Even though Justin Williams’ numbers are not great so far this season, the St. Louis Cardinals’ outfielder has hit the ball very well. Williams’ .231/.333/.385/.718 slash line does not show how hard he has hit the ball this season. The 25-year-old is in the top 8% of the league in average exit velocity (94.0 mph) and the top 7% of the league in barrel rate (19.2%). Because of this, he has hit the ball hard in nearly 62% of his at-bats. For someone who only has a wOBA of .296, this is very encouraging.
One of the problems with Williams is that he strikes out too much, as he has a strikeout rate of 28.