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Adrian Gonzalez

Padres Career team 2006–2010
Number #23
Position First Baseman
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 44
Height 6' 2"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Born May 8, 1982

Key Insights

2018
His contact is about the same with runners on

31.4% of Gonzalez's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.8% of it with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.
He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Gonzalez should be hitting .259, 81st percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2018. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 120th in MLB.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Gonzalez hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.8 mph on average there, against 85.0 up the middle.

62 batted balls to his pull side, 49 up the middle.
The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gonzalez strikes out in 13.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.1% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gonzalez is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .440 OPS there against .661 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.
He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Gonzalez strikes out in only 18.5% of his trips, 77th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2018. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 148th in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 8, 1982
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Height 6' 2"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left