Adam A Lind Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Lind should be hitting .281, 94th percentile in the league.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 38th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Lind hits the ball hard: 91.2 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile in the league.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 30th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Lind is slugging .513, 91st percentile in the league.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 59th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Lind is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .550 OPS there against .867 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

48.1% of Lind's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 93rd percentile in the league.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 45th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Lind pulls 38.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 13% of it against left-handers.

199 batted balls against right-handers, 23 against left-handers.

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

Lind does both: top-end barrel rate without the strikeouts that usually come with it: 73rd percentile barrel rate, 84th percentile strikeout rate.

297 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Lind's OPS+ of 129 puts him 90th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 66th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Lind walks in 12% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.8% with the bases empty.

75 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 222 with the bases empty.

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

Lind strikes out in only 15.8% of his trips, 84th percentile.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 101st in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Lind is on base at a .354 clip, 85th percentile in the league.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 96th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Lind's 14 home runs have gone to his pull side and 3 of them the other way.

14 tracked home runs in 2017.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.8% of Lind's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 73rd percentile.

297 plate appearances in 2017. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 174th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Lind strikes out in 12% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.1% with the bases empty.

75 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 222 with the bases empty.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Lind's batting average is .303 but the quality of his contact projects .281, a gap of .022 he is currently outrunning.

297 plate appearances in 2017.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Lind is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a 1.017 OPS there against .867 overall.

58 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Lind slugs .557 against breaking balls and .477 against fastballs.

91 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

45.1% of Lind's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 49% of it with the bases empty.

75 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 222 with the bases empty.

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

Lind averages 9.6 degrees off the bat: 28.7% of his contact is in the air and 49% of it is on the ground.

202 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Lind hits it hardest the other way: 92.2 mph on average there, against 90.2 to his pull side.

44 batted balls the other way, 71 to his pull side.

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