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Estimated Opposite-Field Balls 2019

Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

Season

All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Estimated Opposite-Field Balls / 2019

DJ LeMahieu

NYY

179

Season leader

Estimated Opposite-Field Balls2019 season
#	Player	Team	Oppo balls
1	D. LeMahieuDJ LeMahieu	NYY	179
2	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	KC	161
3	L. CainLorenzo Cain	MIL	160
4	J. SeguraJean Segura	PHI	148
5	C. HernándezCésar Hernández	PHI	145
6	A. EatonAdam Eaton	WSH	142
7	E. AndrusElvis Andrus	TEX	142
8	R. DeversRafael Devers	BOS	139
9	M. SemienMarcus Semien	OAK	139
10	L. GarcíaLeury García	CWS	137
11	A. FrazierAdam Frazier	PIT	137
12	A. RosarioAmed Rosario	NYM	134
13	J. PolancoJorge Polanco	MIN	133
14	M. CabreraMiguel Cabrera	DET	133
15	M. MachadoManny Machado	SD	133
16	M. RojasMiguel Rojas	MIA	132
17	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	ATL	131
18	M. BrantleyMichael Brantley	HOU	130
19	X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts	BOS	128
20	N. CastellanosNick Castellanos	CHC	127
21	T. ManciniTrey Mancini	BAL	126
22	D. FletcherDavid Fletcher	LAA	126
23	T. StoryTrevor Story	COL	124
24	S. CastroStarlin Castro	MIA	124
25	Y. PuigYasiel Puig	CLE	124
26	Y. SánchezYolmer Sánchez	CWS	124
27	J. AbreuJosé Abreu	CWS	123
28	J. VillarJonathan Villar	BAL	122
29	T. PhamTommy Pham	TB	122
30	E. HosmerEric Hosmer	SD	122
31	C. BlackmonCharlie Blackmon	COL	119
32	J. MartinezJ.D. Martinez	BOS	119
33	R. Acuña Jr.Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	119
34	K. NewmanKevin Newman	PIT	118
35	M. MoustakasMike Moustakas	MIL	118
36	A. RendonAnthony Rendon	WSH	117
37	T. AndersonTim Anderson	CWS	116
38	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	COL	116
39	A. GordonAlex Gordon	KC	116
40	K. PillarKevin Pillar	SF	116
41	Y. GurrielYuli Gurriel	HOU	115
42	W. RamosWilson Ramos	NYM	115
43	H. AlbertoHanser Alberto	BAL	114
44	C. VázquezChristian Vázquez	BOS	113
45	N. AhmedNick Ahmed	AZ	113
46	M. BettsMookie Betts	BOS	112
47	F. LindorFrancisco Lindor	CLE	112
48	S. MarteStarling Marte	PIT	111
49	J. IglesiasJose Iglesias	CIN	110
50	B. PoseyBuster Posey	SF	110

Oppo balls: Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

Understanding Estimated Opposite-Field Balls

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.