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Willie Bloomquist

Mariners Career team 2002–2015
Number #8
Position Shortstop
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 48
Height 5' 11"
Weight 198 lbs
Birth Place Bremerton, WA
Born Nov 27, 1977

Key Insights

2015
The power is not there this season

Bloomquist is slugging .174, 9th percentile in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2015. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 576th in MLB.
Too much of his contact is weak

Just 20.5% of Bloomquist's contact reaches 95 mph, 11th percentile.

72 plate appearances in 2015. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 565th in MLB.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Bloomquist pulls 26.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

15 pulled, 25 up the middle and 16 the other way over 56 located batted balls.
He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Bloomquist's quality of contact only supports a .180 expected average, 20th percentile in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 510th in MLB.
He does not get on base enough to help

Bloomquist is on base at a .194 clip, 11th percentile in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2015. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 564th in MLB.
He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Bloomquist walks in only 2.8% of his plate appearances, 13th percentile.

72 plate appearances in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 550th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 27, 1977
Birth Place Bremerton, WA
Height 5' 11"
Weight 198 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Arizona State