Aaron Judge Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Judge does his damage against fastballs: a 1.252 OPS against them, against .795 on breaking balls.

91 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 65 on breaking balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Judge has an OPS of 1.340; with the bases empty it is .939.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 162 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

23.3% of Judge's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 99th percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 5th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Judge's OPS+ of 184 puts him 99th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 7th in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Judge trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 99th percentile barrel rate, 20th percentile strikeout rate.

194 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Judge hits the ball hard: 94.0 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 14th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Judge is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a 1.340 OPS there against 1.003 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

There is real damage in his bat

Judge is slugging .613, 98th percentile in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 8th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

56.7% of Judge's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 97th percentile in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 14th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Judge walks in 15.5% of his plate appearances, 93rd percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 30th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Judge averages 100.4 mph off the bat, against 92.7 with the bases empty.

17 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 87 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Judge is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .671 OPS there against 1.003 overall.

55 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Judge should be hitting .276, 81st percentile in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 79th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Judge is on base at a .391 clip, 94th percentile in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 27th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Judge hits it hardest to his pull side: 96.9 mph on average there, against 90.6 the other way.

42 batted balls to his pull side, 24 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Judge slugs .735 against fastballs and .500 against offspeed pitches.

91 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Judge swings it at 69.5 mph, 77th percentile bat speed in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 98th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Judge strikes out in 28.9% of his trips, 20th percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 337th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Judge strikes out in 30.2% of his trips against right-handers and 25.5% of them against left-handers.

139 plate appearances against right-handers, 55 against left-handers.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Judge pulls 36.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 51.9% of it against left-handers.

77 batted balls against right-handers, 27 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Judge walks in 18.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.8% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 162 with the bases empty.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Judge strikes out in 25% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 29.6% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 162 with the bases empty.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Judge finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.9% of his contact, 67th percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 141st in MLB.

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