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Weighted Average Minus Expected 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Weighted Average Minus Expected / 2021

Nick Madrigal

CWS

0.048

Season leader

Weighted Average Minus Expected2021 season
#	Player	Team	Model balls	Measured%	wOBA − MLBDB xwOBA
1	N. MadrigalNick Madrigal	CWS	184	100.0%	0.048
2	H. BaderHarrison Bader	STL	284	100.0%	0.042
3	M. SchrockMax Schrock	CIN	102	100.0%	0.038
4	T. JankowskiTravis Jankowski	PHI	104	100.0%	0.037
5	Y. GurrielYuli Gurriel	HOU	474	100.0%	0.036
6	B. De La CruzBryan De La Cruz	MIA	147	100.0%	0.036
7	C. MullinsCedric Mullins	BAL	482	100.0%	0.036
8	S. EspinalSantiago Espinal	TOR	193	100.0%	0.035
9	W. MyersWil Myers	SD	305	100.0%	0.035
10	B. BeltBrandon Belt	SF	223	100.0%	0.034
11	M. BeatyMatt Beaty	LAD	160	100.0%	0.034
12	F. MejíaFrancisco Mejía	TB	204	100.0%	0.034
13	J. MarisnickJake Marisnick	SD	115	100.0%	0.032
14	D. NuñezDom Nuñez	COL	138	100.0%	0.031
15	C. ArroyoChristian Arroyo	BOS	121	100.0%	0.030
16	B. PhillipsBrett Phillips	TB	144	100.0%	0.030
17	J. FuentesJoshua Fuentes	COL	207	100.0%	0.029
18	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	CHC	185	100.0%	0.027
19	K. WongKolten Wong	MIL	365	100.0%	0.026
20	W. AdamesWilly Adames	MIL	342	100.0%	0.026
21	J. LuplowJordan Luplow	TB	106	100.0%	0.026
22	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	517	100.0%	0.025
23	T. TaylorTyrone Taylor	MIL	185	100.0%	0.024
24	S. MarteStarling Marte	OAK	371	100.0%	0.023
25	F. GalvisFreddy Galvis	PHI	284	100.0%	0.023
26	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford	SF	383	100.0%	0.022
27	C. CulbersonCharlie Culberson	TEX	188	100.0%	0.022
28	A. BaddooAkil Baddoo	DET	294	100.0%	0.021
29	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	STL	504	100.0%	0.021
30	R. ZimmermanRyan Zimmerman	WSH	180	100.0%	0.021
31	G. SpringerGeorge Springer	TOR	221	100.0%	0.020
32	K. MarteKetel Marte	AZ	281	100.0%	0.019
33	R. TorreyesRonald Torreyes	PHI	283	100.0%	0.019
34	Y. TsutsugoYoshi Tsutsugo	PIT	160	100.0%	0.019
35	B. PoseyBuster Posey	SF	310	100.0%	0.018
36	J. DavisJ.D. Davis	NYM	113	100.0%	0.018
37	C. DickersonCorey Dickerson	TOR	269	100.0%	0.018
38	G. SheetsGavin Sheets	CWS	121	100.0%	0.018
39	N. AhmedNick Ahmed	AZ	333	100.0%	0.018
40	N. CastellanosNick Castellanos	CIN	416	100.0%	0.017
41	B. BuxtonByron Buxton	MIN	173	100.0%	0.017
42	A. EscobarAlcides Escobar	WSH	267	100.0%	0.017
43	W. FrancoWander Franco	TB	245	100.0%	0.017
44	B. AndersonBrian Anderson	MIA	168	100.0%	0.017
45	A. GarcíaAdolis García	TEX	391	100.0%	0.017
46	T. GrishamTrent Grisham	SD	348	100.0%	0.016
47	K. PillarKevin Pillar	NYM	245	100.0%	0.016
48	O. NarváezOmar Narváez	MIL	313	100.0%	0.015
49	A. HaysAustin Hays	BAL	385	100.0%	0.014
50	E. DíazElias Díaz	COL	279	100.0%	0.014

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.

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 13, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.