MLB teams often use a platoon where left-handed batters sit against left-handed pitchers and vice versa.
For example, Atlanta plays Adam Duvall over Jarred Kelenic in leftfield whenever they face a southpaw.
In 2024, there are as many as 150 platoons being used, some more rigidly than others.
Explanation
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2024 |
PS |
NAME |
GvsR |
GvsL |
QUAL |
|
C | Rutschman | [24/27 | 2/16 | | |
| McCann | [3/27 | 14/16 | | |
2B | Holliday | [10/27 | 0/16 | | |
| Mateo | [7/27 | 13/16 | | |
LF |
* |
|
|
| Hays | [5/27 | 7/16 | | |
RF |
Cowser^ |
5/31 |
0/31 |
| |
| Santander | [18/27 | 16/16 | | |
DH | O'Hearn | [18/27 | 0/16 | | |
| Santander | [7/27 | 0/16 | | |
| Rutschman | [2/27 | 14/16 | | |
|
BOSTON RED SOX 2024 Home |
C | McGuire | [20/31 | 0/11 | | |
| Wong | [11/31 | 11/11 | | |
1B | Smith | [7/31 | 0/11 | | |
| Dalbec | [4/31 | 3/11 | | |
2B | Valdez | [20/31 | 3/11 | | |
| Reyes | [0/31 | 4/11 | | |
3B |
Reyes^ |
7/37 |
1/37 |
| |
| Dalbec | [3/31 | 3/11 | | |
SS |
Hamilton^ |
11/37 |
2/37 |
| |
| Gonzalez | [1/31 | 3/11 | | |
LF | O'Neill | [12/31 | 1/11 | | |
| Duran | [13/31 | 7/11 | | |
CF |
Duran^ |
22/37 |
5/37 |
| |
| Rafaela | [13/31 | 7/11 | | |
RF | Abreu | [24/31 | 1/11 | | |
| O'Neill | [5/31 | 9/11 | | |
DH |
Yoshida^ |
17/37 |
3/37 |
| |
| Refsnyder | [0/31 | 2/11 | | |
|
NEW YORK YANKEES 2024 Home |
C | Wells | [22/30 | 1/11 | | |
| Trevino | [8/30 | 10/11 | | |
3B | Cabrera | [26/30 | 6/11 | | |
| Berti | [4/30 | 5/11 | | |
CF | Grisham | [11/30 | 0/11 | | |
| Judge | [19/30 | 11/11 | | |
DH | Judge | [8/30 | 0/11 | | |
| Stanton | [22/30 | 11/11 | | |
|
TAMPA BAY RAYS 2024 Home |
C | Rortvedt | [21/32 | 0/12 | | |
| Pinto | [5/32 | 10/12 | | |
1B |
Shenton^ |
7/38 |
0/38 |
| |
| Diaz | [25/32 | 12/12 | | |
2B | Palacios | [8/32 | 0/12 | | |
| Mead | [8/32 | 10/12 | | |
LF |
Palacios^ |
6/38 |
0/38 |
| |
| Arozarena | [23/32 | 12/12 | | |
CF |
Arozarena^ |
5/38 |
0/38 |
| |
| Siri | [23/32 | 11/12 | | |
RF | Palacios | [15/32 | 0/12 | | |
| Rosario | [6/32 | 10/12 | | |
DH |
Diaz^ |
7/38 |
0/38 |
| |
| Ramirez | [18/32 | 11/12 | | |
|
TORONTO BLUE JAYS 2024 Home |
2B | Biggio | [17/31 | 0/8 | | |
| Schneider | [7/31 | 0/8 | | |
| Kiner-Falefa | [6/31 | 8/8 | | |
3B | Kiner-Falefa | [16/31 | 0/8 | | |
| Clement | [10/31 | 7/8 | | |
LF | Varsho | [17/31 | 0/8 | | |
| Schneider | [11/31 | 8/8 | | |
