Los Angeles Dodgers Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
SABRhood team report

Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers ranks 1st in run generation and 1st in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 5 recent risers.

League intelligence# 1 90.3 index
Run generation#1
Composite score 89.0
Pitching#1
Composite score 91.6
Recent play#1
5 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#10
Current state usable
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsFirst base / Designated hitterClearest upgrade lanesShortstop
CMiddle

Catcher

1.7WAR#13 of 30
Top valueDalton Rushing1.3 WAR
1BStrength

First base

6.6WAR#2 of 30
Top valueFreddie Freeman3.3 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

1.8WAR#17 of 30
Top valueTommy Edman1.0 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

0.6WAR#23 of 28
Top valueMiguel Rojas0.6 WAR
OFStrength

Outfield

7.1WAR#3 of 30
Top valueAndy Pages3.4 WAR
DHStrength

Designated hitter

3.4WAR#2 of 20
Top valueShohei Ohtani3.4 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

11.6WAR#3 of 30
Top valueYoshinobu Yamamoto3.1 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

4.2WAR#6 of 30
Top valueTanner Scott1.4 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Los Angeles Dodgers’s analytical identity

    Los Angeles Dodgers ranks 1st in run generation and 1st in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 5 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Kyle Tucker is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.435 versus 0.670 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Tanner Scott’s Slider: 89.3 mph, 38.0% whiffs

    Quality score 81.2; usage 51.6%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Kyle Tucker

Los Angeles Dodgers | LHB

54.2
Season PA602OPS0.725Est. wOBA0.318Samplestrong
Biggest changeOPS +3.31 z

OPS is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 47th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS47th
0.725
Est. wOBA50th
0.318
Strikeout rate78th
16.9%
Walk rate92nd
12.6%
Hard-hit rate37th
37.1%
Run value / PA63rd
0.019
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+3.31 z
Recent 1.435 baseline 0.670
Est. wOBA+2.94 z
Recent 0.565 baseline 0.298
Strikeout rate+1.13 z
Recent 8.9% baseline 17.6%
Walk rate+0.75 z
Recent 15.6% baseline 12.4%
Hard-hit rate+0.51 z
Recent 41.2% baseline 36.8%
Run value / PA+2.41 z
Recent 0.214 baseline 0.003
Broadcast read: OPS is the largest recent shift: improving by 3.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 47th percentile. Recent sample: 45 PA; prior sample: 557 PA.
Hitter change profile

