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Opponents' MLBDB Expected Batting Average 2023

Estimated hits per at-bat from ball speed, angle and same-season running speed when available. Strikeouts remain at-bats. Each needed contact contribution must be available. Reviewed seasons are 2018 through 2026; the current season is provisional. For pitchers, these are opponents' results. 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 / Opponents' MLBDB Expected Batting Average / 2023

Lucas Sims

CIN

.174

Season leader, lower is better

Opponents' MLBDB Expected Batting Average2023 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	Model balls	Measured%	MLBDB xBA
1	L. SimsLucas Sims	CIN	137	100.0%	.174
2	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	TB	108	100.0%	.179
3	S. WilsonSteven Wilson	SD	132	100.0%	.179
4	E. SheehanEmmet Sheehan	LAD	157	100.0%	.181
5	J. DuranJhoan Duran	MIN	142	100.0%	.182
6	J. LeclercJosé Leclerc	TEX	136	100.0%	.183
7	D. MoretaDauri Moreta	PIT	136	100.0%	.183
8	S. MillerShelby Miller	LAD	100	100.0%	.187
9	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	PHI	118	100.0%	.187
10	P. SewaldPaul Sewald	AZ	144	100.0%	.187
11	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	PHI	152	100.0%	.187
12	C. PocheColin Poche	TB	160	100.0%	.188
13	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	166	100.0%	.188
14	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	153	100.0%	.191
15	D. BednarDavid Bednar	PIT	173	100.0%	.193
16	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	DET	191	100.0%	.194
17	B. BakerBryan Baker	BAL	110	100.0%	.195
18	K. GinkelKevin Ginkel	AZ	159	100.0%	.197
19	G. SotoGregory Soto	PHI	161	100.0%	.197
20	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	TOR	173	100.0%	.198
21	E. SwansonErik Swanson	TOR	165	99.4%	.199
22	D. RobertsonDavid Robertson	MIA	163	100.0%	.201
23	K. YatesKirby Yates	ATL	132	100.0%	.201
24	A. LangeAlex Lange	DET	157	100.0%	.202
25	A. MuñozAndrés Muñoz	SEA	117	100.0%	.203
26	K. JansenKenley Jansen	BOS	117	100.0%	.203
27	S. StriderSpencer Strider	ATL	415	100.0%	.203
28	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	TB	138	100.0%	.204
29	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	TEX	398	100.0%	.204
30	L. ErcegLucas Erceg	OAK	141	100.0%	.204
31	T. RogersTaylor Rogers	SF	124	100.0%	.205
32	J. BrebbiaJohn Brebbia	SF	100	100.0%	.205
33	K. CrawfordKutter Crawford	BOS	351	100.0%	.205
34	C. HolmesClay Holmes	NYY	165	100.0%	.207
35	M. BrashMatt Brash	SEA	166	100.0%	.208
36	A. PukA.J. Puk	MIA	149	100.0%	.208
37	B. RaleyBrooks Raley	NYM	144	100.0%	.209
38	R. WalkerRyan Walker	SF	159	100.0%	.209
39	J. BeeksJalen Beeks	TB	123	100.0%	.209
40	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYM	162	100.0%	.210
41	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	219	100.0%	.210
42	J. RomanoJordan Romano	TOR	150	100.0%	.211
43	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	MIL	409	100.0%	.211
44	J. SborzJosh Sborz	TEX	130	100.0%	.211
45	H. MilnerHoby Milner	MIL	178	100.0%	.212
46	N. SandlinNick Sandlin	CLE	147	100.0%	.212
47	P. LópezPablo López	MIN	509	100.0%	.213
48	G. JaxGriffin Jax	MIN	183	100.0%	.213
49	H. GreeneHunter Greene	CIN	290	100.0%	.213
50	N. CortesNestor Cortes	NYY	176	100.0%	.213

MLBDB xBA: Estimated hits per at-bat from ball speed, angle and same-season running speed when available. Strikeouts remain at-bats. Each needed contact contribution must be available. Reviewed seasons are 2018 through 2026; the current season is provisional. For pitchers, these are opponents' results. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Understanding Opponents' MLBDB Expected Batting Average

Formula: Estimated hits in at-bats ÷ at-bats

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.