DH | Vogelbach | [8/31 | 0/8 | | |
| Turner | [19/31 | 7/8 | | |
|
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2024 Home |
C |
Lee^ |
19/36 |
4/36 |
| |
| Maldonado | [17/35 | 6/9 | | |
1B |
Sheets^ |
6/36 |
0/36 |
| |
| Vaughn | [29/35 | 9/9 | | |
2B | Lopez | [28/35 | 3/9 | | |
| Remillard | [0/35 | 5/9 | | |
SS | Shewmake | [8/35 | 0/9 | | |
| DeJong | [25/35 | 9/9 | | |
CF | Fletcher | [12/35 | 1/9 | | |
| Ortega | [2/35 | 2/9 | | |
RF | Sheets | [20/35 | 2/9 | | |
| Pillar | [1/35 | 2/9 | | |
DH |
* |
|
|
| Lee | [0/35 | 2/9 | | |
|
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 2024 Home |
C | Naylor | [27/35 | 0/8 | | |
| Hedges | [4/35 | 8/8 | | |
1B | Naylor | [34/35 | 2/8 | | |
| Fry | [1/35 | 6/8 | | |
2B | Gimenez | [35/35 | 5/8 | | |
| Arias | [0/35 | 3/8 | | |
LF |
Fry^ |
6/38 |
0/38 |
| |
| Kwan | [23/35 | 7/8 | | |
CF |
* |
|
|
| Freeman | [27/35 | 8/8 | | |
RF | Brennan | [22/35 | 0/8 | | |
| Laureano | [7/35 | 8/8 | | |
DH | Florial | [11/35 | 0/8 | | |
| Naylor | [1/35 | 4/8 | | |
| Fry | [1/35 | 2/8 | | |
|
DETROIT TIGERS 2024 Home |
2B | Keith | [31/35 | 2/9 | | |
| Ibanez | [1/35 | 7/9 | | |
3B |
Vierling^ |
15/36 |
3/36 |
| |
| Urshela | [12/35 | 5/9 | | |
SS | McKinstry | [8/35 | 0/9 | | |
| Baez | [27/35 | 9/9 | | |
CF | Meadows | [22/35 | 3/9 | | |
| Vierling | [3/35 | 3/9 | | |
RF | Carpenter | [18/35 | 1/9 | | |
| Vilade | [0/35 | 2/9 | | |
| Vierling | [2/35 | 2/9 | | |
DH | Carpenter | [13/35 | 0/9 | | |
| Rogers | [0/35 | 3/9 | | |
| Canha | [10/35 | 4/9 | | |
|
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 2024 Home |
C | Perez | [24/33 | 3/9 | | |
| Fermin | [9/33 | 6/9 | | |
1B | Pasquantino | [28/33 | 5/9 | | |
| Perez | [5/33 | 4/9 | | |
2B | Frazier | [14/33 | 1/9 | | |
| Loftin | [3/33 | 3/9 | | |
| Hampson | [0/33 | 2/9 | | |
LF | Melendez | [29/33 | 2/9 | | |
| Blanco | [1/33 | 4/9 | | |
| Velazquez | [2/33 | 3/9 | | |
CF | Isbel | [29/33 | 1/9 | | |
| Hampson | [2/33 | 7/9 | | |
RF |
* |
|
|
| Renfroe | [23/33 | 9/9 | | |
DH |
Pasquantino^ |
5/38 |
0/38 |
| |
| Perez | [2/33 | 2/9 | | |
|
MINNESOTA TWINS 2024 Home |
C | Jeffers | [17/32 | 3/11 | | |
| Vazquez | [15/32 | 8/11 | | |
1B |
Kirilloff^ |
7/34 |
0/34 |
| |
| Santana | [26/32 | 11/11 | | |
2B | Julien | [32/32 | 2/11 | | |
| Farmer | [0/32 | 9/11 | | |
3B | Castro | [9/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Farmer | [10/32 | 1/11 | | |
