Adam Jones Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Jones is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .236 OPS there against .725 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Jones is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a 1.079 OPS there against .725 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

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

12 of Jones's 16 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 441 feet.

16 tracked home runs in 2019.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Jones should be hitting .257, 75th percentile in the league.

526 plate appearances in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 162nd in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Jones does his damage against fastballs: a .797 OPS against them, against .624 on offspeed pitches.

302 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 67 on offspeed pitches.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Jones strikes out in only 19.2% of his trips, 79th percentile.

526 plate appearances in 2019. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 136th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Jones hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.2 mph on average there, against 83.1 the other way.

114 batted balls to his pull side, 74 the other way.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Jones walks in 8.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.6% with the bases empty.

116 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 410 with the bases empty.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Jones averages 86.4 mph off the bat, 27th percentile in the league.

526 plate appearances in 2019. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 474th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

12 of Jones's 16 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

16 tracked home runs in 2019.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Jones walks in only 5.5% of his plate appearances, 29th percentile.

526 plate appearances in 2019. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 461st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33.7% of Jones's contact reaches 95 mph, 32nd percentile.

526 plate appearances in 2019. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 441st in MLB.

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

Jones pulls 31.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

121 pulled, 180 up the middle and 84 the other way over 385 located batted balls.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Jones slugs .452 against fastballs and .355 against offspeed pitches.

302 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Jones strikes out in 17.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 19.8% with the bases empty.

116 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 410 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Jones finds a productive launch angle on only 35.9% of his contact, 35th percentile.

526 plate appearances in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 425th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

30.8% of Jones's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.5% of it with the bases empty.

116 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 410 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Jones's fly balls travel 297 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 441.

134 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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