Nothing stands out yet — even Alika Williams's best mark (strikeout rate) beats only 21% of qualified hitters. The overall production lags — only 3% of qualified hitters create fewer estimated bases per plate appearance. Early-season read — only 88 plate appearances so far.
Each spoke is a skill estimate adjusted for sample size — not raw season stats — so farther out = better.
Percentiles vs. 463 qualified hitters.
Data through 2026-07-15.
Plays like…
Same archetype, nearest by rate — the hitters whose profile looks most like this one.
Every plate appearance ends one of three ways: a strikeout (0 bases), a walk (1 base), or a ball in play worth its estimated bases.
The bar splits his value into those pieces, versus the league.
More bases is better. In the table, 100th percentile = best in MLB.
Ball-in-play basesWalk bases
Bases per plate appearance
.298
Alika Williams
.351
.084
League average
What a replacement bat would have done
over Alika Williams's 88 plate appearances
29
Alika Williams
32
Replacement level
▼ −3 bases below replacement (created 29 vs 32)
Alika Williams
League
Percentile
Bases per ball in play(higher = better)
.452
.510
3rd
Walk rate(higher = better)
3%
8%
9th
Strikeout rate(fewer = better)
30%
23%
21st
Platoon splits
Platoon splits (EB/PA)
Dot = shrunk true-talent estimate; bar = 89% credible interval.
Faint diamond = his raw, unshrunk rate against that hand — small samples make it noisy, which is why the model pulls the dot toward a more trustworthy estimate.
Shrunk splits beat raw splits decisively at low PA counts and converge with them as playing time builds — individual platoon gaps need roughly 1,000+ PA vs a hand before the raw number alone can be trusted.
Headline EB/PA (0.340)
vs LHP41 PA0.364
vs LHP: shrunk estimate 0.364 EB/PA, 89% credible interval 0.299 to 0.433, based on 41 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.348 EB/PA.
vs RHP47 PA0.329
vs RHP: shrunk estimate 0.329 EB/PA, 89% credible interval 0.262 to 0.393, based on 47 plate appearances. Raw (unshrunk) rate: 0.318 EB/PA.
0.2410.2940.3470.4000.453
0.036 EB/PA better vs LHP than vs RHP (shrunk estimate).
89% credible interval: -0.002 to +0.073
That interval crosses zero, so the model can’t confidently say which side he’s actually better against.
How he hits
Hits it to Center most often, and does the most damage to Pull.
Best batted balls
Where every ball Alika Williams put in play landed this season.
Dots are colored by estimated bases (EB) — pale slate (easy out) to dark teal (home-run territory).
Filled dots are hits; hollow rings are outs — a dark ring in the outfield is a crushed ball that got caught.
Hover a dot or a row to link the two; click to watch on Baseball Savant.
