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Dansby Swanson

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / SS
Charts through 2026-09-30 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2132026 · MLB season
Home runs192026 · MLB season
RBI692026 · MLB season
OPS.6942026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.150.250.350.450.55010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-26 — 2026-09-30 · 124 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

CHC at —

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Swanson

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 20 past picks from 26 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Dansby Swanson under 0.5 hitsV

Sep 20, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.6800

Read original reasoning

Career vs Lowder: 5 PA, .000 AVG, 0.200 OPS, 0 HR. In 2026 specifically: 2 PA, 0.000 OPS — hitless in every appearance against this pitcher. Season .220 AVG is already weak. Lowder gets weak contact, and Swanson has not solved him across two seasons. Under 0.5 at +168 is strong value given zero career hits.

Dansby Swanson under 0.5 hitsL

Aug 5, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.3200

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Career vs Lauer: 9 PA, .125 AVG, 0.347 OPS, 0 HR. Years 2021 and 2022 show 0.000 OPS; 2023 was 0.533 OPS in just 6 PA. Overall career contact rate vs Lauer is poor. Season context: Swanson sitting at .219 AVG with L7d OPS of 0.644. Lauer's 5.73 K/9 in 2026 isn't dominant, but Swanson's specific struggles here provide a clear under edge at +132.

Dansby Swanson under 0.5 hitsW

Jul 31, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.3000

Read original reasoning

.216 AVG on the 2026 season with an L7d OPS of only 0.624 — in a clear cold stretch. Career vs Warren: 2 PA, 0.000 OPS (small sample but zero positive signal from any contact). Warren's 2026 K/9 of 9.0 generates strikeout upside against cold bats. Swanson's season-long weak contact rate combined with a pitcher who misses bats makes +130 on the under a genuine edge.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeftCenterRight
Batted Balls322
Hits91
Home Runs19
Pull%66.5
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

86.419 BIP91.226 BIP93.320 BIP88.824 BIP95.865 BIP90.936 BIP91.813 BIP90.542 BIP82.825 BIP76.4High87.9Away72.3Low78.2InsideCatcher's perspective
72.3mph
95.8mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · Chicago Cubs126486911969.213.297.397.694
2025 · Chicago Cubs1596451442477.244.300.417.717
2024 · Chicago Cubs1495931291666.242.312.390.702
2023 · Chicago Cubs1476381382280.244.328.416.744
2022 · Atlanta Braves1626961772596.277.329.447.776
2021 · Atlanta Braves1606531462788.248.311.449.760
2020 · Atlanta Braves60264651035.274.345.464.809
2019 · Atlanta Braves1275451211765.251.325.422.747
2018 · Atlanta Braves1365331141459.238.304.395.699
2017 · Atlanta Braves144551113651.232.312.324.636
2016 · Atlanta Braves3814539317.302.361.442.803
Career140857491277183703.247.316.412.728
Recorded game dates 124 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-3030.0250.00094.80.000
2026-09-2930.1590.00093.60.000
2026-09-2740.2510.00031.20.000
2026-09-2540.1000.00088.90.000
2026-09-2430.0610.00071.80.000
2026-09-2340.3240.33385.80.000
2026-09-2250.0230.00054.10.000
2026-09-1940.5510.500101.40.000
2026-09-1840.3070.33387.20.000
2026-08-1430.2910.33389.30.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 486 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 318 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 318 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 318 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 486 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 486 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.