Alex Presley Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Presley should be hitting .290, 98th percentile in the league.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 16th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Presley does his damage against fastballs: a .853 OPS against them, against .536 on breaking balls.

161 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 56 on breaking balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

11.8% of Presley's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.7% of it with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Presley is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .478 OPS there against .770 overall.

46 plate appearances in that situation.

Getting on base is what he does best

Presley is on base at a .354 clip, 85th percentile in the league.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 97th in MLB.

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

Presley finds the launch angles that produce hits on 48.8% of his contact, 97th percentile.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 23rd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Presley's fly balls travel 266 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 383.

51 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

With a runner in scoring position Presley averages 82.2 mph off the bat, against 86.6 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 144 without.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 26.3% of Presley's contact reaches 95 mph, 23rd percentile.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 487th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Presley is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.023 OPS there against .770 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Presley strikes out in only 18.6% of his trips, 74th percentile.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 164th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Presley walks in 2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.5% with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Presley's batting average is .314 but the quality of his contact projects .290, a gap of .024 he is currently outrunning.

264 plate appearances in 2017.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Presley slugs .457 against offspeed pitches and .304 against breaking balls.

47 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Presley's OPS+ of 104 puts him 70th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 190th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Presley pulls 34.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 22.7% of it against left-handers.

175 batted balls against right-handers, 22 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Presley strikes out in 22% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.8% with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Presley walks in only 5.7% of his plate appearances, 34th percentile.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 417th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Presley averages 85.7 mph off the bat, 36th percentile in the league.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 409th in MLB.

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

Presley pulls 33.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

66 pulled, 86 up the middle and 45 the other way over 197 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Presley has an OPS of .867; with the bases empty it is .747.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Presley is slugging .416, 61st percentile in the league.

264 plate appearances in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 251st in MLB.

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