Freddie Freeman

Los Angeles Dodgers | LHB

45.0
Season PA635OPS0.804Est. wOBA0.348Samplestrong
Biggest changerun value per PA -2.79 z

Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 37th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS81st
0.804
Est. wOBA83rd
0.348
Strikeout rate76th
17.3%
Walk rate68th
10.1%
Hard-hit rate57th
41.2%
Run value / PA37th
0.000
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-1.94 z
Recent 0.404 baseline 0.832
Est. wOBA-2.00 z
Recent 0.185 baseline 0.360
Strikeout rate-1.46 z
Recent 26.8% baseline 16.7%
Walk rate-1.57 z
Recent 2.4% baseline 10.6%
Hard-hit rate-0.13 z
Recent 39.3% baseline 41.4%
Run value / PA-2.79 z
Recent -0.226 baseline 0.015
Broadcast read: Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 37th percentile. Recent sample: 41 PA; prior sample: 594 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers125
  2. 2Freddie FreemanLos Angeles Dodgers116
  3. 3Max MuncyLos Angeles Dodgers95
  4. 4Andy PagesLos Angeles Dodgers92
  5. 5Teoscar HernándezLos Angeles Dodgers88
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers34.7%
  2. 2Dalton RushingLos Angeles Dodgers32.2%
  3. 3Teoscar HernándezLos Angeles Dodgers29.7%
  4. 4Max MuncyLos Angeles Dodgers28.2%
  5. 5Ryan WardLos Angeles Dodgers27.0%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Edgardo HenriquezLos Angeles Dodgers440
  2. 2Seth HalvorsenLos Angeles Dodgers59
  3. 3Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers50
  4. 4Roki SasakiLos Angeles Dodgers49
  5. 5Will KleinLos Angeles Dodgers5
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Edgardo HenriquezLos Angeles Dodgers45.5%
  2. 2Seth HalvorsenLos Angeles Dodgers11.3%
  3. 3Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers3.7%
  4. 4Roki SasakiLos Angeles Dodgers2.4%
  5. 5Will KleinLos Angeles Dodgers0.7%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Freddie FreemanLos Angeles Dodgers0.292
  2. 2Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.276
  3. 3Andy PagesLos Angeles Dodgers0.272
  4. 4Miguel RojasLos Angeles Dodgers0.269
  5. 5Teoscar HernándezLos Angeles Dodgers0.266
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers30
  2. 2Max MuncyLos Angeles Dodgers29
  3. 3Mookie BettsLos Angeles Dodgers22
  4. 4Andy PagesLos Angeles Dodgers21
  5. 5Kyle TuckerLos Angeles Dodgers17
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.886
  2. 2Max MuncyLos Angeles Dodgers0.847
  3. 3Freddie FreemanLos Angeles Dodgers0.804
  4. 4Dalton RushingLos Angeles Dodgers0.798
  5. 5Andy PagesLos Angeles Dodgers0.796
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers178
  2. 2Tarik SkubalLos Angeles Dodgers176
  3. 3Emmet SheehanLos Angeles Dodgers132
  4. 4Roki SasakiLos Angeles Dodgers117
  5. 5Justin WrobleskiLos Angeles Dodgers114
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Tyler GlasnowLos Angeles Dodgers33.1%
  2. 2Blake SnellLos Angeles Dodgers32.7%
  3. 3Tanner ScottLos Angeles Dodgers32.5%
  4. 4Alex VesiaLos Angeles Dodgers30.7%
  5. 5Evan PhillipsLos Angeles Dodgers30.1%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Blake SnellLos Angeles Dodgers0.494
  2. 2Alex VesiaLos Angeles Dodgers0.513
  3. 3Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.519
  4. 4Edgardo HenriquezLos Angeles Dodgers0.523
  5. 5Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers0.541
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

133.2 IP · 2.76 ERA · 3.1 WAR

2,646 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 707 pitches 26.7% 96.173rd pct 23.2%81st pct 28.9%61st pct 56.0%80th pct 0.0%100th pct 48.4%28th pct
SplitterFS · 703 pitches 26.6% 91.592nd pct 32.4%56th pct 37.9%68th pct 33.6%47th pct 0.0%100th pct 33.6%42nd pct
CutterFC · 393 pitches 14.9% 91.678th pct 20.8%55th pct 34.3%82nd pct 49.6%38th pct 0.0%100th pct 26.4%88th pct
CurveballCU · 349 pitches 13.2% 76.917th pct 24.1%33rd pct 31.6%56th pct 51.0%96th pct 0.0%100th pct 25.5%81st pct
SinkerSI · 337 pitches 12.7% 95.571st pct 11.5%55th pct 25.0%47th pct 57.3%57th pct 0.0%100th pct 43.9%41st pct
SliderSL · 157 pitches 5.9% 86.955th pct 33.3%57th pct 41.8%93rd pct 49.7%85th pct 0.0%100th pct 35.1%53rd pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge72.2

Freddie Freeman

Los Angeles Dodgers

Freddie Freeman is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.301
vs R0.372

Estimated wOBA: 0.301 vs L, 0.372 vs R.

hitter edge72.2

Miguel Rojas

Los Angeles Dodgers

Miguel Rojas is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.344
vs R0.223

Estimated wOBA: 0.344 vs L, 0.223 vs R.

pitcher edge72.0

Jonathan Hernández

Los Angeles Dodgers

Jonathan Hernández is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.172
vs R0.399

Estimated wOBA: 0.172 vs L, 0.399 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter91.1

Alex Vesia

LHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability88.9%Matchup100.0%Performance82.2%
Right-handed batter82.8

Kyle Hurt

RHP · available · 17 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance55.3%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 93.9
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers has a new league-wide reporting lead 90.3
Max Muncy Max Muncy is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 90.1
Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 87.7
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Yoshinobu Yamamoto is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 87.7
Edgardo Henriquez Edgardo Henriquez is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 87.3
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.