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Justin Dean

2026
Cubs· CF · bats R · throws R· 10 PA

Grade

How good he's been, and at what

Too few plate appearances to grade

Justin Dean has 10 plate appearances this season. A rate built on that few swings wildly on a single result, so this page shows no grade and no comparison to the league average or the league best — there is nothing here those numbers could honestly be put next to.

The bar is 25 plate appearances, the same pool every league average and percentile on this site is measured over. What follows is what actually happened, with no grade attached to it.

How he hits

What happens when he puts a ball in play

Best batted balls

Where every ball Justin Dean put in play landed this season.
hit · out
EBlowhigh
vs Jonathan PintaroSingle
EV 90 mph · LA 15° · EB 1.1
06/24 vs Mets
vs Matt SvansonSingle
EV 102 mph · LA 4° · EB 0.3
07/28 vs Cardinals
vs Myles StrawOut
EV 53 mph · LA -42° · EB 0.1
06/19 vs Blue Jays
vs Tyler RogersTriple
EV 99 mph · LA 19° · EB 0.1
06/19 vs Blue Jays

Luck check

1 lucky hit — a ball with a hit probability under 20% that found grass.

vs Tyler RogersTripleLucky
EV 99 mph · LA 19° · EB 0.1 · xBA .064
06/19 vs Blue Jays
How to read this chart
Dot color is estimated bases (EB) — what the contact was worth, regardless of what the defense did with it. So a dark hollow ring in the outfield is a crushed ball that got caught. Tap or hover a dot or a row to link the two, and use the ▶ links to watch a play on Baseball Savant.

Best games

His biggest games this year

Best games

His best games this season by bases above replacement.