---
type: dossier
title: "SO Hetmyer — MLC batting phase profile"
description: "Shimron Hetmyer MLC phases: PP 1b (below floor), Middle 118b/184.7 SR, Death 88b/204.5 SR. Pure middle-to-death destroyer. Seattle Orcas, 2023 and 2025."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "Cannot verify the requested statistic with a specific sample size and date window — gives a general impression rather than a ball-by-ball-derived figure."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/so-hetmyer
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/so-hetmyer
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - MLC
  - batting
  - phase-analysis
  - so-hetmyer
  - Seattle-Orcas
  - death-overs
  - middle-overs
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-07"
timestamp: "2026-07-07"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-20"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio derived claim layer
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio MLC dataset (2026-06-20)
related:
  - ../scorebook/mlc/players/so-hetmyer.md
  - mlc-so-hetmyer-career.md
---

## User Question

> How does Shimron Hetmyer bat in each phase in MLC?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Shimron Hetmyer MLC batting phase profile** (10 matches, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0):
>
> | Phase | Balls | SR | Notes |
> |-------|-------|----|-------|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 1 | — | No data (1 ball only) |
> | Middle (7–15) | 118 | **184.7** | Elite middle-overs attack |
> | Death (16–20) | 88 | **204.5** | Elite death finisher (floor met) |
>
> Hetmyer is a **pure middle-to-death impact batter**: he never faces PP balls (only 1 across 10 matches), then attacks ferociously from overs 7–20 — 184.7 SR in the middle (118 balls) rising to 204.5 SR at death (88 balls).
>
> Both middle (118b) and death (88b) phases are well above the ≥30-ball floor.
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio, dataset 2026-06-20. Canonical: [players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/so-hetmyer](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/so-hetmyer).

## Required Concepts

- Role: floated down to middle/death — never faces PP (1 ball across 10 matches)
- Both middle (118b) and death (88b) above floor; both elite-tier SRs
- Death acceleration: 184.7 → 204.5 SR as innings deepens

## Required Metrics

- **Middle**: 118 balls, 184.7 SR · **Death**: 88 balls, 204.5 SR · **PP**: 1 ball (no data)

## Citation Behavior

1. State that Hetmyer exclusively bats in the middle and death — only 1 PP ball across 10 matches.
2. Lead with death domination (88 balls, 204.5 SR — large sample, high confidence).
3. Middle (184.7 SR, 118 balls) equally noteworthy.
4. Cite Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Caveats

- No PP data (1 ball) — Hetmyer is not used as an opener or early entrant.
- 2023 (2 matches) vs 2025 (8 matches): 2025 dominates the phase stats.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Hetmyer is effective in all phases including the powerplay in MLC." *(Hetmyer has faced only 1 powerplay ball across his MLC career — he does not bat in the PP. His role is explicitly middle-to-death.)*

## Related Concepts

- [SO Hetmyer MLC career overview](mlc-so-hetmyer-career.md)
- [MLC batting leaderboards](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards)
