No. 1 / Opponents' Estimated Balls to Center / 2024
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Opponents' Estimated Balls to Center 2024
Balls estimated toward center field, regardless of batting hand. For pitchers, these are balls hit against them. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.
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- Center balls
- Balls estimated toward center field, regardless of batting hand. For pitchers, these are balls hit against them. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.
Understanding Opponents' Estimated Balls to Center
Balls estimated toward center field, regardless of batting hand. For pitchers, these are balls hit against them. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.
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Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.