Connor Joe
2026Grade
He's running above his established level this season, so a cooler stretch wouldn't be a surprise.
Works counts and puts the ball in play; modest slug.
Gets on base by working the count
Connor Joe walks at a near-elite clip. He walks more often than 85% of qualified hitters. The strikeouts pile up, though. Only 22% of qualified hitters strike out more often. This is an early read, on only 45 plate appearances so far.
45 plate appearances · data through 2026-09-27.
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Plays like…
Each of these hitters shares his archetype and sits closest to him in EB/PA.
Hitter type
Hitter type
He hits the ball hard more often than most, and he gives away more at-bats than most.
League best:BB% − K% Josue De Paula (14.3%)Hard-hit% Yohandy Morales (62.5%)
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| Connor Joe | League median | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bases per ball in play(higher = better) | .635 | .511 | — |
| Walk rate(higher = better) | 13% | 8% | 85th |
| Strikeout rate(lower = better) | 33% | 23% | 22nd |
A higher percentile is better, and the 99th is the top of the league.
Platoon splits
Platoon splits (EB/PA)
He hits lefties better than righties, by 0.035 EB/PA.
50% probable range: +0.010 to +0.060
vs LHP: shrunk estimate 0.426 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.396 to 0.457, based on 26 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.449 EB/PA. League median vs LHP: 0.424 EB/PA.
vs RHP: shrunk estimate 0.391 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.362 to 0.418, based on 19 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.503 EB/PA. League median vs RHP: 0.433 EB/PA.
His raw rate vs RHP (0.503) is off this scale. Small samples can push a raw rate this far, which is why the dot, the shrunk estimate, is the number to trust.
His split is about typical for a righty bat (median 0.035). Against righties he sits below the league median, which is a real platoon weakness.
He sits in the league's middle half vs lefties and the league's bottom quarter vs righties.
How to read this chart
- Each dot is his estimate against that hand, with its 50% probable range as the bar. Higher is better.
- The diamond is his raw rate, which small samples make noisy, so the simulator pulls the dot toward a more trustworthy value.
- The dashed tick is the league median, and the shaded strip is the middle half of hitters with 50 or more plate appearances.
- Tap or hover a mark for its number. LHP and RHP are left- and right-handed pitchers. More on the About page
How he hits
He hits the ball to the pull side most often, and that's where he does the most damage.
Best batted balls
Luck check
One of his outs came on a ball the simulator values at 1.5 bases or more.
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Performance by pitch type
Each row shows the bases he adds per 100 pitches of one type, against the league.
+1.3 bases per 100 · no single-type league comparison
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Swing
Swing at a glance
He swings about as fast as most hitters. His swing length is typical, but his attack angle is flatter than most. With two strikes, he cuts his bat speed more than most hitters. His bat travels on a fairly typical path.
- Attack angle
- 5.0°
- Lg median 9.6°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Lg median 7.3 ft
- Swing path tilt
- 29.8°
- Lg median 31.4°
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- Bat speed counts competitive swings only, so bunts and check swings under 50 mph are left out.
- Swing length is how far the sweet spot of the bat travels during the swing. Attack angle is the bat’s upward or downward tilt through the zone.
- Swing path tilt is how steep the bat’s path is.
- None of these is better or worse on its own. Swing style trades power against contact, and the fastest and slowest swings in the league both belong to stars. More on the About page
Best games
Best games
These are his best games this season, ranked by bases above replacement.
- vs RoyalsMay 1, 2026score only
1-2 · HR
- Bases created
- 3.9
- Above replacement
- +3.2
- vs PadresApr 16, 2026score only
0-2
- Bases created
- 2.2
- Above replacement
- +1.5
- vs CardinalsApr 25, 2026score only
1-2
- Bases created
- 1.8
- Above replacement
- +1.1
- vs White SoxMay 10, 2026score only
2-2 · 2B
- Bases created
- 1.8
- Above replacement
- +1.1
- vs White SoxMay 19, 2026score only
0-2 · BB
- Bases created
- 2.0
- Above replacement
- +0.9
Trends
Multi-season trends · Connor Joe
Compared with last season, his HR% is up, his BB% is up and his K% is up.
Actual rates show what happened on the field, season by season.