Veteran bat leaning on contact and approach
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.299 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.297 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.298 |
| Observed weight | 47% |
100th = best in MLB.
SEAGER+ is the promoted plate-discipline index; component rows marked rebadged research are visible diagnostic context, not standalone promoted metrics.
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Jonah Heim's tools (82) outpace production (68) by 14 points. Primary finding: groundball-heavy approach with the raw power to drive the ball — leaving fly-ball damage on the table. Most actionable fix: elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range.
Elevate bat path to increase average launch angle toward 12-18° range
Solid = current angle. Dotted = recommended window.86 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
No bat-tracking aggregate is available for this hitter. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
No Savant bat-tracking aggregate is available for this hitter.
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
| xwOBA Δ | +0.005 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.049 |
| Sample | 192 PA |
negative regression
| Metric | Point | Range | Half-width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plate Appearances | 474 | -- | -- |
| Home Runs | 13 | -- | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | -- | -- |
| xwOBA | 0.291 | 0.268 to 0.345 | +/- 0.038 |
| ISO | 0.121 | 0.103 to 0.214 | +/- 0.056 |
| Barrel% | 4.4% | 2.7% to 6.8% | +/- 2.1% |
| Hard-Hit% | 36.8% | 32.0% to 44.6% | +/- 6.3% |
| K% | 20.0% | 16.3% to 24.9% | +/- 4.3% |
| BB% | 6.7% | 4.3% to 9.7% | +/- 2.7% |
| BABIP | 0.272 | 0.230 to 0.325 | +/- 0.048 |
| xwOBA | 0.247 |
| K% | 16.0% |
| BB% | 6.3% |
| Barrel | 4.5% |
| xwOBA | 0.233 |
| K% | 16.0% |
| BB% | 5.6% |
| Barrel | 3.8% |
