Adrian Beltre 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, Beltre should be hitting .264, 86th percentile in the league.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 90th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Beltre is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .450 OPS there against .760 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Beltre does his damage against fastballs: a .829 OPS against them, against .613 on breaking balls.

296 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 134 on breaking balls.

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

Beltre pulls 26.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

89 pulled, 151 up the middle and 94 the other way over 334 located batted balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Beltre strikes out in 24.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 18.4% with the bases empty.

121 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 358 with the bases empty.

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

Beltre finds the launch angles that produce hits on 45% of his contact, 92nd percentile.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 53rd in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Beltre's OPS+ of 112 puts him 76th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 153rd in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Beltre is slugging .434, 75th percentile in the league.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 158th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Beltre has an OPS of .656; with the bases empty it is .792.

121 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 358 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Beltre is at his best against left-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .941 OPS there against .760 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Beltre strikes out in 18.9% of his trips against right-handers and 22.8% of them against left-handers.

334 plate appearances against right-handers, 145 against left-handers.

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

Beltre strikes out in only 20% of his trips, 70th percentile.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 194th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Beltre slugs .481 against fastballs and .344 against breaking balls.

296 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Beltre hits the ball hard: 89.1 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile in the league.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 220th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

35.1% of Beltre's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.7% of it with the bases empty.

121 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 358 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Beltre is on base at a .326 clip, 72nd percentile in the league.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 180th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Beltre puts up a .788 OPS against right-handers and .695 against left-handers.

334 plate appearances against right-handers, 145 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Beltre's 15 home runs have gone to his pull side and 4 of them the other way.

15 tracked home runs in 2018.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Beltre walks in 9.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.9% with the bases empty.

121 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 358 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Beltre slugs .455 against right-handers and .385 against left-handers.

334 plate appearances against right-handers, 145 against left-handers.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

40.2% of Beltre's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 63rd percentile in the league.

479 plate appearances in 2018. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 235th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Beltre hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.2 mph on average there, against 88.1 up the middle.

82 batted balls to his pull side, 143 up the middle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Beltre averages 87.5 mph off the bat, against 89.7 with the bases empty.

73 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 239 without.

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