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Samad Taylor

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / LF
Charts through 2026-10-07 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.3162026 · MLB season
Home runs22026 · MLB season
RBI182026 · MLB season
OPS.7982026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.000.100.200.300.400.50010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-06-03 — 2026-10-07 · 52 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Taylor

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Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

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Samad Taylor over 0.5 hitsL

Sep 2, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.4400

Read original reasoning

Taylor is on a scorching stretch: .344 season average, L28d and L7d both at 1.667 OPS. News confirms 13-for-14 road games cashing the 0.5 hits prop (93% rate). He faces Williamson returning from IL shoulder issues with a 6.11 ERA and 20 BB in 28.0 IP — extreme control problems that inflate hitter contact opportunities. At -227, the juice is real but the trend and matchup strongly back the over.

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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 Balls117
Hits51
Home Runs2
Pull%56.4
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

90.29 BIP67.713 BIP68.16 BIP81.48 BIP83.714 BIP88.912 BIP89.86 BIP83.413 BIP73.210 BIP38.4High72.3Away89.1Low76.5InsideCatcher's perspective
38.4mph
90.2mphExit 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 · San Diego Padres4717548218.316.390.408.798
2025 · Seattle Mariners49100.125.125.125.250
2024 · Seattle Mariners35200.400.400.400.800
2023 · Kansas City Royals31691204.200.279.267.546
Career8525863222.280.352.360.712
Recorded game dates 52 dates

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

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-10-0730.0350.00081.40.000
2026-10-0630.3380.25087.10.000
2026-10-0410.1831.00040.00.000
2026-09-3010.0000.000——
2026-09-2920.1750.00030.20.000
2026-09-2730.2070.33391.80.000
2026-09-2540.3770.00096.80.000
2026-09-2440.0760.00028.30.000
2026-09-2340.2180.00077.60.000
2026-09-2210.0000.00091.00.000

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

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 175 pa

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

Exit velocity

Sample: 111 bip

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

Barrel rate

Sample: 111 bip

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

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 111 bip

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

Strikeout rate

Sample: 175 pa

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

Walk rate

Sample: 175 pa

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