2022 Stats
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.263
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5
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14
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Contreras is facing an uncertain 2022 given it's the final year of his contract and the Cubs are all but certain to move the veteran catcher. Contreras resumed his power-hitting abilities in 2021, but did so while posting a career-worst 28.6% strikeout rate which pulled his average down to a career-low .237. His plate discipline was mostly consistent with previous efforts and the strikeouts were more correlated to him taking called strikes (16% rate was also a career worst). Sensing a trend here? Being a veteran who was around for the good times only to see all of your friends leave cannot be easy. A new location may not offer the same playing-time guarantees that Contreras enjoys in Chicago. Regardless a change of scenery should serve him well in 2022. Read Past Outlooks

Reaches 100 career home runs
Contreras went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Monday's win over the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
Batting first for the Cubs, Contreras started the game with a double before later popping a grand slam in the same inning, and Chicago didn't look back in the 9-0 romp. It was just the 10th time since 1901 that a leadoff hitter recorded a grand slam in the first inning, per Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. The home run, which also happened to be the 100th of Contreras' career, was his fifth of the season and third in his past nine games, so he seems to be finding his power stroke. The catcher also has a strong .283 average and .906 OPS, and he should remain one of the top options at his position so long as he stays healthy.
Batting first for the Cubs, Contreras started the game with a double before later popping a grand slam in the same inning, and Chicago didn't look back in the 9-0 romp. It was just the 10th time since 1901 that a leadoff hitter recorded a grand slam in the first inning, per Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. The home run, which also happened to be the 100th of Contreras' career, was his fifth of the season and third in his past nine games, so he seems to be finding his power stroke. The catcher also has a strong .283 average and .906 OPS, and he should remain one of the top options at his position so long as he stays healthy.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+9%
OPS vs LHP
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+24%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .841 | 218 | 10 | 30 | .267 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .771 | 626 | 23 | 67 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.002 | 39 | 2 | 3 | .294 | ||||
2022vs Right | .806 | 99 | 3 | 11 | .250 | ||||
2021vs Left | .891 | 132 | 8 | 23 | .284 | ||||
2021vs Right | .734 | 351 | 13 | 34 | .219 | ||||
2020vs Left | .566 | 47 | 0 | 4 | .195 | ||||
2020vs Right | .827 | 176 | 7 | 22 | .260 | ||||
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+29%
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Since 2020Home | .787 | 440 | 19 | 58 | .227 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .789 | 406 | 14 | 39 | .260 | ||||
2022Home | .755 | 69 | 2 | 9 | .214 | ||||
2022Away | .972 | 69 | 3 | 5 | .310 | ||||
2021Home | .764 | 247 | 14 | 34 | .212 | ||||
2021Away | .792 | 236 | 7 | 23 | .264 | ||||
2020Home | .850 | 124 | 3 | 15 | .265 | ||||
2020Away | .661 | 101 | 4 | 11 | .220 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Willson Contreras compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.59BB Rate
11.6%K Rate
19.6%BABIP
.305ISO
.211AVG
.263OBP
.391SLG
.474OPS
.865wOBA
.384Exit Velocity
83.7 mphHard Hit Rate
50.6%Barrels/PA
5.2%Advanced Batting Stats
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Contreras is capable of better than what he produced at the plate in 2020, as his 109 wRC+, the product of a .243/.356/.407 slash line, represented the second-lowest mark of his five-year career. In the context of a rather weak catcher pool, however, those numbers were perfectly adequate. He chipped in with seven homers, tying him for fourth at the position. His 25.3 K% was the worst mark of his career but was barely worse than his 24.9 K% from 2019. When he did hit the ball, he actually hit it harder than ever before, generating a career-high 47.8% hard-hit rate that helped him to a .441 xSLG. Contreras has pretty much settled into a stable spot in the catcher hierarchy through five big-league seasons, sitting not quite at the top of the pile but not far from it. Since his debut season, he ranks in the top seven among backstops in all five standard fantasy categories.
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Goes deep, scores three times
Contreras went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and three runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
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Stays hot Monday
Contreras went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's win over the Padres.
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Reaches twice in loss
Contreras went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Dodgers.
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Records triple, home run in loss
Contreras went 3-for-4 with a triple, a solo home run and two runs scored in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
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Batting first in Game 1
Contreras is starting at catcher and batting first in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
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