| Miranda | [13/32 | 9/11 | | |
LF | Kirilloff | [15/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Martin | [4/32 | 8/11 | | |
| Castro | [1/32 | 3/11 | | |
CF | Martin | [9/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Buxton | [12/32 | 9/11 | | |
RF | Kepler | [19/32 | 1/11 | | |
| Margot | [1/32 | 10/11 | | |
DH | Larnach | [13/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Jeffers | [5/32 | 8/11 | | |
|
HOUSTON ASTROS 2024 Home |
1B | Singleton | [20/29 | 5/15 | | |
| Abreu | [9/29 | 10/15 | | |
LF |
Loperfido^ |
7/33 |
0/33 |
| |
| Dubon | [2/29 | 4/15 | | |
CF |
* |
|
|
| Meyers | [14/29 | 10/15 | | |
|
LOS ANGELES ANGELS 2024 Home |
C | Thaiss | [9/36 | 0/7 | | |
| O'Hoppe | [27/36 | 7/7 | | |
1B | Schanuel | [31/36 | 3/7 | | |
| Sano | [1/36 | 2/7 | | |
| Drury | [3/36 | 2/7 | | |
2B |
Drury^ |
17/41 |
2/41 |
| |
| Paris | [3/36 | 2/7 | | |
3B |
Sano^ |
7/41 |
0/41 |
| |
| Rengifo | [4/36 | 2/7 | | |
LF |
* |
|
|
| Tucker | [0/36 | 1/7 | | |
CF | Moniak | [12/36 | 0/7 | | |
| Pillar | [1/36 | 3/7 | | |
RF | Moniak | [10/36 | 0/7 | | |
| Adell | [20/36 | 5/7 | | |
| Hicks | [5/36 | 2/7 | | |
|
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 2024 Home |
C | McCann | [10/30 | 0/15 | | |
| Langeliers | [20/30 | 15/15 | | |
1B | Noda | [18/30 | 3/15 | | |
| Davis | [0/30 | 9/15 | | |
| Toro | [0/30 | 3/15 | | |
3B | Davis | [9/30 | 0/15 | | |
| Toro | [11/30 | 1/15 | | |
| Hernaiz | [0/30 | 8/15 | | |
SS |
* |
|
|
| Allen | [13/30 | 10/15 | | |
LF | Brown | [21/30 | 0/15 | | |
| Ruiz | [4/30 | 6/15 | | |
| Schuemann | [0/30 | 3/15 | | |
CF | Bleday | [29/30 | 9/15 | | |
| Ruiz | [1/30 | 5/15 | | |
RF | Butler | [23/30 | 3/15 | | |
| Nevin | [1/30 | 11/15 | | |
DH |
Davis^ |
5/35 |
0/35 |
| |
| Toro | [3/30 | 7/15 | | |
|
SEATTLE MARINERS 2024 Home |
C |
* |
|
|
| Zavala | [6/32 | 4/11 | | |
2B |
* |
|
|
| Polanco | [26/32 | 11/11 | | |
3B | Rojas | [22/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Urias | [10/32 | 11/11 | | |
LF | Raley | [11/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Canzone | [11/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Moore | [1/32 | 4/11 | | |
| Haggerty | [1/32 | 4/11 | | |
RF | Raley | [9/32 | 0/11 | | |
| Haniger | [22/32 | 11/11 | | |
|
TEXAS RANGERS 2024 Home |
C |
Heim^ |
27/33 |
11/33 |
| |
| Knizner | [6/30 | 5/14 | | |
1B | Walsh | [13/30 | 1/14 | | |
| Duran | [2/30 | 5/14 | | |
