Alex Freeland Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

With a runner in scoring position Freeland averages 80.3 mph off the bat, against 88.4 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 53 without.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Freeland does his damage against fastballs: a .762 OPS against them, against .516 on breaking balls.

59 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 29 on breaking balls.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Freeland swings it at 64.0 mph, 15th percentile bat speed in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 356th in MLB.

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

Freeland averages 5.2 degrees off the bat: 27.9% of his contact is in the air and 51.5% of it is on the ground.

68 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Freeland is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .405 OPS there against .646 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Freeland trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 65th percentile barrel rate, 21st percentile strikeout rate.

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

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Freeland slugs .434 against fastballs and .211 against offspeed pitches.

59 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Freeland strikes out in 28.6% of his trips, 21st percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 331st in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Freeland averages 86.5 mph off the bat, 27th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 307th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Freeland hits it hardest the other way: 89.8 mph on average there, against 84.7 to his pull side.

14 batted balls the other way, 27 to his pull side.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Freeland is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .822 OPS there against .646 overall.

45 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Freeland's quality of contact only supports a .227 expected average, 36th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 269th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Freeland is slugging .337, 37th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 264th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.8% of Freeland's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 65th percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 148th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36.2% of Freeland's contact reaches 95 mph, 35th percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 276th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Freeland walks in 9.8% of his plate appearances, 63rd percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 156th in MLB.

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

Freeland finds the launch angles that produce hits on 36.8% of his contact, 61st percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 163rd in MLB.

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