xBA

Expected batting average — what AVG should be from quality of contact.

What xBA means

Statcast translates each batted ball's EV/LA into a hit probability. Big xBA-vs-AVG gaps suggest BABIP luck regression is coming.

What counts as a good xBA

Higher is better — roughly .230 is poor, .250 average, .270 good, and .290 or better elite.

Also written

expected_ba · xba_value · estimated_ba_using_speedangle

Source

Statcast

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