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Opponents' MLBDB Expected Batting Average 2024

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, 2024. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' MLBDB Expected Batting Average / 2024

Kirby Yates

TEX

.146

Season leader, lower is better

Opponents' MLBDB Expected Batting Average2024 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	Model balls	Measured%	MLBDB xBA
1	K. YatesKirby Yates	TEX	121	100.0%	.146
2	M. MillerMason Miller	OAK	123	100.0%	.148
3	A. VesiaAlex Vesia	LAD	140	100.0%	.153
4	E. DíazEdwin Díaz	NYM	109	100.0%	.165
5	O. BidoOsvaldo Bido	OAK	163	100.0%	.179
6	K. AkinKeegan Akin	BAL	195	100.0%	.180
7	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	ATL	168	100.0%	.182
8	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	PHI	141	100.0%	.186
9	G. JaxGriffin Jax	MIN	163	100.0%	.186
10	H. GreeneHunter Greene	CIN	366	100.0%	.187
11	J. EstradaJeremiah Estrada	SD	134	100.0%	.187
12	M. KopechMichael Kopech	LAD	152	100.0%	.189
13	J. ButtóJosé Buttó	NYM	172	100.0%	.190
14	E. MillerErik Miller	SF	158	100.0%	.190
15	R. WalkerRyan Walker	SF	182	100.0%	.191
16	J. AlcalaJorge Alcala	MIN	153	100.0%	.191
17	B. HudsonBryan Hudson	MIL	148	100.0%	.194
18	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	ATL	175	100.0%	.195
19	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	NYM	144	100.0%	.195
20	B. AbreuBryan Abreu	HOU	184	100.0%	.196
21	D. LeeDylan Lee	ATL	147	100.0%	.197
22	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	NYY	198	100.0%	.197
23	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis	CLE	194	100.0%	.198
24	A. PukA.J. Puk	AZ	176	100.0%	.198
25	B. HurterBrant Hurter	DET	131	100.0%	.201
26	A. AdamsAustin Adams	OAK	102	100.0%	.202
27	R. StanekRyne Stanek	NYM	146	100.0%	.203
28	E. MorganEli Morgan	CLE	121	100.0%	.204
29	L. GilLuis Gil	NYY	380	100.0%	.205
30	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	MIN	177	100.0%	.205
31	T. HerrinTim Herrin	CLE	159	100.0%	.206
32	K. JansenKenley Jansen	BOS	135	100.0%	.206
33	S. DomínguezSeranthony Domínguez	BAL	164	100.0%	.206
34	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIL	118	100.0%	.207
35	J. WebbJacob Webb	BAL	151	100.0%	.208
36	D. Lynch IVDaniel Lynch IV	KC	117	100.0%	.208
37	D. HerzDJ Herz	WSH	236	100.0%	.208
38	R. RodríguezRandy Rodríguez	SF	146	100.0%	.208
39	T. FergusonTyler Ferguson	OAK	119	100.0%	.209
40	B. OberBailey Ober	MIN	469	100.0%	.209
41	C. HoldermanColin Holderman	PIT	137	100.0%	.210
42	E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase	CLE	192	100.0%	.212
43	R. HelsleyRyan Helsley	STL	164	100.0%	.212
44	T. HoltonTyler Holton	DET	256	100.0%	.212
45	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	379	100.0%	.212
46	A. VothAustin Voth	SEA	166	100.0%	.212
47	D. HudsonDaniel Hudson	LAD	170	100.0%	.214
48	M. MooreMatt Moore	LAA	141	100.0%	.214
49	J. BoyleJoe Boyle	OAK	126	100.0%	.214
50	T. ScottTayler Scott	HOU	171	100.0%	.215

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, 2:34 PM UTC.