Tyler Locklear
2026Grade
He's running above his established level this season, so a cooler stretch wouldn't be a surprise.
Below league average across the board.
Still searching for results at the plate
Tyler Locklear walks at a better-than-most clip. He walks more often than 60% of qualified hitters. The overall production lags, though. Only 14% of qualified hitters create fewer estimated bases per plate appearance. This is an early read, on only 42 plate appearances so far.
42 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 less often than most.
League best:BB% − K% Josue De Paula (14.3%)Hard-hit% Yohandy Morales (62.5%)
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| Tyler Locklear | League median | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bases per ball in play(higher = better) | .602 | .511 | — |
| Walk rate(higher = better) | 10% | 8% | 60th |
| Strikeout rate(lower = better) | 21% | 23% | 36th |
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 0.028 EB/PA.
50% probable range: +0.002 to +0.052
vs LHP: shrunk estimate 0.413 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.382 to 0.443, based on 13 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.388 EB/PA. League median vs LHP: 0.424 EB/PA.
vs RHP: shrunk estimate 0.384 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.358 to 0.411, based on 29 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.579 EB/PA. League median vs RHP: 0.433 EB/PA.
His raw rate vs RHP (0.579) 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). He sits below the league median against both hands.
He sits in the league's middle half vs lefties and the league's bottom quarter 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 up the middle most often, but does his most damage to the pull side.
Best batted balls
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Performance by pitch type
Each row shows the bases he adds per 100 pitches of one type, against the league.
+2.6 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 is shorter than most hitters', with a flatter attack angle than most. With two strikes, he cuts his bat speed about as much as most hitters. His bat travels on a fairly typical path.
- Attack angle
- 6.1°
- Lg median 9.6°
- Swing length
- 6.7 ft
- Lg median 7.3 ft
- Swing path tilt
- 32.5°
- 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 CardinalsJul 23, 2026
3-5 · 2B, HR
- Bases created
- 6.4
- Above replacement
- +4.6
- vs PadresAug 5, 2026
2-4 · 2B
- Bases created
- 3.0
- Above replacement
- +1.5
- vs NationalsJul 24, 2026
1-3 · BB
- Bases created
- 2.6
- Above replacement
- +1.2
- vs DodgersAug 9, 2026
1-3 · 2B
- Bases created
- 1.8
- Above replacement
- +0.7
- vs AthleticsJul 20, 2026
0-3 · BB
- Bases created
- 1.9
- Above replacement
- +0.5
Trends
Multi-season trends · Tyler Locklear
Compared with last season, his BB% is up and his K% is down.
Actual rates show what happened on the field, season by season.