2018 MLB Draft Top 200 College Hitters Statistical Analysis

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle
on June 4, 2018

Here's a look at how the Top 200 college hitters in the 2018 draft class stacked up statistically. All stats are updated through the end of the regular season, but NCAA regionals stats (and NJCAA World Series stats) are not included.

Admittedly, these statistics are not always an apples to apples comparison. The competition levels vary widely, as there are Division I, Division II and Division III players included as well as junior college players. But it is still a useful look at each pitcher's statistical resume. For the color coding, players in the top third or bottom third of a category are coded with green for the top third and red for players in the bottom third. Relievers with less than 50 innings were not eligible to rank in the statistical comparisons.

TOP 200 COLLEGE HITTERS STATS
Rank	Player, Team	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	K PCT	BB PCT	BABIP	HR/PA
3	Nick Madrigal, SS/2B, Oregon State	.395	.459	.563	.168	3.7%	8.9%	.398	67.5
5	Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech	.359	.471	.632	.273	20.6%	15.1%	.417	17.0
6	Jonathan India, 3B, Florida	.362	.502	.723	.361	18.9%	18.9%	.398	14.6
7	Alec Bohm, 3B, Wichita State	.339	.436	.625	.286	10.5%	14.7%	.330	16.6
11	Travis Swaggerty, OF, South Alabama	.296	.455	.526	.230	13.7%	19.5%	.307	21.3
26	Jeremy Eierman, SS, Missouri State	.292	.383	.533	.241	18.1%	10.1%	.325	24.8
27	Trevor Larnach, OF, Oregon State	.324	.447	.637	.313	19.8%	15.8%	.353	14.9
29	Greyson Jenista, OF/1B, Wichita State	.309	.446	.475	.166	15.7%	19.2%	.344	29.0
32	Steele Walker, OF, Oklahoma	.352	.441	.606	.254	18.9%	12.2%	.401	19.5
33	Jake McCarthy, OF, Virginia	.329	.414	.415	.086	9.0%	10.0%	.355	–
42	Nico Hoerner, SS/2B, Stanford	.349	.396	.498	.149	8.8%	7.9%	.371	120.0
46	Seth Beer, 1B/OF, Clemson	.316	.471	.656	.340	11.2%	18.8%	.286	13.8
48	Jameson Hannah, OF, Dallas Baptist	.360	.444	.555	.195	12.6%	12.6%	.399	46.2
50	Griffin Conine, OF, Duke	.277	.402	.585	.308	25.5%	15.5%	.322	15.9
51	Tristan Pompey, OF, Kentucky	.335	.448	.557	.222	21.0%	14.7%	.420	32.0
63	Cadyn Grenier, SS, Oregon State	.335	.420	.477	.142	16.0%	10.0%	.397	67.3
66	Zach Watson, OF, Louisiana State	.304	.359	.470	.166	18.1%	5.5%	.355	39.7
67	Tyler Frank, SS/2B, Florida Atlantic	.315	.459	.586	.271	11.7%	18.1%	.324	21.6
68	Luken Baker, 1B/DH, Texas Christian	.319	.443	.575	.256	12.9%	17.1%	.310	15.6
77	Kyler Murray, OF, Oklahoma	.296	.398	.556	.260	24.8%	12.4%	.365	22.6
78	Cal Raleigh, C, Florida State	.330	.455	.593	.263	14.5%	18.5%	.353	21.2
82	DaShawn Keirsey, OF, Utah	.386	.440	.609	.223	14.2%	6.7%	.440	56.3
90	Gage Canning, OF, Arizona State	.369	.426	.648	.279	20.5%	9.1%	.446	29.2
93	Kyle Isbel, OF, Nevada-Las Vegas	.357	.441	.643	.286	15.2%	12.1%	.386	20.1
102	Jeremy Pena, SS, Maine	.308	.393	.469	.161	17.0%	10.9%	.361	49.4
105	Alex McKenna, OF, Cal Poly	.339	.424	.506	.167	14.1%	9.8%	.388	55.2
123	Alfonso Rivas, OF/1B, Arizona	.347	.429	.533	.186	14.3%	10.5%	.384	38.0
124	Josh Stowers, OF, Louisville	.341	.470	.572	.231	13.0%	17.1%	.369	29.9
128	Grant Koch, C, Arkansas	.257	.376	.415	.158	17.1%	15.7%	.280	30.0
134	Jake Mangum, OF, Mississippi State	.353	.432	.475	.122	8.4%	8.4%	.386	273.0
139	Antoine Duplantis, OF, Louisiana State	.337	.385	.455	.118	10.2%	7.0%	.367	142.0
142	Richie Palacios, SS, Towson	.301	.457	.515	.214	6.3%	20.5%	.295	31.8
149	D.J. Artis, OF, Liberty	.292	.458	.457	.165	17.0%	18.0%	.359	72.3
153	Nick Dunn, 2B, Maryland	.330	.419	.561	.231	7.5%	12.6%	.319	25.4
158	Grant Little, OF, Texas Tech	.378	.477	.675	.297	11.6%	14.3%	.390	21.5
159	Ryan Olenek, OF/2B, Mississippi	.359	.395	.475	.116	6.4%	3.2%	.370	83.3
160	Brett Kinneman, OF, North Carolina State	.279	.394	.607	.328	23.1%	15.9%	.308	15.5
163	Grant Witherspoon, OF, Tulane	.330	.436	.587	.257	13.2%	14.7%	.352	22.8
165	Jimmy Herron, OF, Duke	.296	.416	.440	.144	9.0%	14.2%	.313	66.8
170	Jarren Duran, 2B, Long Beach State	.302	.380	.392	.090	12.6%	8.3%	.346	126.5
174	Bren Spillane, 1B/OF, Illinois	.389	.498	.903	.514	26.0%	16.4%	.459	9.5
176	Jawuan Harris, OF, Rutgers	.246	.375	.387	.141	26.7%	15.9%	.344	88.0
177	Carlos Cortes, OF, South Carolina	.244	.369	.507	.263	11.6%	15.7%	.215	16.6
180	Kyle Datres, 3B, North Carolina	.339	.430	.487	.148	12.1%	11.0%	.374	54.6
181	Niko Decolati, 3B/OF, Loyola Marymount	.271	.367	.444	.173	24.8%	9.5%	.352	40.3
182	Johnny Aiello, 3B, Wake Forest	.231	.346	.389	.158	30.3%	9.6%	.311	29.0
186	Nick Meyer, C, Cal Poly	.344	.408	.428	.084	7.7%	7.3%	.378	–
189	Robert Neustrom, OF, Iowa	.311	.386	.538	.227	14.1%	10.4%	.325	21.9
191	Nick Fortes, C/1B, Mississippi	.320	.435	.527	.207	8.7%	15.9%	.313	25.1
194	Brandon Lockridge, OF, Troy	.303	.427	.455	.152	14.2%	12.5%	.354	144.0
198	J.J. Schwarz, 1B/C, Florida	.325	.404	.601	.276	22.1%	11.7%	.375	20.0
20.0	Jonah Davis, OF, California	.321	.446	.606	.285	31.0%	11.2%	.449	17.3