Adam Eaton Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Eaton does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .817 OPS against them, against .439 on breaking balls.

42 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 76 on breaking balls.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

5 of Eaton's 6 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 426 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2021.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Eaton has an OPS of .814; with the bases empty it is .551.

61 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 231 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Eaton is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .923 OPS there against .604 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Eaton averages 80.0 mph off the bat, against 85.8 with the bases empty.

45 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 143 without.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Eaton puts up a .572 OPS against right-handers and .740 against left-handers.

236 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Eaton strikes out in 18% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.4% with the bases empty.

61 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 231 with the bases empty.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Eaton pulls 26.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

50 pulled, 98 up the middle and 40 the other way over 188 located batted balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Eaton averages 84.4 mph off the bat, 23rd percentile in the league.

292 plate appearances in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 503rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Eaton slugs .459 against offspeed pitches and .268 against breaking balls.

42 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Eaton is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .378 OPS there against .604 overall.

60 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Eaton hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.0 mph on average there, against 81.4 up the middle.

50 batted balls to his pull side, 98 up the middle.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.8% of Eaton's batted balls are barrelled, 30th percentile.

292 plate appearances in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 455th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Eaton's OPS+ of 68 sits 30th percentile among hitters this season.

292 plate appearances in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 455th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

26.7% of Eaton's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.4% of it with the bases empty.

61 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 231 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Eaton's batting average is .198 but the quality of his contact projects .218, a gap of .020 in his favour once the bounces even out.

292 plate appearances in 2021.

The power is not there this season

Eaton is slugging .323, 31st percentile in the league.

292 plate appearances in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 452nd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Eaton finds a productive launch angle on only 31% of his contact, 28th percentile.

292 plate appearances in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 469th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Eaton strikes out in 25.4% of his trips against right-handers and 21.4% of them against left-handers.

236 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Eaton averages 7.0 degrees off the bat: 29.3% of his contact is in the air and 55.4% of it is on the ground.

184 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Eaton's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 426.

65 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Eaton walks in 4.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.7% with the bases empty.

61 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 231 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Eaton's quality of contact only supports a .218 expected average, 39th percentile in the league.

292 plate appearances in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 401st in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Eaton slugs .310 against right-handers and .383 against left-handers.

236 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Eaton is on base at a .281 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

292 plate appearances in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 414th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Eaton pulls 24.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36.1% of it against left-handers.

152 batted balls against right-handers, 36 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Eaton's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2021.

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