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2021: All Designated Hitters, by Name


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2021 Major-League Designated Hitters, Batter-Performance Results

Note! Men are included in this list if they have played this position at all this season; that will include some men who have played it only infrequently.
Through games of Wednesday, 20 October 2021.
All results are from true, unadjusted data.

Handedness Key:   + R   * L   # S

(You can also look up the stat definitions.)

Batters, listed in alphabetical order by name:

(or view batters sorted by TOP, or view only “regulars”—men meeting a minimum-PA criterion)


Intra-Page Jumps:
Last names start with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(If no jump, no player last names begin with that letter.)

Each name is a click-on link to that man’s career stats.

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Player Team PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Willy Adames + Rays 142 0.197 0.276 0.371 0.183 1.885 0.070 0.359 0.254 0.345 493
Willy Adames + Brewers 413 0.285 0.349 0.521 0.252 1.827 0.114 0.254 0.366 0.460 1023
Pete Alonso + Mets 637 0.262 0.274 0.519 0.231 1.980 0.094 0.199 0.344 0.457 937
Seth Beer * Diamondbacks 10 0.444 0.600 0.889 0.400 2 0.100 0.300 0.500 0.800 2693
Xander Bogaerts + Red Sox 603 0.295 0.333 0.493 0.259 1.673 0.103 0.187 0.370 0.433 1056
Bobby Bradley * Indians 279 0.208 0.263 0.445 0.183 2.137 0.090 0.355 0.294 0.391 721
Jake Burger + White Sox 42 0.263 0.409 0.474 0.238 1.800 0.095 0.357 0.333 0.429 858
Nick Castellanos + Reds 585 0.309 0.340 0.576 0.280 1.866 0.070 0.207 0.362 0.523 1103
Ronnie Dawson * Astros 6 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.167 1 0.167 0 0.333 0.167 229
Maikel Franco + Orioles 403 0.210 0.225 0.355 0.196 1.696 0.050 0.166 0.253 0.333 438
Aramis Garcia + Athletics 94 0.205 0.263 0.318 0.191 1.556 0.011 0.298 0.234 0.298 366
Jose Godoy * Mariners 40 0.162 0.261 0.189 0.150 1.167 0.075 0.350 0.225 0.175 157
Paul Goldschmidt + Cardinals 679 0.294 0.331 0.514 0.261 1.751 0.099 0.200 0.365 0.457 1069
Robbie Grossman # Tigers 671 0.239 0.286 0.415 0.198 1.737 0.146 0.231 0.356 0.344 890
Jonah Heim # Rangers 285 0.196 0.210 0.358 0.182 1.827 0.053 0.204 0.239 0.333 434
Yonny Hernandez # Rangers 166 0.217 0.277 0.252 0.187 1.161 0.102 0.193 0.313 0.217 520
Alejandro Kirk + Blue Jays 189 0.242 0.234 0.436 0.212 1.800 0.101 0.116 0.328 0.381 777
Ramon Laureano + Athletics 378 0.246 0.304 0.443 0.222 1.798 0.071 0.259 0.317 0.399 751
Nathaniel Lowe * Rangers 642 0.264 0.339 0.415 0.229 1.571 0.125 0.252 0.357 0.360 856
Player Team PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Jed Lowrie # Athletics 512 0.245 0.289 0.398 0.219 1.625 0.096 0.211 0.318 0.355 693
Nick Madrigal + White Sox 215 0.305 0.324 0.425 0.284 1.393 0.051 0.079 0.349 0.395 879
Nomar Mazara * Tigers 181 0.212 0.271 0.321 0.193 1.514 0.083 0.249 0.276 0.293 460
