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Kyle Blanks

Padres Career team 2009–2014
Number #45
Position First Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 40
Height 6' 6"
Weight 265 lbs
Birth Place Sellersville, PA
Born Sep 11, 1986

Key Insights

2015
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Blanks is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a 1.350 OPS there against .875 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.
He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Blanks's batting average is .313 but the quality of his contact projects .226, a gap of .087 he is currently outrunning.

71 plate appearances in 2015.
One of the more productive bats in the league

Blanks's OPS+ of 144 puts him 96th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

71 plate appearances in 2015. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 26th in MLB.
He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

11.9% of Blanks's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 93rd percentile.

71 plate appearances in 2015. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 46th in MLB.
This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Blanks trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 93rd percentile barrel rate, 25th percentile strikeout rate.

71 plate appearances in 2015. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2015.
There is real damage in his bat

Blanks is slugging .522, 95th percentile in the league.

71 plate appearances in 2015. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 35th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 11, 1986
Birth Place Sellersville, PA
Height 6' 6"
Weight 265 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right