Bubba Starling
Bats R Throws R6'4" 220 lbBorn 1992 Gardner, USADebut 2019Team KCDraft 2011 R1 #5 Kansas City Royals, Gardner Edgerton (KS) HS
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2020 | KC | 35 | 64 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0.169 | 0.219 | 0.237 | 0.456 | 21.8 |
| 2019 | KC | 56 | 197 | 26 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 0.215 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.572 | 48.7 |
| Career | | 91 | 261 | 31 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 83 | 0.204 | 0.246 | 0.298 | 0.544 | 42.1 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2020 | 64 | 84.2 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 30.3 | 37.4 | 37.4 | 0.191 | 0.250 | 0.223 | 28.0 |
| 2019 | 197 | 81.8 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 17.6 | 29.7 | 30.3 | 0.210 | 0.303 | 0.243 | 28.7 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2020 | KC | OF | 31 | 160 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | KC | OF | 55 | 443 | 123 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.992 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 105 | 7 HR, 1 SB | 0.258 | 0.862 |
| 2019 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 285 | 7 HR, 9 SB | 0.310 | 0.806 |
| 2018 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 41 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.257 | 0.664 |
| 2018 | Rk | nan | Bat | 25 | 4 HR, 0 SB | 0.368 | 1.678 |
| 2017 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 303 | 7 HR, 5 SB | 0.248 | 0.684 |
| 2016 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Bat | 176 | 2 HR, 1 SB | 0.181 | 0.478 |
| 2016 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Bat | 255 | 5 HR, 10 SB | 0.185 | 0.573 |
| 2015 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | Bat | 367 | 10 HR, 4 SB | 0.254 | 0.744 |
| 2015 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Bat | 51 | 2 HR, 2 SB | 0.386 | 1.085 |
| 2014 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Bat | 549 | 9 HR, 17 SB | 0.218 | 0.642 |
| 2013 | A | Lexington Legends | Bat | 498 | 13 HR, 22 SB | 0.241 | 0.727 |
| 2012 | Rk | Burlington Royals | Bat | 234 | 10 HR, 10 SB | 0.275 | 0.856 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2020 | 0.171 | 0.260 | 0.291 | 0.136 |
| 2019 | 0.234 | 0.253 | 0.277 | 0.213 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.