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Weighted Average Minus Expected 2020

Recorded weighted batting average minus the estimate, using the same completed games and batting weights. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Season

At least 100 balls with recorded speed and angle. MLBDB estimates from recorded ball speed and angle. Every contact contribution needed by the statistic must be available. Missing or unsupported inputs remain N/A. These describe recorded contact, not future performance. Data through December 31, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Weighted Average Minus Expected / 2020

Cedric Mullins

BAL

0.068

Season leader

Weighted Average Minus Expected2020 season
#	Player	Team	Model balls	Measured%	wOBA − MLBDB xwOBA
1	C. MullinsCedric Mullins	BAL	107	100.0%	0.068
2	A. VerdugoAlex Verdugo	BOS	157	100.0%	0.061
3	A. SimmonsAndrelton Simmons	LAA	102	100.0%	0.051
4	C. BiggioCavan Biggio	TOR	159	100.0%	0.042
5	M. YastrzemskiMike Yastrzemski	SF	137	100.0%	0.041
6	D. FletcherDavid Fletcher	LAA	185	100.0%	0.037
7	M. BrantleyMichael Brantley	HOU	142	100.0%	0.035
8	W. FloresWilmer Flores	SF	163	100.0%	0.034
9	M. MorelandMitch Moreland	SD	104	100.0%	0.033
10	R. NúñezRenato Núñez	BAL	132	100.0%	0.031
11	M. ConfortoMichael Conforto	NYM	145	100.0%	0.026
12	B. AndersonBrian Anderson	MIA	135	100.0%	0.023
13	A. BohmAlec Bohm	PHI	126	100.0%	0.021
14	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	COL	166	100.0%	0.020
15	K. TuckerKyle Tucker	HOU	164	100.0%	0.018
16	R. CanóRobinson Canó	NYM	148	100.0%	0.017
17	I. Kiner-FalefaIsiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	180	100.0%	0.015
18	J. SeguraJean Segura	PHI	148	100.0%	0.014
19	V. RoblesVictor Robles	WSH	118	100.0%	0.013
20	C. HernándezCésar Hernández	CLE	177	100.0%	0.011
21	M. OzunaMarcell Ozuna	ATL	169	100.0%	0.010
22	T. LopesTim Lopes	SEA	109	100.0%	0.009
23	J. AbreuJosé Abreu	CWS	182	100.0%	0.008
24	J. RealmutoJ.T. Realmuto	PHI	125	100.0%	0.008
25	Y. GrandalYasmani Grandal	CWS	105	100.0%	0.008
26	A. SantanderAnthony Santander	BAL	128	100.0%	0.005
27	J. SotoJuan Soto	WSH	126	100.0%	0.002
28	B. BeltBrandon Belt	SF	113	100.0%	0.002
29	M. MoustakasMike Moustakas	CIN	105	100.0%	0.001
30	M. DubónMauricio Dubón	SF	124	100.0%	0.000
31	J. AguilarJesús Aguilar	MIA	152	100.0%	-0.002
32	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	KC	216	100.0%	-0.004
33	E. HernándezEnrique Hernández	LAD	109	100.0%	-0.004
34	L. García Jr.Luis García Jr.	WSH	105	100.0%	-0.005
35	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	STL	149	100.0%	-0.009
36	Y. MolinaYadier Molina	STL	126	100.0%	-0.009
37	A. NolaAustin Nola	SD	129	100.0%	-0.010
38	E. SuárezEugenio Suárez	CIN	132	100.0%	-0.011
39	E. EncarnaciónEdwin Encarnación	CWS	106	100.0%	-0.011
40	J. BellJosh Bell	PIT	140	100.0%	-0.012
41	J. PolancoJorge Polanco	MIN	177	100.0%	-0.013
42	J. HeywardJason Heyward	CHC	112	100.0%	-0.014
43	D. MurphyDaniel Murphy	COL	103	100.0%	-0.014
44	P. DeJongPaul DeJong	STL	106	100.0%	-0.015
45	N. SolakNick Solak	TEX	171	100.0%	-0.016
46	W. ContrerasWillson Contreras	CHC	134	100.0%	-0.016
47	T. ShawTravis Shaw	TOR	114	100.0%	-0.016
48	A. GarcíaAvisaíl García	MIL	132	100.0%	-0.017
49	Y. TsutsugoYoshi Tsutsugo	TB	108	100.0%	-0.018
50	J. UptonJustin Upton	LAA	105	100.0%	-0.020

wOBA − MLBDB xwOBA: Recorded weighted batting average minus the estimate, using the same completed games and batting weights. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Understanding Weighted Average Minus Expected

Recorded weighted batting average minus the estimate, using the same completed games and batting weights. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

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Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.