Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 27 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Debut | 2023-05-15 |
Player profile / Cincinnati Reds
Matt Mclain
2B · Bats/Throws R/R · 5' 8", 180 lb · Age 27
Club Cincinnati Reds
Position 2B
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 403 | 65 | 106 | 16 | 14 | .290 | .357 | .507 | .864 |
| 2025 | 577 | 73 | 112 | 15 | 18 | .220 | .300 | .343 | .643 |
| 2026 | 496 | 59 | 81 | 15 | 20 | .185 | .274 | .334 | .608 |
| 3 Seasons | 1476 | 197 | 299 | 46 | 52 | .228 | .307 | .386 | .693 |
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.
47
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
Pending
Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%5.8%
65
Exit velocity86.4
34
Hard-hit%36.8%
43
xBA0.312
43
xSLG0.530
58
xwOBA0.293
38
BB%9.5%
62
Bat speed69.0
42
K%27.4%
26
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-0.2 · 2B
13
Arm Strength89.6 · 2B
69
Outs Above Avg4.0 · 2B
88
Range Runs3.2 · 2B
82
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs1.2 · 2B
68
SB Success Rate90.0% · 2B
82
Sprint Speed28.7 · 2B
84
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 68.9% · rebadged research
67
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.2% · rebadged research
39
Correct Decisions67.2% · rebadged research
61
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.284 · borderline
60
Resists FastballwOBA 0.314 · validated
87
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline103
63
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.272 · insufficient sample
74
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.270 · validated thin sample
78
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.333 · insufficient sample
30
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.336 · validated
87
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
261 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -- |
| wOBA Δ | -- |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Mclain’s wOBA sits at 0.302, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.293 — a gap of 0.009, -0.3 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 518 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
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Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 4 | 2026-08-20 | Impact contact was the main driver |
| Fielding | 20 | 2026-09-26 | 5 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.634 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-08-15 vs MIA1 HR | 1 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 3-4 | HR, 2B, K |
| 2026-05-20 @ PHI0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-5 | K |
| 2026-04-20 @ TB0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 1-5 | 2B, 2 K, R |
| 2026-04-17 @ MIN0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | 3 K |
| 2026-04-15 vs SF0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 0-2 | 3 BB, K, 2 R |