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Aaron Hill

Blue Jays Career team 2005–2011
Number #7
Position Second Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 5' 11"
Weight 198 lbs
Birth Place Visalia, CA
Born Mar 21, 1982

Key Insights

2017
He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Hill's batting average is .132 but the quality of his contact projects .221, a gap of .089 in his favour once the bounces even out.

80 plate appearances in 2017.
He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Hill walks in 13.8% of his plate appearances, 96th percentile.

80 plate appearances in 2017. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 28th in MLB.
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Hill averages 18.8 degrees off the bat: 35.9% of his contact is in the air and 41% of it is on the ground.

39 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
The power is not there this season

Hill is slugging .235, 16th percentile in the league.

80 plate appearances in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 536th in MLB.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hill is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .739 OPS there against .485 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.
He is not producing at the plate this season

Hill's OPS+ of 31 sits 17th percentile among hitters this season.

80 plate appearances in 2017. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 530th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 21, 1982
Birth Place Visalia, CA
Height 5' 11"
Weight 198 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft LSU