Adam LaRoche Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

LaRoche does his damage against fastballs: a .799 OPS against them, against .380 on offspeed pitches.

292 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 76 on offspeed pitches.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

LaRoche strikes out in 24.4% of his trips against right-handers and 40.7% of them against left-handers.

389 plate appearances against right-handers, 91 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

LaRoche is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .247 OPS there against .639 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

LaRoche puts up a .699 OPS against right-handers and .395 against left-handers.

389 plate appearances against right-handers, 91 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

LaRoche slugs .440 against fastballs and .183 against offspeed pitches.

292 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

LaRoche is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .919 OPS there against .639 overall.

176 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: LaRoche slugs .381 against right-handers and .198 against left-handers.

389 plate appearances against right-handers, 91 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

LaRoche walks in 10.2% of his plate appearances, 83rd percentile.

480 plate appearances in 2015. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 106th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.2% of LaRoche's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 79th percentile.

480 plate appearances in 2015. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 135th in MLB.

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

LaRoche trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 79th percentile barrel rate, 27th percentile strikeout rate.

480 plate appearances in 2015. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2015.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

LaRoche strikes out in 31.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.2% with the bases empty.

117 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 363 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

LaRoche hits the ball hard: 90.2 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile in the league.

480 plate appearances in 2015. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 149th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

LaRoche walks in 12.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.4% with the bases empty.

117 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 363 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

LaRoche's quality of contact only supports a .204 expected average, 34th percentile in the league.

480 plate appearances in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 421st in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

LaRoche strikes out in 27.5% of his trips, 27th percentile.

480 plate appearances in 2015. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 463rd in MLB.

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

6 of LaRoche's 11 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 448 feet.

11 tracked home runs in 2015.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

40.3% of LaRoche's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 63rd percentile in the league.

480 plate appearances in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 233rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

LaRoche is slugging .344, 39th percentile in the league.

480 plate appearances in 2015. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 388th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

LaRoche pulls 40% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 45.7% of it against left-handers.

225 batted balls against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.

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