Alex Gordon Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gordon does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .875 OPS against them, against .356 on breaking balls.

40 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 47 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gordon is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .214 OPS there against .606 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gordon averages 81.4 mph off the bat, 4th percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2020. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 456th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gordon slugs .500 against offspeed pitches and .143 against breaking balls.

40 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gordon averages 77.7 mph off the bat, against 82.4 with the bases empty.

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

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 25.4% of Gordon's contact reaches 95 mph, 12th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2020. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 420th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gordon is at his best against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .894 OPS there against .606 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

The power is not there this season

Gordon is slugging .307, 20th percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 379th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.2% of Gordon's batted balls are barrelled, 21st percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2020. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 377th in MLB.

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

Gordon trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 21st percentile barrel rate, 71st percentile strikeout rate.

184 plate appearances in 2020. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2020.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gordon's fly balls travel 269 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 437.

49 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gordon's OPS+ of 66 sits 26th percentile among hitters this season.

184 plate appearances in 2020. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 354th in MLB.

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

Gordon strikes out in only 20.1% of his trips, 71st percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2020. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 137th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Gordon walks in 12.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9% with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gordon hits it hardest the other way: 84.2 mph on average there, against 79.9 to his pull side.

16 batted balls the other way, 43 to his pull side.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Gordon's batting average is .209 but the quality of his contact projects .230, a gap of .021 in his favour once the bounces even out.

184 plate appearances in 2020.

His contact is about the same with runners on

29.6% of Gordon's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 24.2% of it with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Gordon walks in 9.8% of his plate appearances, 66th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2020. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 163rd in MLB.

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

Gordon pulls 34.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 12.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

43 pulled, 67 up the middle and 16 the other way over 126 located batted balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gordon strikes out in 17.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.8% with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gordon pulls 35.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 26.1% of it against left-handers.

103 batted balls against right-handers, 23 against left-handers.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gordon has an OPS of .535; with the bases empty it is .624.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

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