3B | Smith | [25/30 | 5/14 | | |
| Wendzel | [0/30 | 7/14 | | |
LF | Carter | [21/30 | 2/14 | | |
| Langford | [5/30 | 7/14 | | |
| Duran | [3/30 | 4/14 | | |
DH | Langford | [17/30 | 2/14 | | |
| Jankowski | [7/30 | 0/14 | | |
| Heim | [0/30 | 4/14 | | |
| Grossman | [0/30 | 2/14 | | |
| Wendzel | [0/30 | 2/14 | | |
|
ATLANTA BRAVES 2024 Home |
2B |
Guillorme^ |
5/31 |
0/31 |
| |
| Fletcher | [0/26 | 3/13 | | |
LF | Kelenic | [25/26 | 0/13 | | |
| Duvall | [1/26 | 13/13 | | |
|
NEW YORK METS 2024 Home |
C | Narvaez | [14/31 | 0/10 | | |
| Alvarez | [8/31 | 5/10 | | |
| Nido | [9/31 | 5/10 | | |
2B | Wendle | [7/31 | 0/10 | | |
| McNeil | [24/31 | 10/10 | | |
3B | Baty | [28/31 | 5/10 | | |
| Short | [0/31 | 3/10 | | |
| Vientos | [1/31 | 2/10 | | |
CF |
Taylor^ |
7/37 |
0/37 |
| |
| Bader | [20/31 | 10/10 | | |
RF | Marte | [27/31 | 6/10 | | |
| Taylor | [2/31 | 4/10 | | |
DH | Stewart | [17/31 | 0/10 | | |
| Marte | [0/31 | 4/10 | | |
| Martinez | [10/31 | 5/10 | | |
|
MIAMI MARLINS 2024 Home |
1B | Bell | [26/27 | 2/16 | | |
| Burger | [0/27 | 7/16 | | |
| Rivera | [1/27 | 7/16 | | |
2B |
* |
|
|
| Arraez | [18/27 | 14/16 | | |
3B | Burger | [13/27 | 1/16 | | |
| Brujan | [2/27 | 5/16 | | |
| Lopez | [1/27 | 3/16 | | |
SS | Brujan | [10/27 | 2/16 | | |
| Anderson | [17/27 | 14/16 | | |
LF | Gordon | [25/27 | 0/16 | | |
| De La Cruz | [1/27 | 16/16 | | |
RF | Sanchez | [26/27 | 0/16 | | |
| Garcia | [0/27 | 13/16 | | |
| Myers | [0/27 | 3/16 | | |
DH | De La Cruz | [25/27 | 0/16 | | |
| Bell | [1/27 | 14/16 | | |
|
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 2024 Home |
2B | Stott | [24/25 | 9/18 | | |
| Merrifield | [0/25 | 6/18 | | |
| Sosa | [0/25 | 3/18 | | |
3B |
* |
|
|
| Sosa | [0/25 | 3/18 | | |
LF | Marsh | [22/25 | 4/18 | | |
| Pache | [0/25 | 7/18 | | |
| Merrifield | [3/25 | 6/18 | | |
CF |
Rojas^ |
26/29 |
14/29 |
| |
| Pache | [0/25 | 4/18 | | |
|
WASHINGTON NATIONALS 2024 Home |
C | Ruiz | [15/25 | 3/14 | | |
| Adams | [8/25 | 11/14 | | |
2B | Garcia | [24/25 | 3/14 | | |
| Vargas | [1/25 | 9/14 | | |
| Lipscomb | [0/25 | 2/14 | | |
3B |
Vargas^ |
7/34 |
1/34 |
| |
| Lipscomb | [14/25 | 10/14 | | |
SS | Abrams | [25/25 | 10/14 | | |
| Vargas | [0/25 | 2/14 | | |
| Nunez | [0/25 | 2/14 | | |
LF | Rosario | [10/25 | 0/14 | | |
| Winker | [14/25 | 12/14 | | |
CF | Rosario | [6/25 | 0/14 | | |
| Young | [15/25 | 13/14 | | |
RF | Rosario | [8/25 | 0/14 | | |
