Avg Dist (ft) / Avg Dist (ft)

Batter

Mean projected distance of tracked batted balls, in feet, bunts included -- the population Savant's own average reconciles on. Untracked balls carry no distance.

Agreement with Savant

Checked nightly. Agreement tolerance: ±0.

Pitcher

Mean projected distance of tracked batted balls allowed, in feet, bunts included -- the population Savant's own average reconciles on. Untracked balls carry no distance.

Agreement with Savant

Checked nightly. Agreement tolerance: ±0.

Shown for: batter and pitcher.

Formula

sum(dist_sum) / NULLIF(sum(dist_n), 0) — mean projected distance over tracked batted balls, BUNTS INCLUDED. That is the population Savant's avg_distance reconciles on.

Inputs

pitches.hit_distance_sc
plate_appearances.dist_sum
plate_appearances.dist_n

Era caveats

Three tracking systems across the seasons shown

Rows carry a tracking_era of trackman, hawkeye or hawkeye_bat (migration 001). The systems differ in what they measure and how precisely, so long spans cross a measurement boundary as well as a rule one.

Version history

2026-08-31 — Added with the sweet-spot and distance slice. (runbook §52)