Austin Meadows * Rays 591 0.234 0.249 0.458 0.205 1.959 0.100 0.206 0.315 0.401 798
Adalberto Mondesi # Royals 136 0.230 0.299 0.452 0.213 1.966 0.044 0.316 0.265 0.419 647
Mitch Moreland * Athletics 252 0.227 0.256 0.415 0.206 1.827 0.071 0.230 0.286 0.377 631
Josh Naylor * Indians 250 0.253 0.287 0.399 0.236 1.576 0.056 0.180 0.300 0.372 616
Josh Palacios * Blue Jays 42 0.200 0.280 0.200 0.167 1 0.071 0.262 0.286 0.167 401
Joe Panik * Blue Jays 123 0.246 0.263 0.351 0.228 1.429 0.065 0.114 0.293 0.325 536
Joe Panik * Marlins 134 0.172 0.198 0.221 0.157 1.286 0.067 0.149 0.239 0.201 244
DJ Peters + Dodgers 34 0.192 0.364 0.385 0.147 2 0.235 0.412 0.382 0.294 623
DJ Peters + Rangers 206 0.198 0.225 0.426 0.189 2.154 0.019 0.330 0.218 0.408 516
Jorge Polanco # Twins 644 0.269 0.282 0.503 0.245 1.873 0.070 0.183 0.323 0.460 894
Albert Pujols + Angels 92 0.198 0.176 0.372 0.185 1.882 0.033 0.141 0.250 0.348 484
Albert Pujols + Dodgers 204 0.254 0.245 0.460 0.235 1.813 0.054 0.157 0.299 0.426 695
JT Riddle * Twins 6 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.333 1 0 0 0.333 0.333 674
Rio Ruiz * Orioles 101 0.167 0.207 0.300 0.149 1.800 0.089 0.287 0.248 0.267 382
Rio Ruiz * Rockies 40 0.171 0.214 0.200 0.150 1.167 0.075 0.225 0.225 0.175 323
Frank Schwindel + Athletics 20 0.150 0.143 0.350 0.150 2.333 0 0.250 0.150 0.350 381
Frank Schwindel + Cubs 239 0.342 0.364 0.613 0.318 1.789 0.067 0.151 0.389 0.569 1265
Player Team PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Pedro Severino + Orioles 419 0.248 0.314 0.383 0.224 1.543 0.081 0.260 0.308 0.346 651
Chance Sisco * Orioles 73 0.154 0.213 0.185 0.137 1.200 0.082 0.247 0.247 0.164 234
Chance Sisco * Mets 10 0.111 0.167 0.222 0.100 2 0.100 0.300 0.200 0.200 84
Nick Solak + Rangers 511 0.242 0.292 0.362 0.217 1.495 0.067 0.209 0.313 0.325 613
Jorge Soler + Royals 360 0.192 0.229 0.370 0.164 1.932 0.106 0.269 0.283 0.317 602
Jorge Soler + Braves 242 0.269 0.278 0.524 0.231 1.946 0.120 0.186 0.355 0.450 1083
Rowdy Tellez * Blue Jays 151 0.209 0.245 0.338 0.192 1.621 0.060 0.219 0.272 0.311 467
Rowdy Tellez * Brewers 174 0.272 0.300 0.481 0.247 1.767 0.080 0.184 0.333 0.437 831
Yoshi Tsutsugo * Rays 87 0.167 0.255 0.218 0.149 1.308 0.092 0.310 0.241 0.195 231
Yoshi Tsutsugo * Dodgers 31 0.120 0.231 0.120 0.097 1 0.194 0.387 0.290 0.097 264
Yoshi Tsutsugo * Pirates 144 0.268 0.299 0.535 0.236 2 0.104 0.229 0.347 0.472 974
Kyle Tucker * Astros 567 0.294 0.304 0.557 0.263 1.893 0.093 0.159 0.358 0.497 1102
Justin Upton + Angels 362 0.211 0.254 0.409 0.185 1.940 0.108 0.296 0.296 0.359 653
Luke Voit + Yankees 241 0.239 0.313 0.437 0.212 1.824 0.087 0.307 0.328 0.386 710
Joey Votto * Reds 533 0.266 0.287 0.563 0.223 2.118 0.144 0.238 0.375 0.473 1148
Nick Williams * White Sox 13 0 0 0 0 --- 0.077 0.308 0.231 0 54
Jesse Winker * Reds 485 0.305 0.324 0.556 0.266 1.822 0.109 0.155 0.394 0.485 1167

For explanations of unconventional stats, see the Baseball Stats Definitions page.



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