Kyle Isbel
CFKansas City Royals · AL · Age 29 · Bats L / Throws R · 183 PA
Most likely driver: plate-discipline erosion — expanding the zone (35% confidence).
Edge breakdown
Short, flat, repeatable swing — squares the ball up and rarely misses, trades away loft.
The swing
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 | 57 | .408 | .274 | .327 | 14.5lg 22.0 | 21.1 | -0.2 |
| Sinker | 28 | .204 | .348 | .351 | 16.7lg 13.7 | 21.4 | -3.5 |
| Changeup | 27 | .144 | .207 | .278 | 22.5lg 31.5 | 29.6 | -5.2 |
| Cutter | 19 | .308 | .268 | .351 | 10.7lg 22.5 | 5.3 | -1.7 |
| Curveball | 17 | .347 | .280 | .281 | 31.3lg 30.8 | 23.5 | 1.4 |
| Sweeper | 16 | .100 | .156 | .263 | 15.8lg 31.0 | 37.5 | -4.3 |
| Slider | 11 | .473 | .376 | .288 | 36.0lg 33.5 | 27.3 | 4.5 |
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.
Timing spectrum
share of competitive swings by timing
on-time 64.2% (+0.0% vs prior) · late 17.4% (+0.0% vs prior)
Barrel accuracy
avg miss from the sweet spot · dashed ring = league
54 pctl (lower is better) · +0.0" vs prior
What this can't see: Joint kinetics, hip-shoulder separation, and kinematic sequencing (Hawkeye/KinaTrax, team-internal — never estimated here). Stance angle and foot separation (Savant visuals only, no export). Release extension (column exported empty; needs pitch-level ingest).