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Franklin Gutierrez

Mariners Career team 2009–2016
Number #28
Position Left Fielder
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 43
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Caracas, Venezuela
Born Feb 21, 1983

Key Insights

2017
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gutierrez is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.097 OPS there against .657 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Gutierrez averages 2.6 degrees off the bat: 23.5% of his contact is in the air and 64.7% of it is on the ground.

34 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

48.6% of Gutierrez's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 94th percentile in the league.

63 plate appearances in 2017. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 42nd in MLB.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Gutierrez hits it hardest the other way: 95.9 mph on average there, against 83.0 up the middle.

8 batted balls the other way, 18 up the middle.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gutierrez is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .349 OPS there against .657 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.
He beats the ball into the ground too often

Gutierrez finds a productive launch angle on only 20.6% of his contact, 5th percentile.

63 plate appearances in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 603rd in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 21, 1983
Birth Place Caracas, Venezuela
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right