AJ Pollock Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Pollock puts up a .725 OPS against right-handers and .363 against left-handers.

64 plate appearances against right-handers, 80 against left-handers.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Pollock slugs .475 against right-handers and .176 against left-handers.

64 plate appearances against right-handers, 80 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Pollock is on base at a .215 clip, 4th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 568th in MLB.

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

4 of Pollock's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 410 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2023.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Pollock's quality of contact only supports a .205 expected average, 17th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 492nd in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Pollock is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .809 OPS there against .524 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Pollock's OPS+ of 46 sits 10th percentile among hitters this season.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 535th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Pollock's batting average is .165 but the quality of his contact projects .205, a gap of .040 in his favour once the bounces even out.

144 plate appearances in 2023.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Pollock finds a productive launch angle on only 24.5% of his contact, 5th percentile.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 566th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Pollock does his damage against fastballs: a .619 OPS against them, against .424 on breaking balls.

60 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 54 on breaking balls.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Pollock's 5 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

5 tracked home runs in 2023.

The power is not there this season

Pollock is slugging .308, 18th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 486th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Pollock is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .308 OPS there against .524 overall.

60 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Pollock walks in 8.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.5% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 109 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Pollock hits the ball hard: 89.4 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 190th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Pollock's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 410.

45 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Pollock walks in only 6.3% of his plate appearances, 31st percentile.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 408th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Pollock strikes out in 25% of his trips against right-handers and 20% of them against left-handers.

64 plate appearances against right-handers, 80 against left-handers.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Pollock pulls 29.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 45.8% of it against left-handers.

44 batted balls against right-handers, 59 against left-handers.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

41.7% of Pollock's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 66th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 203rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Pollock slugs .352 against fastballs and .250 against offspeed pitches.

60 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Pollock strikes out in 20% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22.9% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 109 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Pollock hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.9 mph on average there, against 87.0 the other way.

40 batted balls to his pull side, 23 the other way.

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

Pollock strikes out in only 22.2% of his trips, 61st percentile.

144 plate appearances in 2023. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 229th in MLB.

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