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Weighted Average Minus Expected 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Weighted Average Minus Expected / 2023

TJ Friedl

CIN

0.063

Season leader

Weighted Average Minus Expected2023 season
#	Player	Team	Model balls	Measured%	wOBA − MLBDB xwOBA
1	T. FriedlTJ Friedl	CIN	409	100.0%	0.063
2	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	290	100.0%	0.062
3	R. AdamsRiley Adams	WSH	100	100.0%	0.060
4	Z. RemillardZach Remillard	CWS	103	100.0%	0.052
5	E. MonteroElehuris Montero	COL	176	100.0%	0.051
6	W. BensonWill Benson	CIN	185	100.0%	0.049
7	R. McGuireReese McGuire	BOS	137	100.0%	0.048
8	R. LewisRoyce Lewis	MIN	162	100.0%	0.040
9	F. MejíaFrancisco Mejía	TB	115	100.0%	0.038
10	B. BeltBrandon Belt	TOR	200	100.0%	0.035
11	J. DuranJarren Duran	BOS	244	100.0%	0.034
12	R. JeffersRyan Jeffers	MIN	199	100.0%	0.031
13	M. FordMike Ford	SEA	139	100.0%	0.030
14	J. HeywardJason Heyward	LAD	273	100.0%	0.029
15	Z. GelofZack Gelof	OAK	189	100.0%	0.028
16	R. UríasRamón Urías	BAL	260	100.0%	0.028
17	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	TOR	452	100.0%	0.027
18	L. RaleyLuke Raley	TB	232	100.0%	0.027
19	J. TrioloJared Triolo	PIT	119	100.0%	0.026
20	W. CastroWilli Castro	MIN	264	100.0%	0.026
21	C. MullinsCedric Mullins	BAL	310	100.0%	0.025
22	C. McCormickChas McCormick	HOU	289	100.0%	0.024
23	E. JulienEdouard Julien	MIN	214	100.0%	0.023
24	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	WSH	484	100.0%	0.022
25	J. OutmanJames Outman	LAD	306	100.0%	0.022
26	J. VottoJoey Votto	CIN	146	100.0%	0.022
27	J. GalloJoey Gallo	MIN	140	100.0%	0.022
28	E. SosaEdmundo Sosa	PHI	207	99.5%	0.021
29	J. Chisholm Jr.Jazz Chisholm Jr.	MIA	237	100.0%	0.021
30	K. MarteKetel Marte	AZ	465	100.0%	0.020
31	A. SantanderAnthony Santander	BAL	443	100.0%	0.020
32	C. WongConnor Wong	BOS	241	100.0%	0.019
33	L. ThomasLane Thomas	WSH	459	100.0%	0.017
34	E. RuizEsteury Ruiz	OAK	355	100.0%	0.017
35	D. StewartDJ Stewart	NYM	106	100.0%	0.017
36	A. KniznerAndrew Knizner	STL	164	100.0%	0.017
37	T. MurphyTom Murphy	SEA	103	100.0%	0.016
38	S. FrelickSal Frelick	MIL	157	100.0%	0.016
39	N. PrattoNick Pratto	KC	172	100.0%	0.016
40	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	BAL	268	100.0%	0.015
41	R. GrossmanRobbie Grossman	TEX	263	100.0%	0.015
42	J. MeyersJake Meyers	HOU	222	100.0%	0.015
43	C. BlackmonCharlie Blackmon	COL	308	100.0%	0.014
44	C. TaylorChris Taylor	LAD	214	100.0%	0.014
45	L. ArraezLuis Arraez	MIA	544	100.0%	0.013
46	G. UrshelaGio Urshela	LAA	181	100.0%	0.012
47	E. DuranEzequiel Duran	TEX	289	100.0%	0.012
48	R. GrichukRandal Grichuk	LAA	340	100.0%	0.012
49	T. JankowskiTravis Jankowski	TEX	208	100.0%	0.012
50	C. WalkerChristian Walker	AZ	463	100.0%	0.011

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, 2:33 PM UTC.