Alex Verdugo Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Verdugo swings it at 61.4 mph, 5th percentile bat speed in the league.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 560th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Verdugo is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .258 OPS there against .585 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Verdugo trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 15th percentile barrel rate, 90th percentile strikeout rate.

213 plate appearances in 2025. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2025.

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

Verdugo strikes out in only 14.6% of his trips, 90th percentile.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 60th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Verdugo should be hitting .271, 80th percentile in the league.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 119th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Verdugo is slugging .289, 18th percentile in the league.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 484th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.1% of Verdugo's batted balls are barrelled, 15th percentile.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 498th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Verdugo hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.7 mph on average there, against 85.7 the other way.

55 batted balls to his pull side, 37 the other way.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Verdugo's batting average is .239 but the quality of his contact projects .271, a gap of .032 in his favour once the bounces even out.

213 plate appearances in 2025.

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

With a runner in scoring position Verdugo averages 87.6 mph off the bat, against 90.6 with the bases empty.

36 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 129 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Verdugo's fly balls travel 273 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 406.

59 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Verdugo's OPS+ of 65 sits 25th percentile among hitters this season.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 444th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Verdugo is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .764 OPS there against .585 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Verdugo hits the ball hard: 89.9 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile in the league.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 186th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Verdugo does his damage against fastballs: a .624 OPS against them, against .515 on offspeed pitches.

134 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on offspeed pitches.

His contact is about the same with runners on

38.9% of Verdugo's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.2% of it with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 164 with the bases empty.

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

Verdugo pulls 33.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

55 pulled, 74 up the middle and 37 the other way over 166 located batted balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43% of Verdugo's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 63rd percentile in the league.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 220th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Verdugo walks in 8.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.1% with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 164 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Verdugo walks in only 6.6% of his plate appearances, 38th percentile.

213 plate appearances in 2025. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 367th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Verdugo strikes out in 16.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 14% with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 164 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Verdugo pulls 34% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 27.3% of it against left-handers.

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

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