Albert Almora Jr. Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Almora Jr. does his damage against fastballs: a .763 OPS against them, against .435 on breaking balls.

142 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 62 on breaking balls.

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

5 of Almora Jr.'s 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 406 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2022.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Almora Jr. strikes out in 11.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22.4% with the bases empty.

61 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 174 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Almora Jr. is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .976 OPS there against .631 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Almora Jr. averages 83.4 mph off the bat, 11th percentile in the league.

235 plate appearances in 2022. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 535th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.8% of Almora Jr.'s batted balls are barrelled, 12th percentile.

235 plate appearances in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 525th in MLB.

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

Almora Jr. trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 12th percentile barrel rate, 72nd percentile strikeout rate.

235 plate appearances in 2022. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2022.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2022.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 25.7% of Almora Jr.'s contact reaches 95 mph, 11th percentile.

235 plate appearances in 2022. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 535th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Almora Jr. averages 79.8 mph off the bat, against 84.9 with the bases empty.

50 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 117 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Almora Jr. is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .341 OPS there against .631 overall.

48 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Almora Jr. slugs .430 against fastballs and .231 against offspeed pitches.

142 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Almora Jr.'s fly balls travel 261 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 406.

57 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Almora Jr. strikes out in 21% of his trips against right-handers and 16.4% of them against left-handers.

162 plate appearances against right-handers, 73 against left-handers.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Almora Jr. finds a productive launch angle on only 30.9% of his contact, 21st percentile.

235 plate appearances in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 476th in MLB.

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

Almora Jr. strikes out in only 19.6% of his trips, 72nd percentile.

235 plate appearances in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 169th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Almora Jr.'s OPS+ of 76 sits 34th percentile among hitters this season.

235 plate appearances in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 393rd in MLB.

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

Almora Jr. averages 7.0 degrees off the bat: 27.9% of his contact is in the air and 51.5% of it is on the ground.

165 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Almora Jr. hits it hardest to his pull side: 85.8 mph on average there, against 80.8 the other way.

62 batted balls to his pull side, 35 the other way.

His contact is about the same with runners on

22% of Almora Jr.'s contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.4% of it with the bases empty.

61 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 174 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Almora Jr. is on base at a .282 clip, 35th percentile in the league.

235 plate appearances in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 389th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Almora Jr. pulls 33.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 45.5% of it against left-handers.

116 batted balls against right-handers, 55 against left-handers.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Almora Jr. has an OPS of .682; with the bases empty it is .613.

61 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 174 with the bases empty.

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