Savant of MLB Savant
What is the name of the tracking technology that allows for the collection and analysis of massive amounts of data?
A.) Pitchout
B.) Metrix
C.) Statcast
D.) Sandwix
C.) Statcast
In the “Moneyball” era of baseball, analysts started to look at this metric, highlighting a player’s ability to get on base instead of valuing only hits.
A.) Batting Average
B.) OBP (On-Base Percentage)
C.) Swing Length
D.) Fielding Percentage
B.) OBP (On-Base Percentage)
Despite having a 81-81 record, this MLB team made the postseason by winning the American League West Division.
A.) Houston Astros
B.) Texas Rangers
C.) Chicago White Sox
D.) Pittsburgh Pirates
A.) Houston Astros
This graph shows O’Neil Cruz’ bat speed compared to the league average. What kind of chart is this (see slide presentation)?
A.) Histogram
B.) Kernel Density Plot
C.) Bar Chart
D.) Beeswarm Graph
B.) Kernel Density Plot
This Brewers pitcher (the NL Cy Young favorite) led the league with a 1.80 ERA.
A.) Paul Skenes
B.) Chris Sale
C.) Blake Bachar
D.) Jacob Misiorowski
D.) Jacob Misiorowski
This Baseball savant visualization uses a field-shaped diagram to show where a player hits the ball or where a fielder makes plays.
Spray Chart
What is the minimum exit velocity for a batted ball to be considered “barreled” ?
A.) 98 mph
B.) 97 mph
C.) 95 mph
D.) 100 mph
A.) 98 mph
Which two teams are facing off in the 2026 American League Championship Series?
A.) White Sox and Astros
B.) Pirates and Brewers
C.) Yankees and Red Sox
D.) Rays and Guardians
D.) Rays and Guardians
We took away the legend of this graph. What do the colored squares represent?
A.) Ground Ball Fielding Rate
B.) Stolen Base Percentage
C.) Run-Down Distance vs. Caught Rate
D.) Catch Rate
D.) Catch Rate
I led the American League in RBI after leaving the team I debuted with and played for since 2019. Who am I?
Pete Alonso
What metric was introduced to Savant last season?
A.) Bat Speed
B.) Miss distance
C.) Outs above Average (OAA)
D.) Catcher pop time
B.) Miss distance
This metric estimates what a batter’s batting average should have been based on the quality of their batted-ball contact.
A.) wRC+
B.) xBA
C.) FIP
D.) WHIP
B.) xBA
The Dodgers have their sights on a three-peat, and their 4th World Series win of the decade. Of the following, this player was not one of their three World Series MVPs:
A.) Freddie Freeman
B.) Mookie Betts
C.) Yoshinobu Yamamoto
D.) Corey Seager
B.) Mookie Betts
This chart represents the horizontal and vertical movement of this pitcher’s 3-pitch arsenal: slider (gold), changeup (green), and sinker (orange). He started the 2026 MLB all-star game.
A.) Jacob Misiorowski
B.) Cristopher Sánchez
C.) Paul Skenes
D.) Dylan Cease
B.) Cristopher Sánchez
This hitter was the only player to have an OPS above 1.000 in 2026 with 1.035.
A.) Shohei Ohtani
B.) Ben Rice
C.) Pete Crow-Armstrong
D.) Yordan Alvarez
D.) Yordan Alvarez
What year did MLB Savant, along with Statcast, debut for all 30 franchises?
2015
A batter has a .250 batting average but a .350 xBA. What is the most reasonable interpretation?
The batters batted-ball quality suggests their actual batting average has been lower than expected.
This team has the best playoff winning percentage:
A.) New York Yankees
B.) Miami Marlins
C.) Boston Red Sox
D.) Pittsburgh Pirates
B.) Miami Marlins
This visualization represents the HR spray chart for this 2026 MLB Home Run Derby winner.
Jordan Walker
This White Sox infielder led the league in strikeouts with 227, breaking the all-time mark of 223.
A.) Colson Montgomery
B.) Kyle Schwarber
C.) Brandon Lowe
D.) Munetaka Murakami
A.) Colson Montgomery
What is referred to in the baseball community as a “Unicorn?” (Can be found on Savant under a different name)
Homer in just 1 of 30 parks
In the 2025 season, I was in the 98th percentile for Feilding Run Value but just the 27th percentile for xBA. Who am I?
KeBryan Hayes
In 2019, the Washington Nationals won their first World Series, despite being a wild card team. The Nats almost lost the wild card game to this team:
A.) Arizona Diamondbacks
B.) Philadelphia Phillies
C.) Chicago Cubs
D.) Milwaukee Brewers
B.) Philadelphia Phillies
This Giants player has the widest batting stance in the MLB in 2026 with a 66-degree stance angle.
Rafael Devers
This catcher had a breakout season, accumulating a WAR total of 6.7 while leading the National League in batting average with .311.
Gabriel Moreno