Gabriel Rincones Jr.
2026Grade
Below league average across the board.
A free swinger who rarely walks
Gabriel Rincones Jr. makes solid contact more often than 41% of qualified hitters. Walks are scarce, though. Only 2% of qualified hitters draw them less often. This is an early read, on only 89 plate appearances so far.
89 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 Gabriel Rincones Jr..
Hitter type
Hitter type
He gives away far more at-bats than most.
League best:BB% − K% Josue De Paula (14.3%)Hard-hit% Yohandy Morales (62.5%)
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| Gabriel Rincones Jr. | League median | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bases per ball in play(higher = better) | .429 | .511 | — |
| Walk rate(higher = better) | 2% | 8% | 2nd |
| Strikeout rate(lower = better) | 33% | 23% | 12th |
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 0.074 EB/PA.
50% probable range: +0.050 to +0.100
vs LHP: shrunk estimate 0.348 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.315 to 0.378, based on 5 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.116 EB/PA. League median vs LHP: 0.424 EB/PA.
His raw rate vs LHP (0.116) 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 0.422 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.397 to 0.446, based on 84 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.312 EB/PA. League median vs RHP: 0.433 EB/PA.
His split is about typical for a lefty bat (median 0.078). He sits below the league median against both hands.
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 opposite field most often, but does his most damage to the pull side.
Best batted balls
Luck check
2 of his hits had less than a 20% chance of being hits.
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Performance by pitch type
Each row shows the bases he adds per 100 pitches of one type, against the league.
−3.2 bases per 100 · no single-type league comparison
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Deserved vs. actual
Gabriel Rincones Jr. has been credited with about the bases his contact earned so far.
Both bars count only his 53 balls in play, so walks and strikeouts are left out.
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Swing
Swing at a glance
He swings faster than 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 flatter path than most.
- Attack angle
- 4.6°
- Lg median 9.6°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Lg median 7.3 ft
- Swing path tilt
- 27.5°
- 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 sets up with a wide base, his feet 39″ apart against the 30″ league average.
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 RoyalsJul 4, 2026
2-4 · 2B, HR
- Bases created
- 4.6
- Above replacement
- +3.2
- vs MarlinsJun 15, 2026score only
1-4 · HR
- Bases created
- 4.0
- Above replacement
- +2.5
- vs DodgersJul 20, 2026
1-2 · 2B
- Bases created
- 1.6
- Above replacement
- +0.9
- vs PiratesJul 1, 2026
2-3 · BB
- Bases created
- 2.3
- Above replacement
- +0.8
- vs RoyalsJul 5, 2026
1-3 · 2B
- Bases created
- 2.0
- Above replacement
- +0.6