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Steve Tolleson

Blue Jays Career team 2014–2015
Number #18
Position Shortstop
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 42
Height 5' 11"
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Place Spartanburg, SC
Born Nov 1, 1983

Key Insights

2015
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Tolleson averages -10.2 degrees off the bat: 11.5% of his contact is in the air and 69.2% of it is on the ground.

26 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Tolleson pulls 21.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

7 pulled, 17 up the middle and 8 the other way over 32 located batted balls.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Tolleson is at his worst against right-handers: a .566 OPS there against .772 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Tolleson is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .960 OPS there against .772 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.
Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Tolleson pulls 15.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 26.3% of it against left-handers.

13 batted balls against right-handers, 19 against left-handers.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 1, 1983
Birth Place Spartanburg, SC
Height 5' 11"
Weight 185 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft South Carolina