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Opponents' Slugging Minus Expected 2021

Recorded slugging minus the estimate, using the same completed games. A positive number means more bases were recorded than estimated. 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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' Slugging Minus Expected / 2021

Cody Ponce

PIT

0.126

Season leader

Opponents' Slugging Minus Expected2021 season
#	Player	Team	Model balls	Measured%	SLG − MLBDB xSLG
1	C. PonceCody Ponce	PIT	131	100.0%	0.126
2	A. SlegersAaron Slegers	LAA	108	100.0%	0.123
3	A. BandaAnthony Banda	PIT	106	100.0%	0.110
4	J. SoriaJoakim Soria	TOR	106	100.0%	0.095
5	R. MonteroRafael Montero	HOU	161	100.0%	0.090
6	P. MatonPhil Maton	HOU	174	100.0%	0.079
7	B. BowdenBen Bowden	COL	113	100.0%	0.075
8	A. PlutkoAdam Plutko	BAL	181	100.0%	0.072
9	M. WislerMatt Wisler	TB	121	100.0%	0.070
10	T. EshelmanThomas Eshelman	BAL	104	100.0%	0.069
11	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	441	100.0%	0.068
12	J. SmithJoe Smith	SEA	128	100.0%	0.067
13	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	115	100.0%	0.066
14	J. SpringsJeffrey Springs	TB	102	100.0%	0.066
15	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	157	100.0%	0.065
16	A. MillerAndrew Miller	STL	103	100.0%	0.065
17	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	MIA	287	100.0%	0.062
18	C. ValdezCésar Valdez	BAL	150	100.0%	0.060
19	P. BlackburnPaul Blackburn	OAK	137	100.0%	0.059
20	A. ClaudioAlex Claudio	LAA	103	100.0%	0.058
21	A. YoungAlex Young	CLE	173	100.0%	0.058
22	T. MegillTylor Megill	NYM	250	100.0%	0.057
23	M. MooreMatt Moore	PHI	231	100.0%	0.057
24	H. NerisHéctor Neris	PHI	176	100.0%	0.056
25	R. DetwilerRoss Detwiler	SD	139	100.0%	0.056
26	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	110	100.0%	0.056
27	D. HollandDerek Holland	DET	153	100.0%	0.055
28	J. FariaJake Faria	AZ	107	100.0%	0.055
29	J. KowarJackson Kowar	KC	103	100.0%	0.054
30	T. MayTrevor May	NYM	159	100.0%	0.052
31	A. OttavinoAdam Ottavino	BOS	163	100.0%	0.052
32	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	SD	336	100.0%	0.052
33	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	SF	176	100.0%	0.051
34	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	368	100.0%	0.050
35	J. GrayJosiah Gray	WSH	196	100.0%	0.050
36	W. SmithWill Smith	ATL	163	100.0%	0.049
37	K. MaedaKenta Maeda	MIN	300	100.0%	0.049
38	C. EstévezCarlos Estévez	COL	187	100.0%	0.048
39	T. SantillanTony Santillan	CIN	106	100.0%	0.046
40	A. GarrettAmir Garrett	CIN	125	100.0%	0.046
41	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	SD	262	100.0%	0.046
42	H. CastellanosHumberto Castellanos	AZ	149	100.0%	0.045
43	Y. AlmonteYency Almonte	COL	137	100.0%	0.045
44	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	NYM	280	100.0%	0.043
45	C. KuhlChad Kuhl	PIT	223	100.0%	0.043
46	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	172	100.0%	0.042
47	J. WebbJacob Webb	ATL	105	100.0%	0.040
48	S. DoolittleSean Doolittle	SEA	144	99.3%	0.040
49	A. BradleyArchie Bradley	PHI	159	100.0%	0.039
50	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	421	100.0%	0.038

SLG − MLBDB xSLG: Recorded slugging minus the estimate, using the same completed games. A positive number means more bases were recorded than estimated. For pitchers, these are opponents' results. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Understanding Opponents' Slugging Minus Expected

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.