Tyler Heineman

Scoring Position

.819 OPS

AVG .324

OBP .386

SLG .432

HR 0

AB 37

H 12

RBI 16

Wenceel Perez

None On

.819 OPS

AVG .274

OBP .335

SLG .484

HR 8

AB 186

H 51

RBI 8

Nathaniel Lowe

Scoring Position

.819 OPS

AVG .277

OBP .360

SLG .459

HR 6

AB 148

H 41

RBI 64

Randy Arozarena

None On

.819 OPS

AVG .262

OBP .357

SLG .462

HR 17

AB 366

H 96

RBI 17

Carter Jensen

Lead Off Inning

.819 OPS

AVG .308

OBP .357

SLG .462

HR 0

AB 13

H 4

RBI 0

Brent Rooker

Scoring Position

.819 OPS

AVG .237

OBP .337

SLG .482

HR 7

AB 139

H 33

RBI 52

Xander Bogaerts

Lead Off Inning

.819 OPS

AVG .294

OBP .349

SLG .471

HR 5

AB 119

H 35

RBI 5

Weston Wilson

Scoring Position

.819 OPS

AVG .304

OBP .385

SLG .435

HR 1

AB 23

H 7

RBI 10

Taylor Ward

Lead Off Inning

.818 OPS

AVG .245

OBP .295

SLG .523

HR 11

AB 155

H 38

RBI 11

JP Crawford

Scoring Position

.817 OPS

AVG .289

OBP .387

SLG .430

HR 4

AB 121

H 35

RBI 46

Ryan Ohearn

Runners On

.817 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .374

SLG .443

HR 7

AB 219

H 64

RBI 53

Daniel Schneemann

Scoring Position, 2 out

.817 OPS

AVG .225

OBP .367

SLG .450

HR 2

AB 40

H 9

RBI 16

Christian Walker

Scoring Position, 2 out

.817 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .330

SLG .488

HR 5

AB 80

H 21

RBI 31

Kerry Carpenter

Runners On

.817 OPS

AVG .236

OBP .289

SLG .528

HR 13

AB 178

H 42

RBI 49

Gavin Sheets

Scoring Position, 2 out

.817 OPS

AVG .281

OBP .379

SLG .439

HR 1

AB 57

H 16

RBI 20

Jonatan Clase

Scoring Position, 2 out

.817 OPS

AVG .300

OBP .417

SLG .400

HR 0

AB 10

H 3

RBI 4

Braxton Fulford

Runners On

.816 OPS

AVG .282

OBP .354

SLG .462

HR 0

AB 39

H 11

RBI 15

Davis Schneider

None On

.816 OPS

AVG .237

OBP .351

SLG .465

HR 8

AB 114

H 27

RBI 8

Zach Neto

Scoring Position

.815 OPS

AVG .287

OBP .343

SLG .471

HR 2

AB 87

H 25

RBI 34

TJ Friedl

Scoring Position, 2 out

.815 OPS

AVG .298

OBP .411

SLG .404

HR 1

AB 47

H 14

RBI 16

Taylor Ward

Scoring Position

.815 OPS

AVG .246

OBP .343

SLG .472

HR 8

AB 142

H 35

RBI 64

Manny Machado

Scoring Position

.814 OPS

AVG .296

OBP .360

SLG .454

HR 4

AB 152

H 45

RBI 67

Zach McKinstry

None On

.814 OPS

AVG .271

OBP .333

SLG .481

HR 9

AB 258

H 70

RBI 9

Jung Hoo Lee

Lead Off Inning

.813 OPS

AVG .291

OBP .388

SLG .425

HR 1

AB 127

H 37

RBI 1

Blaze Alexander

Scoring Position, 2 out

.813 OPS

AVG .267

OBP .313

SLG .500

HR 0

AB 30

H 8

RBI 11

Javier Baez

Scoring Position

.813 OPS

AVG .292

OBP .304

SLG .509

HR 5

AB 106

H 31

RBI 47

Alejandro Kirk

Runners On

.812 OPS

AVG .312

OBP .358

SLG .454

HR 7

AB 218

H 68

RBI 68

Cedric Mullins

Bases Loaded

.812 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .267

SLG .545

HR 1

AB 11

H 3

RBI 13

Kyle Karros

Scoring Position, 2 out

.812 OPS

AVG .333

OBP .412

SLG .400

HR 0

AB 15

H 5

RBI 3

George Valera

Runners On

.812 OPS

AVG .263

OBP .391

SLG .421

HR 1

AB 19

H 5

RBI 4

Christian Yelich

Lead Off Inning

.811 OPS

AVG .250

OBP .346

SLG .466

HR 7

AB 116

H 29

RBI 7

Ramon Laureano

Runners On

.811 OPS

AVG .273

OBP .328

SLG .483

HR 10

AB 209

H 57

RBI 62

Vinnie Pasquantino

Runners On

.811 OPS

AVG .272

OBP .319

SLG .492

HR 18

AB 313

H 85

RBI 99

Jake Bauers

Runners On

.810 OPS

AVG .245

OBP .363

SLG .447

HR 4

AB 94

H 23

RBI 25

Fernando Tatis

Scoring Position

.810 OPS

AVG .248

OBP .372

SLG .438

HR 5

AB 105

H 26

RBI 47

Jake Burger

Runners On

.810 OPS

AVG .285

OBP .329

SLG .481

HR 7

AB 158

H 45

RBI 44

Fernando Tatis

Lead Off Inning

.810 OPS

AVG .257

OBP .351

SLG .460

HR 10

AB 237

H 61

RBI 10

Alejandro Kirk

Scoring Position

.808 OPS

AVG .315

OBP .372

SLG .435

HR 2

AB 124

H 39

RBI 58

Elly DE LA Cruz

Scoring Position, 2 out

.808 OPS

AVG .222

OBP .380

SLG .429

HR 4

AB 63

H 14

RBI 22

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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