Power hitter

A power hitter is a baseball player who has the ability to routinely hit the ball a long distance, resulting in a high number of extra base hits (home runs, doubles, and triples). In baseball, a power hitter typically bats fourth or "cleanup" in a Major League lineup, which consists of 9 hitters in a rotating order.

Evaluating a player's ability as a power hitter often involves using statistics such as slugging percentage (calculated by dividing a player's total bases by their total at bats). Isolated Power (ISO), a measure showing the number of extra bases earned per time at bat that's calculated by subtracting a player's batting average from their slugging percentage, is another statistic used.

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