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Bubba Starling

Royals Career team 2019–2020
Number #11
Position Center Fielder
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Gardner, KS
Born Aug 3, 1992

Key Insights

2020
This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Starling gets neither side of the trade: bottom-end barrel rate and bottom-end strikeout rate: 20th percentile barrel rate, 3rd percentile strikeout rate.

64 plate appearances in 2020. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2020.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Starling hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.1 mph on average there, against 80.0 up the middle.

12 batted balls to his pull side, 18 up the middle.
He is not producing at the plate this season

Starling's OPS+ of 25 sits 6th percentile among hitters this season.

64 plate appearances in 2020. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 448th in MLB.
The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Starling strikes out in 42.2% of his trips, 3rd percentile.

64 plate appearances in 2020. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 461st in MLB.
He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Starling's quality of contact only supports a .194 expected average, 13th percentile in the league.

64 plate appearances in 2020. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 414th in MLB.
He does not get on base enough to help

Starling is on base at a .219 clip, 7th percentile in the league.

64 plate appearances in 2020. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 444th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 3, 1992
Birth Place Gardner, KS
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right