Alex Rodriguez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Rodriguez does his damage against fastballs: a .699 OPS against them, against .287 on breaking balls.

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

His contact is about the same with runners on

55% of Rodriguez's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.8% of it with the bases empty.

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

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Rodriguez is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .268 OPS there against .593 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Rodriguez slugs .429 against fastballs and .109 against breaking balls.

163 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Rodriguez is at his best against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .912 OPS there against .593 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Rodriguez is on base at a .245 clip, 19th percentile in the league.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 511th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Rodriguez hits the ball hard: 90.7 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile in the league.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 134th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Rodriguez averages 93.6 mph off the bat, against 89.6 with the bases empty.

40 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 102 without.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.5% of Rodriguez's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 75th percentile.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 161st in MLB.

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

Rodriguez trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 75th percentile barrel rate, 25th percentile strikeout rate.

245 plate appearances in 2016. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2016.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Rodriguez finds a productive launch angle on only 31.2% of his contact, 16th percentile.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 531st in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Rodriguez strikes out in 28.2% of his trips, 25th percentile.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 476th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Rodriguez's OPS+ of 59 sits 26th percentile among hitters this season.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 470th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.4% of Rodriguez's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 73rd percentile in the league.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 174th in MLB.

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

Rodriguez pulls 32.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

52 pulled, 67 up the middle and 41 the other way over 160 located batted balls.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Rodriguez's batting average is .198 but the quality of his contact projects .217, a gap of .019 in his favour once the bounces even out.

245 plate appearances in 2016.

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

Rodriguez averages 8.4 degrees off the bat: 30% of his contact is in the air and 50% of it is on the ground.

140 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Rodriguez puts up a .566 OPS against right-handers and .647 against left-handers.

162 plate appearances against right-handers, 83 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Rodriguez walks in only 5.7% of his plate appearances, 31st percentile.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 434th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Rodriguez's quality of contact only supports a .217 expected average, 38th percentile in the league.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 391st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Rodriguez has an OPS of .536; with the bases empty it is .615.

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

There is one part of the field he lives in

Rodriguez hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.3 mph on average there, against 89.6 up the middle.

47 batted balls to his pull side, 61 up the middle.

The power is not there this season

Rodriguez is slugging .348, 38th percentile in the league.

245 plate appearances in 2016. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 393rd in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Rodriguez's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2016.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Rodriguez's fly balls travel 298 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 440.

51 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Rodriguez pulls 30.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 37% of it against left-handers.

106 batted balls against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

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