Kerry Carpenter

Kerry Carpenter

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Detroit Tigers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A 19th-round pick out of Virginia Tech in 2019, Carpenter bucked the odds by even reaching the majors. He continued to surprise in 2023 with 20 home runs, six steals and a 121 wRC+ in 459 plate appearances. The last of those 20 homers came Aug. 23 -- Carpenter went 34 games without a long ball to finish the season, slashing just .256/.313/.308 in that stretch. In addition to that disturbing trend, Carpenter managed just a .657 OPS against left-handed pitching for the season, leaving open the possibility for a strict platoon role. His overall body of work was impressive enough for Carpenter to project as a regular in Detroit between the corner outfield and DH, but it's understandable to still be skeptical, especially with the way last season ended for him. HIs home park does him no favors. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#216
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2024.
Collects four hits
OFDetroit Tigers
April 19, 2024
Carpenter went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's win over the Twins.
ANALYSIS
Carpenter doubled and scored in the first inning before knocking three singles the rest of the night. He's now 9-for-21 (.429) with five extra-base hits over his last five contests. This hot stretch has boosted his season slash line to .328/.371/.621 through 62 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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12
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+39%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+245%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+42%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .619 109 12 3 16 2 .224 .303 .316
Since 2022vs Right .861 539 68 26 71 4 .287 .343 .518
2024vs Left .286 7 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143
2024vs Right .986 69 7 3 12 0 .328 .377 .609
2023vs Left .657 78 8 2 14 2 .235 .333 .324
2023vs Right .841 381 49 18 50 4 .286 .341 .500
2022vs Left .598 24 4 1 1 0 .217 .250 .348
2022vs Right .851 89 12 5 9 0 .263 .326 .525
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+22%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+315%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .741 322 29 8 35 4 .274 .326 .415
Since 2022Away .903 326 51 21 52 2 .280 .347 .556
2024Home .980 36 4 2 6 0 .294 .333 .647
2024Away .861 40 3 1 7 0 .324 .375 .486
2023Home .809 230 23 6 28 4 .311 .365 .443
2023Away .814 229 34 14 36 2 .243 .314 .500
2022Home .312 56 2 0 1 0 .113 .161 .151
2022Away 1.296 57 14 6 9 0 .400 .456 .840
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Stat Review
How does Kerry Carpenter 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.18
 
BB Rate
3.9%
 
K Rate
22.4%
 
BABIP
.373
 
ISO
.254
 
AVG
.310
 
OBP
.355
 
SLG
.563
 
OPS
.919
 
wOBA
.396
 
Exit Velocity
89.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.9%
 
Barrels/PA
9.1%
 
Expected BA
.295
 
Expected SLG
.614
 
Sprint Speed
24.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
37.0%
 
Line Drive %
16.7%
 
Fly Ball %
46.3%
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Not expected to be dealt
OFDetroit Tigers
July 21, 2023
Trade interest in Carpenter is robust, but the Tigers view him as part of their future, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
The lefty-hitting corner outfielder has a career .260/.318/.498 slash line with 17 home runs in 85 games dating back to last season. Carpenter is a bat-first player who sometimes sits against left-handed starters, but he has played every day since July 6, including three starts against lefties. Morosi says the Tigers expect to contend sooner than expected, and Carpenter would be in his prime if the team's window opens on schedule.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Tigers, in evaluation mode, called Carpenter up from Triple-A Toledo after the All-Star break. His strikeout rate more than doubled with the jump in levels (to 28.3%), but he totaled 11 extra-base hits -- including six homers -- in 113 plate appearances for a .485 SLG. Small sample warning: Carpenter was 26% better than league average by wRC+. As a 19th-round pick in 2019, Carpenter faced long odds to reach the majors. He's even on the fantasy radar now albeit primarily in deeper leagues as most managers will need to see more. The walk rate was low at 5.3% and his playing-time outlook will remain hazy until things play out in spring training. Carpenter wouldn't be completely out of place on a sleeper list, but with the plate skills he displayed in the majors last year, he could fizzle as quickly as he made the splash.
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Blasts third home run
OFDetroit Tigers
April 17, 2024
Carpenter went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Rangers.
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Doubles, triples in Tuesday's win
OFDetroit Tigers
April 16, 2024
Carpenter went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Rangers.
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Hits second home run
OFDetroit Tigers
April 13, 2024
Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins.
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Absent from lineup versus lefty
OFDetroit Tigers
April 9, 2024
Carpenter is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Sitting against southpaw
OFDetroit Tigers
April 5, 2024
Carpenter is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the A's.
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