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3 insane NY Mets Statcast numbers to add to our confidence

Statcast gives fans an insight on why a player is performing a certian way. These Mets players definitley standout with some insane Statcast metrics.
ByNoah Wright|
Apr 23, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) celebrates his game tying RBI double against the Philadelphia Phillies during the tenth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Apr 23, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) celebrates his game tying RBI double against the Philadelphia Phillies during the tenth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images | Brad Penner-Imagn Images
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Statcast has been around for a decade now. Introduced in the 2015 MLB season, it has tracked every pitch, swing, batted ball, runner, play made, etc. It’s given fans a new way of analyzing the game and has also created brand-new stats. It can also give fans an idea of how good or bad a player is based on these stats. In these three cases, these New York Mets players have some strong numbers under the hood that should inspire a ton of confidence moving forward.

1) Pete Alonso’s ENTIRE Baseball Savant page

Pete Alonso is off to the greatest start of his career. He is slashing .333/.444/.656 with a wRC+ of 203. Alonso already has a half-dozen home runs in 117 plate appearances with a .323 isolated slugging percentage. His 15.4% K% would be a career low, and his 14.5% BB% would be a career high. The last time he had an OPS over 1.000 in April was in 2019; even this month dwarfs that. 

Some may doubt Alonso’s scorching hot start. After all, how many batters even approach a 200+ wRC+ over the course of a full season? However, not only are Alonso’s Statcast metrics are outstanding and point to him as being extremely successful, but his Baseball Savant page is otherworldly. Let’s first start with the offensive stats he’s NOT in the top 90th percentile or greater of. 

Alonso has a 27.2% squared-up rate, which is in the 65th percentile. His 24.2% chase rate is in the 68th percentile, while his 24.6% whiff rate is in the 60th percentile. In the end, even his worst offensive Statcast numbers are still well above average, and all three are career-best. Now let’s look at what stats he’s in the best-of-the-best in.

Alonso is in the 90th percentile or better of  xwOBA (.478, 100th percentile), xBA (.332, 98th percentile), and xSLG% (.717, 99th percentile). His 95.6 MPH exit velo is the third best in baseball and in the 99th percentile. His 21.5% barrel rate is in the 98th percentile. Alonso’s launch angle sweet spot is 43%, which is in the 90th percentile. Then there’s his bat speed, which went from the 90th percentile in 2024 at 75.2 MPH to the 96th percentile at 76.4 MPH.

If anything, Alonso’s strong Statcast numbers only point to him getting better. He has a 61-point difference between his slugging percentage and expected slugging percentage. Given how regularly he’s making good contact, he may start hitting more home runs as the season progresses. Alonso could end up having the best season from a Mets batter in the franchise’s history.

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