Blake Dunn
2026Grade
He's running below his established level this season, so he has room to rebound.
Bat-to-ball first, seldom walks, light power.
Still searching for results at the plate
Blake Dunn keeps the strikeouts in check. He strikes out less often than 54% of qualified hitters. The overall production lags, though. Only 17% of qualified hitters create fewer estimated bases per plate appearance.
155 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 Blake Dunn.
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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| Blake Dunn | League median | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bases per ball in play(higher = better) | .412 | .511 | — |
| Walk rate(higher = better) | 6% | 8% | 31st |
| Strikeout rate(lower = better) | 21% | 23% | 54th |
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 0.034 EB/PA.
50% probable range: +0.010 to +0.058
vs LHP: shrunk estimate 0.417 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.391 to 0.445, based on 42 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.357 EB/PA. League median vs LHP: 0.424 EB/PA.
vs RHP: shrunk estimate 0.383 EB/PA, 50% probable range 0.361 to 0.407, based on 113 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.352 EB/PA. League median vs RHP: 0.433 EB/PA.
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
Luck check
6 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.
−0.6 bases per 100 · no single-type league comparison
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Deserved vs. actual
Blake Dunn has been credited with about 11 more bases than his contact earned. His results have run lucky so far.
Both bars count only his 104 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 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
- 4.0°
- Lg median 9.6°
- Swing length
- 6.2 ft
- Lg median 7.3 ft
- Swing path tilt
- 33.3°
- 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
How he sets up
How he sets up
His setup is typical, near the league average in depth, plate distance, width and angle.
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 RoyalsJun 3, 2026score only
2-5 · HR
- Bases created
- 5.6
- Above replacement
- +3.8
- vs YankeesJun 19, 2026
2-3 · 2B, HBP
- Bases created
- 3.4
- Above replacement
- +2.0
- vs BravesMay 30, 2026score only
1-3 · 2B, BB
- Bases created
- 3.1
- Above replacement
- +1.7
- vs CubsMay 7, 2026score only
2-4 · HR, BB
- Bases created
- 3.1
- Above replacement
- +1.3
- vs PhilliesMay 20, 2026score only
2-5 · 2B, 3B
- Bases created
- 3.0
- Above replacement
- +1.2
Trends
Multi-season trends · Blake Dunn
Compared with last season, his BB% is down and his K% is down.
Actual rates show what happened on the field, season by season.