Kerry Carpenter

Kerry Carpenter

27-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
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#215
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2024.
Logs three ABs off bench in Game 5
OFDetroit Tigers
October 14, 2024
Carpenter (hamstring) entered Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Guardians in Game 5 of the ALDS in the top of the fifth inning and went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
ANALYSIS
Carpenter exited the Tigers' Game 4 loss with a left hamstring injury and was viewed as a game-time decision leading up to the series finale, but he was ultimately excluded from the lineup. However, manager A.J. Hinch's choice not to start the left-handed-hitting Carpenter might have made more to do with the matchup against Guardians southpaw Matthew Boyd than the hamstring injury. Carpenter stepped in as a pinch hitter for designated hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy in the fifth inning, with Boyd having already departed the game by that point. Though Carpenter's hamstring issue may have prevented him from playing the outfield had the Tigers advanced to the ALCS, he'll now have the entire winter to move past the injury. He should be back to 100 percent well before spring training.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
17
10
44
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+53%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+144%
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 .588 133 14 4 19 2 .202 .286 .303
Since 2022vs Right .897 732 96 40 112 4 .290 .347 .550
2024vs Left .408 31 2 1 4 0 .107 .194 .214
2024vs Right .994 262 35 17 53 0 .305 .363 .631
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
 
 
+18%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+315%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .782 444 48 19 65 4 .269 .322 .460
Since 2022Away .923 421 62 25 66 2 .285 .354 .569
2024Home .914 158 23 13 36 0 .264 .316 .597
2024Away .953 135 14 5 21 0 .308 .378 .575
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
0.29
 
BB Rate
7.5%
 
K Rate
25.6%
 
BABIP
.328
 
ISO
.303
 
AVG
.284
 
OBP
.345
 
SLG
.587
 
OPS
.932
 
wOBA
.396
 
Exit Velocity
90.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.8%
 
Barrels/PA
11.6%
 
Expected BA
.269
 
Expected SLG
.570
 
Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
37.5%
 
Line Drive %
17.7%
 
Fly Ball %
44.8%
 
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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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Absent from lineup
OFDetroit Tigers
Hamstring
October 12, 2024
Carpenter (hamstring) isn't in the lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the ALDS versus the Guardians.
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Will be game-time decision
OFDetroit Tigers
Hamstring
October 11, 2024
Carpenter (hamstring) will be a game-time decision for Game 5 of the ALDS against the Guardians on Saturday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
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Exits Thursday's game
OFDetroit Tigers
Lower Body
October 10, 2024
Carpenter exited Thursday's game against the Guardians due to a left hamstring injury, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Not starting Game 2
OFDetroit Tigers
October 7, 2024
Carpenter is not in the lineup Monday for Game 2 of the ALDS in Cleveland.
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Not in Game 1 lineup
OFDetroit Tigers
October 1, 2024
Carpenter is absent from the lineup Tuesday for Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Astros.
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Excelling in platoon role
OFDetroit Tigers
May 28, 2024
Carpenter has started against just one left-handed pitcher this season and has an overall slash line of .283/.342/.572 through 50 games.
ANALYSIS
Carpenter has just 18 plate appearances against left-handed pitching this season and has gone 1-for-16 with a walk and three strikeouts. The 26-year-old has a 1.004 OPS against righties though, and he's built on a 2023 campaign that saw him club 20 homers with a .278/.340/.471 slash line. Carpenter may see a few more chances against southpaws as the season continues, but for now he's given fantasy managers plenty of production as an elite platoon bat.
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