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Phillies Midseason Stat Dump: RISP and Slightly More Granular Numbers

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Jul 15th, 2025 · 10:27 AM EDT

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We’ve hit the All-Star break, which means it’s a good time to take a step back and pick out some stats and trends to look at.

Let’s start with RISP.

The Phillies have been recently terrible in this department, hitting just .227 with runners in scoring position in July, but they say that “it evens out over the course of a season,” and that seems to be the case here, at least at the midway point. Here’s what the Sportradar data says about the Phils hitting with RISP over the first half:

• .258 average (11th)
• .343 on-base percentage (8th)
• .423 slugging (tied 9th)
• .766 OPS (tied 7th)
• grounded into 18 double plays (9th-fewest)
• 11% walk rate (8th)
• 30.9% chase rate (10th highest)
• 54.3% out of zone contact percentage (20th)
• 18.6 strikeout percentage (4th lowest)
• 314 RBI (11th)
• 72 extra-base hits (10th)
• 29 home runs (9th)
• 212 hits (10th)

Those numbers are pretty good overall.

But you filter for situational purposes, for instance, RISP with two outs, and you realize that they’re only hitting .211 in those situations, which is tied with the Mets for 22nd, so they need to be better there. They’re also swinging at the first pitch with two outs + RISP at a 39.3% rate, which is fourth-most in MLB. They aren’t the most patient or disciplined team of all time.

All told, they’re leaving 7.3 runners on base per game, which is tied with the Mariners, Braves, and Yankees for most in the league, so there’s a discrepancy in what they do with RISP, vs. how often they get into these situations in the first place. Another stat that will make you shake your head is that the Phillies are only hitting .197 with the bases loaded, which is third-worst despite the fact that they’ve loaded ’em up 76 times, which is 8th-most.

Similarly, they just don’t score a lot of runs with two outs, only 33.8% of their total. That’s fourth-lowest. Conversely, they’re a top 12 team when it comes to scoring with zero or one out.

You keep going and find similar thing, which tells us what we already knew. It’s same story that it’s been for the last three years now. The hitting is very good. It can be great or even elite with a little more discipline and clutchness (not a word) in specific situations. If the Phillies do win a World Series, it will be because of better situational hitting, a product of plate discipline, and elite starting pitching.