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Player San Francisco Giants Refreshed Sep 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / San Francisco Giants

Andrew Knizner

C · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 0", 225 lb · Age 31

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Club San Francisco Giants Position C Roster Current MLB team Status Healthy / active roster
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Season by season

PARHHRSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
20249351510.167.183.211.394
202588121710.221.299.299.598
2026303610.222.300.407.707
8 Seasons1005104192204.211.281.318.599
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-09-01
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Offense
percentile
Plate skills10 metrics
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Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-09-01
xwOBA preseason0.278
xwOBA current pace0.287
xwOBA rolling p500.279
Observed weight15%
xwOBA
0.219 0.248 0.279 0.311 0.340
wOBA
0.271 0.318 0.370 0.422 0.469
ISO
0.055 0.097 0.144 0.190 0.232
K%
14.5% 17.4% 20.6% 23.8% 26.7%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-09-01
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs-0.5 · C
Small sample
Catcher Throwing-0.5 · C
Small sample
Framing Runs-1.3 · C
Small sample
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Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance

Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.

2026-09-01
Avoids Bad ChasesST 59.5% · rebadged research
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Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.5% · rebadged research
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Correct Decisions61.2% · rebadged research
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Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.314 · borderline
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Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.276 · insufficient sample
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Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.272 · validated thin sample
70
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.334 · insufficient sample
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Resists FastballwOBA 0.352 · validated
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Resists SinkerwOBA 0.345 · validated
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SEAGER+ Plate Discipline94
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Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

0 snapshots
No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Spray profile

Field-coordinate spray profile

26 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.

Mithrandir Metrics SPRAY CHART Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Spray Chart Knizner, Andrew · Statcast batted-ball landing coordinates Left field third: 8% of plotted batted ballsPull 8%Center field third: 73% of plotted batted ballsCenter 73%Right field third: 19% of plotted batted ballsOppo 19% LF 339 CF 399 RF 309 2026-03-17 · field out · SL · ground_ball · EV 107.9 / LA 4.02026-03-17 · field out · SI · ground_ball · EV 104.6 / LA -9.02026-03-17 · field out · SL · fly_ball · EV 86.0 / LA 57.02026-03-19 · grounded into double play · SI · ground_ball · EV 87.9 / LA -13.02026-03-20 · single · SI · line_drive · EV 72.7 / LA 24.02026-03-20 · field out · SL · fly_ball · EV 93.8 / LA 44.02026-03-20 · single · CH · ground_ball · EV 33.2 / LA 27.02026-08-14 · field out · CH · popup · EV 75.8 / LA 74.02026-08-14 · field out · KC · ground_ball · EV 106.6 / LA -1.02026-08-22 · field out · SL · fly_ball · EV 88.1 / LA 27.02026-08-22 · home run · FF · fly_ball · EV 106.0 / LA 35.02026-08-22 · single · SL · ground_ball · EV 106.3 / LA 5.02026-08-22 · single · SL · ground_ball · EV 87.6 / LA 7.02026-08-23 · field out · SI · ground_ball · EV 101.9 / LA -12.02026-08-23 · field out · FF · fly_ball · EV 94.0 / LA 43.02026-08-23 · field out · SI · fly_ball · EV 89.4 / LA 49.02026-08-23 · field out · CH · line_drive · EV 91.4 / LA 14.02026-08-26 · double · ST · fly_ball · EV 73.1 / LA 43.02026-08-26 · field out · FF · fly_ball · EV 81.9 / LA 48.02026-08-29 · field out · SI · fly_ball · EV 84.6 / LA 44.02026-08-29 · field out · CH · ground_ball · EV 99.6 / LA -14.02026-08-29 · field out · FF · popup · EV 49.8 / LA 62.02026-08-31 · fielders choice out · SI · ground_ball · EV 80.2 / LA -14.02026-08-31 · field out · FF · popup · EV 87.6 / LA 74.02026-08-31 · single · SI · line_drive · EV 104.7 / LA 6.02026-08-31 · double · FF · fly_ball · EV 99.3 / LA 26.0 1B2B3BHROut Zone shading = batted-ball density by field third · hover dots for date, pitch, EV, and LA. MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Knizner, Andrew · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 49%49%Chase: 38%38%Whiff: 13%13%Zone contact: 86%86%Contact: 87%87%Hard hit: 30%30% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age31
Height6' 0"
Weight225 lb
Debut2019-06-02
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Available detail

2026-03-20 @ CLE0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E2-4 | K, 2 R
2026-03-19 @ ATH0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E0-1