Lane Thomas
CFKansas City Royals · AL · Age 30 · Bats R / Throws R · 286 PA
No diagnostic pattern fires — the profile is stable year over year.
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 | 95 | .362 | .364 | .327 | 18.0lg 22.0 | 22.1 | -0.1 |
| Sinker | 72 | .335 | .358 | .351 | 6.5lg 13.7 | 11.1 | -0.6 |
| Slider | 28 | .325 | .220 | .288 | 45.1lg 33.5 | 42.9 | 0.1 |
| Sweeper | 17 | .294 | .251 | .263 | 22.0lg 31.0 | 29.4 | -0.3 |
| Cutter | 22 | .334 | .331 | .351 | 26.9lg 22.5 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Changeup | 28 | .486 | .436 | .278 | 28.6lg 31.5 | 28.6 | 4.1 |
| Curveball | 17 | .253 | .308 | .281 | 14.3lg 30.8 | 23.5 | 2.1 |
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.
Where he stands
top-down, side-agnostic (mirrored for LHB)
depth 24.2" () · off plate 29.1" ()
Where he meets the ball
average intercept, inches vs the front of the plate
62 pctl ·
Timing spectrum
share of competitive swings by timing
on-time 70.9% (+0.0% vs prior) · late 13.8% (+0.0% vs prior)
Barrel accuracy
avg miss from the sweet spot · dashed ring = league
51 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).