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Mike Olt

Cubs Career team 2014–2015
Number #25
Position Third Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place New Haven, CT
Born Aug 27, 1988

Key Insights

2015
There is one part of the field he lives in

Olt hits it hardest the other way: 91.7 mph on average there, against 82.7 to his pull side.

11 batted balls the other way, 14 to his pull side.
He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

12% of Olt's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 94th percentile.

102 plate appearances in 2015. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 41st in MLB.
This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Olt trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 94th percentile barrel rate, 12th percentile strikeout rate.

102 plate appearances in 2015. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2015.
The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Olt strikes out in 34.3% of his trips, 12th percentile.

102 plate appearances in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 557th in MLB.
Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Olt pulls 23.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 47.1% of it against left-handers.

34 batted balls against right-handers, 17 against left-handers.
He does not get on base enough to help

Olt is on base at a .255 clip, 25th percentile in the league.

102 plate appearances in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 479th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 27, 1988
Birth Place New Haven, CT
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft UConn