Alec Burleson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Burleson puts up a .886 OPS against right-handers and .539 against left-handers.

134 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

58.5% of Burleson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.4% of it with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 134 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Burleson is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .400 OPS there against .784 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Burleson slugs .513 against right-handers and .294 against left-handers.

134 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Burleson should be hitting .284, 85th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 62nd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Burleson walks in 3.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.4% with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 134 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Burleson hits the ball hard: 90.8 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 78th in MLB.

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

Burleson does both: top-end barrel rate without the strikeouts that usually come with it: 77th percentile barrel rate, 80th percentile strikeout rate.

187 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

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

4 of Burleson's 6 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 432 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.9% of Burleson's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 77th percentile.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 97th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Burleson's OPS+ of 122 puts him 77th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 99th in MLB.

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

Burleson strikes out in only 16.6% of his trips, 80th percentile.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 83rd in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Burleson averages 94.2 mph off the bat, against 89.4 with the bases empty.

41 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 99 without.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.1% of Burleson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 80th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 83rd in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Burleson is at his best against right-handers, on breaking balls: a 1.011 OPS there against .784 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

There is real damage in his bat

Burleson is slugging .447, 77th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 99th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Burleson swings it at 68.8 mph, 71st percentile bat speed in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 124th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Burleson finds a productive launch angle on only 31.2% of his contact, 28th percentile.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 303rd in MLB.

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

Burleson averages 8.3 degrees off the bat: 29% of his contact is in the air and 50% of it is on the ground.

138 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Getting on base is what he does best

Burleson is on base at a .337 clip, 67th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 141st in MLB.

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

Burleson pulls 46.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20.7%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

65 pulled, 46 up the middle and 29 the other way over 140 located batted balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Burleson strikes out in 18.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 15.7% with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 134 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Burleson's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Burleson hits it hardest up the middle: 92.0 mph on average there, against 89.8 the other way.

46 batted balls up the middle, 29 the other way.

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