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Raffy Lopez

Blue Jays Career team 2017
Number #55
Position Catcher
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 5' 8"
Weight 184 lbs
Birth Place Philadelphia, PA
Born Oct 2, 1987

Key Insights

2018
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Lopez averages 20.4 degrees off the bat: 52.7% of his contact is in the air and 25.5% of it is on the ground.

55 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Lopez's quality of contact only supports a .160 expected average, 15th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 548th in MLB.
This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Lopez gets neither side of the trade: bottom-end barrel rate and bottom-end strikeout rate: 35th percentile barrel rate, 12th percentile strikeout rate.

114 plate appearances in 2018. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2018.
The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Lopez strikes out in 37.7% of his trips, 12th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2018. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 564th in MLB.
He does not get on base enough to help

Lopez is on base at a .246 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 506th in MLB.
He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Lopez finds the launch angles that produce hits on 43.6% of his contact, 88th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 81st in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 2, 1987
Birth Place Philadelphia, PA
Height 5' 8"
Weight 184 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft Florida State