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Matt Joyce

Rays Career team 2009–2014
Number #7
Position Right Fielder
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 42
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Tampa, FL
Born Aug 3, 1984

Key Insights

2021
He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Joyce walks in 14.9% of his plate appearances, 98th percentile.

67 plate appearances in 2021. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 17th in MLB.
He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Joyce's quality of contact only supports a .163 expected average, 14th percentile in the league.

67 plate appearances in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 561st in MLB.
The power is not there this season

Joyce is slugging .218, 15th percentile in the league.

67 plate appearances in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 555th in MLB.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Joyce pulls 52.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 10%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

21 pulled, 15 up the middle and 4 the other way over 40 located batted balls.
He is not producing at the plate this season

Joyce's OPS+ of 28 sits 16th percentile among hitters this season.

67 plate appearances in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 547th in MLB.
He beats the ball into the ground too often

Joyce finds a productive launch angle on only 25% of his contact, 11th percentile.

67 plate appearances in 2021. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 582nd in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 3, 1984
Birth Place Tampa, FL
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft FLA Southern