| Call | [0/25 | 4/14 | | |
DH | Winker | [9/25 | 0/14 | | |
| Ruiz | [0/25 | 3/14 | | |
|
CHICAGO CUBS 2024 Home |
C |
Gomes^ |
17/40 |
2/40 |
| |
| Amaya | [18/32 | 7/9 | | |
1B | Busch | [32/32 | 2/9 | | |
| Wisdom | [0/32 | 3/9 | | |
| Cooper | [0/32 | 3/9 | | |
2B |
* |
|
|
| Madrigal | [4/32 | 3/9 | | |
3B | Morel | [27/32 | 4/9 | | |
| Madrigal | [5/32 | 4/9 | | |
SS |
* |
|
|
| Mastrobuoni | [2/32 | 2/9 | | |
CF | Crw-Armstrg | [12/32 | 1/9 | | |
| Tauchman | [2/32 | 2/9 | | |
RF | Tauchman | [18/32 | 1/9 | | |
| Wisdom | [0/32 | 2/9 | | |
| Canario | [1/32 | 2/9 | | |
DH |
Mervis^ |
8/40 |
0/40 |
| |
| Morel | [4/32 | 5/9 | | |
|
CINCINNATI REDS 2024 Home |
2B | India | [19/25 | 6/16 | | |
| Espinal | [5/25 | 10/16 | | |
LF |
* |
|
|
| Steer | [19/25 | 15/16 | | |
CF | Benson | [16/25 | 0/16 | | |
| Thompson | [0/25 | 5/16 | | |
| Fairchild | [7/25 | 9/16 | | |
RF | Fraley | [18/25 | 2/16 | | |
| Fairchild | [0/25 | 7/16 | | |
| Benson | [5/25 | 7/16 | | |
DH | Martini | [17/25 | 3/16 | | |
| India | [2/25 | 7/16 | | |
|
MILWAUKEE BREWERS 2024 Home |
C | Contreras | [32/36 | 2/6 | | |
| Sanchez | [4/36 | 4/6 | | |
1B | Bauers | [15/36 | 0/6 | | |
| Hoskins | [17/36 | 5/6 | | |
2B | Turang | [35/36 | 2/6 | | |
| Ortiz | [0/36 | 4/6 | | |
3B | Dunn | [15/36 | 0/6 | | |
| Ortiz | [21/36 | 2/6 | | |
| Monasterio | [0/36 | 3/6 | | |
| Miller | [0/36 | 1/6 | | |
LF | Frelick | [13/36 | 0/6 | | |
| Wiemer | [2/36 | 3/6 | | |
| Chourio | [4/36 | 2/6 | | |
CF | Frelick | [11/36 | 0/6 | | |
| Perkins | [25/36 | 6/6 | | |
DH | Hoskins | [13/36 | 0/6 | | |
| Contreras | [4/36 | 4/6 | | |
|
PITTSBURGH PIRATES 2024 Home |
1B | Tellez | [27/28 | 2/16 | | |
| Joe | [1/28 | 14/16 | | |
SS |
* |
|
|
| Williams | [2/28 | 4/16 | | |
LF | Suwinski | [14/28 | 2/16 | | |
| Reynolds | [11/28 | 13/16 | | |
CF | Suwinski | [13/28 | 1/16 | | |
| A. Taylor | [15/28 | 15/16 | | |
RF | Reynolds | [13/28 | 1/16 | | |
| Joe | [11/28 | 1/16 | | |
| Olivares | [4/28 | 14/16 | | |
DH |
Olivares^ |
6/32 |
1/32 |
| |
| McCutchen | [17/28 | 13/16 | | |
|
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 2024 Home |
2B | Gorman | [29/32 | 6/10 | | |
| Fermin | [0/32 | 2/10 | | |
SS | Crawford | [8/32 | 0/10 | | |
| Winn | [24/32 | 10/10 | | |
CF | Scott | [15/32 | 2/10 | | |
| Carlson | [0/32 | 2/10 | | |
DH |
Carpenter^ |
7/38 |
0/38 |
| |
| Herrera | [0/32 | 2/10 | | |
| Contreras | [7/32 | 4/10 | | |
