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Samad Taylor

SD · Hitter · 5 games projected since Sep 18, 2026, every one frozen before first pitch.

Statcast

by window and pitcher hand
Samad Taylor · last 90 daysthrough Sep 24, 2026 · windows are his last games
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G414.364.429.727.461.38228.6%14.3%42.3%79.8104.225.0%25.0%25.0%
Last 15 G1136.400.472.600.457.36216.7%13.9%30.6%83.7104.28.0%20.0%32.0%
Last 30 G2263.308.403.423.372.33825.4%14.3%28.3%82.3104.25.3%18.4%34.2%
90 days2263.308.403.423.372.33825.4%14.3%28.3%82.3104.25.3%18.4%34.2%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 38 balls in play
Ground 58%Line drive 24%Fly ball 16%Pop-up 3%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G22.000.000.000.000.00050.0%0.0%0.0%91.091.00.0%0.0%0.0%
Last 15 G915.200.200.200.180.12633.3%0.0%23.1%71.198.30.0%30.0%10.0%
Last 30 G1734.281.324.406.321.22826.5%2.9%16.9%71.598.34.3%21.7%34.8%
90 days1734.281.324.406.321.22826.5%2.9%16.9%71.598.34.3%21.7%34.8%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 23 balls in play
Ground 35%Line drive 22%Fly ball 26%Pop-up 17%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G516.308.375.615.403.33431.2%12.5%39.3%81.0104.222.2%22.2%22.2%
Last 15 G1551.333.392.467.375.29321.6%9.8%28.4%80.1104.25.7%22.9%25.7%
Last 30 G2897.298.375.417.354.29925.8%10.3%24.2%78.2104.24.9%19.7%34.4%
90 days2897.298.375.417.354.29925.8%10.3%24.2%78.2104.24.9%19.7%34.4%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 61 balls in play
Ground 49%Line drive 23%Fly ball 20%Pop-up 8%

Recent contact

Last 12 balls in play. Hard hit is 95+ mph; the sweet spot is a launch angle of 8 to 32 degrees.
DatePitcherPitchVeloEVLAxwOBAResult
Sep 24RHPSinker95.528.3-25.304Out
Sep 23RHPSlider85.166.4-7.068Force out
Sep 23RHPSinker96.688.8-19.107Out
Sep 22LHPFastball93.091.048.000Out
Sep 20RHPSinker98.676.2-59.284Single
Sep 20RHPSlider86.379.9-6.122Double
Sep 20RHPSinker97.291.79.580Single
Sep 19RHPSinker97.4102.7251.331Sac fly
Sep 19RHPFastball96.7104.2361.151Home run
Sep 18RHPSinker94.282.5-35.041Out
Sep 18LHPSlider89.197.318.477Single
Sep 18RHPSinker93.147.6-83.156Single
Last 10 games.
DatePAHTBHRBBK
Sep 24400003
Sep 23400011
Sep 22100000
Sep 20334000
Sep 19414111
Sep 18422010
Sep 17523011
Sep 16422000
Sep 15200000
Sep 13311000
FormNormal
Contact rating26Below average
Last 100 pitches51trending up
wOBA / xwOBA.353 / .291running 62 points ahead of his contact
Last 12 games, oldest to newest
Hit8/12
2+ total bases5/12
Home run1/12

Context only. Streaks and hot or cold labels don't move a projection: in our tests recent results didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season.

Talent
Talent grade—— type
wOBA–
Barrel%–
Hard-hit%–
K%–
BB%–

A season-level read, blending this season with last, shrunk toward league where the sample is thin.

Samad Taylor · percentile ranksvs 304 hitters on the slate with 60+ PA · last 90 days

Right is always better for the hitter: K% and whiff are ranked low-to-high. Context only; a percentile isn't a projection.

Samad Taylor · every 1+ hit projection, frozen pre-gameHitNo hitNot settled
30%50%70%90%Sep 18 vs Tyler Phillips: 50.6% · 2 HSep 19 vs Eury Pérez: 47.8% · 1 HSep 23 vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 57.9% · no hitSep 24 vs Tyler Glasnow: 53.8% · no hitSep 25 vs Brandon Pfaadt: 54.5% · not settledSep 18Sep 25

Hits in 2 of 4 settled games; the projections added up to 2.1. A handful of games says little about the model on its own.

Predicted vs what happened

4 settled games
Games with a hit2 of 4BTB expected 2.1
Games with 2+ TB2 of 4BTB expected 1.0
Games with a HR1 of 4BTB expected 0.3
Talent grade—wOBA – · K% –

One player's handful of games says little about the model; the market-level record is on the record. A game he never batted in is void, not a miss.

DateFacing1+ hit2+ TBHRPAHTBHR
Sep 25Brandon Pfaadt54.5%25.8%6.3%not settled
Sep 24Tyler Glasnow53.8%22.2%6.8%4000
Sep 23Yoshinobu Yamamoto57.9%27.9%8.5%4000
Sep 19Eury Pérez47.8%23.3%6.4%4141
Sep 18Tyler Phillips50.6%23.8%6.7%4220
Probabilities as served and frozen before first pitch.