Bo Naylor
2026Grade
His season is in line with his established level.
Big pop, rarely takes a walk.
A mixed profile at the plate
Bo Naylor creates bases at a league-average clip. He creates more per plate appearance than 52% of qualified hitters. The strikeouts pile up, though. Only 38% of qualified hitters strike out more often. This is an early read, on only 98 plate appearances so far.
98 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. Pick one to see him side by side with Bo Naylor.
Hitter type
Hitter type
His walks and strikeouts sit near the league median.
League best:BB% − K% Josue De Paula (14.3%)Hard-hit% Yohandy Morales (62.5%)
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| Bo Naylor | League median | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bases per ball in play(higher = better) | .506 | .511 | — |
| Walk rate(higher = better) | 7% | 8% | 47th |
| Strikeout rate(lower = better) | 24% | 23% | 38th |
A higher percentile is better, and the 99th is the top of the league.
Platoon splits
Platoon splits (EB/PA)
He hits righties better than lefties, by 0.079 EB/PA.
50% probable range: +0.055 to +0.105
vs LHP: shrunk estimate 0.372 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.341 to 0.403, based on 14 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.325 EB/PA. League median vs LHP: 0.424 EB/PA.
His raw rate vs LHP (0.325) 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.
vs RHP: shrunk estimate 0.451 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.424 to 0.474, based on 84 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.433 EB/PA. League median vs RHP: 0.433 EB/PA.
His split is about typical for a lefty bat (median 0.078). Against lefties he sits below the league median, which is a real platoon weakness.
He sits in the league's bottom quarter vs lefties and the league's middle half vs righties.
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- 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
3 of his outs came on balls 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.
−3.1 bases per 100 · no single-type league comparison
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Deserved vs. actual
Bo Naylor's contact has earned about 9 more bases than he has been credited with. His results have run unlucky so far.
Both bars count only his 67 balls in play, so walks and strikeouts are left out.
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Swing
Swing at a glance
He swings about as fast as most hitters. His swing is longer than most hitters', with a typical attack angle. With two strikes, he cuts his bat speed about as much as most hitters. His bat travels on a fairly typical path.
- Attack angle
- 10.1°
- Lg median 9.6°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Lg median 7.3 ft
- Swing path tilt
- 31.0°
- Lg median 32.4°
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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
How he sets up
How he sets up
He stands 31″ off the plate, farther away than 96% of hitters (league average 27″).
Each point is his average setup for one month this season, about a second before each pitch.
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- This is an overhead view of the batter’s box. The dots are his feet about one second before the pitch, and the rings are the league-average setup.
- Open means his front foot is pulled off the line to the plate, and closed means it steps toward it. Neither is better or worse.
- The chart is his monthly average this season. The band and dashed line are the middle half and the median of hitters over the whole season.
- On the angle chart, below zero is open and above zero is closed.
- Data through 2026-09-27. More on the About page
Best games
Best games
These are his best games this season, ranked by bases above replacement.
- vs OriolesApr 18, 2026score only
1-3 · HR
- Bases created
- 4.2
- Above replacement
- +3.2
- vs PiratesSep 17, 2026
1-3 · HR, BB
- Bases created
- 4.3
- Above replacement
- +2.9
- vs AthleticsMay 3, 2026score only
0-1 · BB
- Bases created
- 3.2
- Above replacement
- +2.5
- vs CubsApr 5, 2026score only
0-3 · BB
- Bases created
- 3.6
- Above replacement
- +2.2
- vs RedsSep 6, 2026
1-4
- Bases created
- 2.7
- Above replacement
- +1.3
Trends
Multi-season trends · Bo Naylor
Compared with last season, his BB% is down, his GB% is up and his FB% is down.
Actual rates show what happened on the field, season by season.