Kerry Carpenter

Kerry Carpenter

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Detroit Tigers
10-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 6/12/2023
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. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#501
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2023.
Playing outfield on rehab
OFDetroit Tigers
Shoulder
June 7, 2023
Carpenter (shoulder) is making his first start in the outfield Wednesday since starting his rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Carpenter has been limited to designated hitter duty as he works his way back from a right shoulder strain, but he's been throwing and is now ready to try things out in the outfield. The 25-year-old has been on the shelf since late April but should be activated soon as long as he shows he can handle the outfield.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
13
4
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+141%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+42%
OPS vs RHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .721 27 5 2 4 0 .231 .259 .462
Since 2021vs Right .779 160 19 8 14 0 .240 .300 .479
2023vs Left 1.667 3 1 1 3 0 .333 .333 1.333
2023vs Right .692 71 7 3 5 0 .212 .268 .424
2022vs Left .598 24 4 1 1 0 .217 .250 .348
2022vs Right .851 89 12 5 9 0 .263 .326 .525
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+61%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+118%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+315%
OPS on Road
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .586 86 6 2 4 0 .207 .244 .341
Since 2021Away .943 102 18 8 14 0 .267 .343 .600
2023Home 1.090 30 4 2 3 0 .379 .400 .690
2023Away .500 45 4 2 5 0 .100 .200 .300
2022Home .312 56 2 0 1 0 .113 .161 .151
2022Away 1.296 57 14 6 9 0 .400 .456 .840
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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
0.23
 
BB Rate
6.7%
 
K Rate
29.3%
 
BABIP
.256
 
ISO
.246
 
AVG
.217
 
OBP
.280
 
SLG
.464
 
OPS
.744
 
wOBA
.323
 
Exit Velocity
90.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.0%
 
Barrels/PA
12.0%
 
Expected BA
.238
 
Expected SLG
.495
 
Sprint Speed
25.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
48.9%
 
Line Drive %
14.9%
 
Fly Ball %
36.2%
 
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Throwing to bases
OFDetroit Tigers
Shoulder
June 6, 2023
Carpenter (shoulder) is scheduled to throw to bases Tuesday at Triple-A Toledo, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Cleared for rehab games
OFDetroit Tigers
Shoulder
May 26, 2023
Carpenter (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Toledo, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Resumes hitting
OFDetroit Tigers
Shoulder
May 16, 2023
Carpenter (shoulder) has resumed hitting in the cage and off a tee and is slated to start throwing later this week, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Suffers minor setback
OFDetroit Tigers
Shoulder
May 9, 2023
Carpenter (shoulder) felt renewed discomfort while beginning tee work over the weekend, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
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Will start hitting over weekend
OFDetroit Tigers
Shoulder
May 5, 2023
Carpenter (shoulder) continues to receive treatment and is expected to start a hitting progression this weekend, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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