|
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2024 Home |
LF |
McCarthy^ |
5/31 |
0/31 |
| |
| Gurriel | [22/27 | 17/17 | | |
CF | Carroll | [25/27 | 11/17 | | |
RF | McCarthy | [16/27 | 3/17 | | |
| Smith | [7/27 | 0/17 | | |
| Grichuk | [2/27 | 11/17 | | |
DH | Pederson | [27/27 | 0/17 | | |
| Alexander | [0/27 | 9/17 | | |
| Marte | [0/27 | 5/17 | | |
|
COLORADO ROCKIES 2024 Home |
C | Diaz | [21/27 | 4/13 | | |
| Stallings | [6/27 | 8/13 | | |
2B | Rodgers | [24/27 | 8/13 | | |
| Trejo | [3/27 | 5/13 | | |
RF | Cave | [7/27 | 0/13 | | |
| Toglia | [2/27 | 4/13 | | |
DH | Blackmon | [18/27 | 2/13 | | |
| Diaz | [1/27 | 6/13 | | |
| Bryant | [2/27 | 3/13 | | |
|
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2024 Home |
C | Smith | [24/28 | 8/15 | | |
| Barnes | [4/28 | 7/15 | | |
2B | Lux | [26/28 | 1/15 | | |
| Betts | [1/28 | 9/15 | | |
| Rojas | [1/28 | 3/15 | | |
3B | Muncy | [27/28 | 7/15 | | |
| Hernandez | [1/28 | 5/15 | | |
| Rojas | [0/28 | 3/15 | | |
SS | Betts | [27/28 | 6/15 | | |
| Rojas | [1/28 | 9/15 | | |
LF | Hernandez | [18/28 | 0/15 | | |
| Taylor | [4/28 | 12/15 | | |
CF | Outman | [26/28 | 1/15 | | |
| Pages | [2/28 | 9/15 | | |
| Hernandez | [0/28 | 5/15 | | |
RF | Pages | [13/28 | 0/15 | | |
| Hernandez | [10/28 | 15/15 | | |
|
SAN DIEGO PADRES 2024 Home |
C |
Campusano^ |
30/37 |
8/37 |
| |
| Higashioka | [6/30 | 5/12 | | |
1B |
* |
|
|
| Profar | [0/30 | 2/12 | | |
3B | Wade | [17/30 | 0/12 | | |
| Rosario | [2/30 | 6/12 | | |
| Solano | [0/30 | 4/12 | | |
LF |
* |
|
|
| Azocar | [0/30 | 3/12 | | |
CF | Merrill | [28/30 | 6/12 | | |
| Azocar | [2/30 | 6/12 | | |
|
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2024 Home |
C |
Bailey^ |
22/38 |
4/38 |
| |
| Murphy | [5/31 | 5/10 | | |
1B | Wade | [23/31 | 1/10 | | |
| Flores | [8/31 | 9/10 | | |
LF |
Conforto^ |
30/38 |
7/38 |
| |
| Fitzgerald | [0/31 | 3/10 | | |
CF | Lee | [26/31 | 6/10 | | |
| Fitzgerald | [1/31 | 3/10 | | |
RF | Yastrzemski | [26/31 | 0/10 | | |
| Slater | [1/31 | 8/10 | | |
| Ramos | [0/31 | 2/10 | | |
A formula is used to group the players.
Player X who plays 99 of his team's 110 games vs righties and 26 of 52 vs lefties will score 40 (90-50).
Player Y who plays 11 of his team's 110 games vs righties and 39 of 52 vs lefties will score -65 (10-75).
^ indicates 2nd tier qualification. * 3rd tier.
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