Austin Slater
RFTampa Bay Rays · AL · Age 33 · Bats R / Throws R · 74 PA
↓ Negative regressionSELLRank 249 of 527 hitters by opportunity score
Opportunity Score
14
−6.4 last 7 days
HOLDBalancedProduction matches the underlying process.
Most likely driver: genuine bat-speed decline (strength, health, or age) (19% confidence).
G
28
PA
74
H
15
HR
0
R
6
RBI
3
SB
4
BB
8
SO
21
AVG
.231
OBP
.311
SLG
.277
OPS
.588
DefenseSprint 27.9 ft/s64p
Edge breakdown
Expected
What the batted-ball quality deserves
xBA.182
xSLG.236
xwOBA.235
xBABIP.281
Actual
What the scoreboard says
BA.231
SLG.277
wOBA.271
BABIP.333
Difference
Actual − expected · percentile of the gap
AVG vs xBA+.0494
SLG vs xSLG+.04123
wOBA vs xwOBA+.03611
BABIP vs xBABIP+.05216
Swing DNA & matchups
2026 bat tracking with league percentiles · matchups vs every pitch type, minimum 10 PA
Balanced
No single trait dominates — a league-typical swing shape.
The swing
Bat Speed71.1 mph38 pctl
Swing Length6.9 ft15 pctl
Fast-Swing Rate10.2%32 pctl
Squared-Up Rate21.2%31 pctl
Percentiles vs all tracked hitters. Attack angle/direction and tilt are swing-weighted averages across batting sides. Swing type from editable rules — first match wins.
vs pitch types
| Pitch | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | lg xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | RV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 35 | .259 | .269 | .327 | 19.6lg 22.0 | 22.9 | -2.8 |
| Changeup | 12 | .150 | .211 | .278 | 52.0lg 31.5 | 50.0 | -0.7 |
xwOBA green/red when 20+ points above/below league vs that pitch. RV/100 = run value per 100 pitches seen (positive favors the hitter). Source: Savant pitch arsenal stats.
Recent games
Percentile rankings
xwOBA
7
Hard-Hit%
3
Barrel%
9
Avg Exit Velo
9
Bat Speed
37
K%
23
BB%
75
Chase%
63
30-day rolling trends
Rolling wOBA vs xwOBA
wOBAxwOBA
Rolling Hard-Hit%
Rolling Barrel%
Rolling Exit Velocity
Rolling Whiff%