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Dustin Ackley

Mariners Career team 2011–2015
Number #4
Position Second Baseman
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Winston-Salem, NC
Born Feb 26, 1988

Key Insights

2016
He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Ackley's batting average is .145 but the quality of his contact projects .214, a gap of .069 in his favour once the bounces even out.

71 plate appearances in 2016.
The power is not there this season

Ackley is slugging .145, 5th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2016. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 599th in MLB.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Ackley hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.1 mph on average there, against 80.6 the other way.

18 batted balls to his pull side, 10 the other way.
He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Ackley strikes out in only 14.1% of his trips, 90th percentile.

71 plate appearances in 2016. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 66th in MLB.
He does not get on base enough to help

Ackley is on base at a .239 clip, 17th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2016. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 523rd in MLB.
He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Ackley walks in 11.3% of his plate appearances, 87th percentile.

71 plate appearances in 2016. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 81st in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 26, 1988
Birth Place Winston-Salem, NC
Height 6' 1"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft North Carolina