Aristides Aquino Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Aquino is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.323 OPS there against .609 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Aquino's quality of contact only supports a .178 expected average, 7th percentile in the league.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 560th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Aquino hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.5 mph on average there, against 75.1 the other way.

65 batted balls to his pull side, 29 the other way.

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

Aquino trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 69th percentile barrel rate, 6th percentile strikeout rate.

276 plate appearances in 2022. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2022.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Aquino strikes out in 36.6% of his trips, 6th percentile.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 563rd in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Aquino slugs .428 against right-handers and .260 against left-handers.

168 plate appearances against right-handers, 108 against left-handers.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

8 of Aquino's 10 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 439 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2022.

He does not get on base enough to help

Aquino is on base at a .246 clip, 15th percentile in the league.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 511th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Aquino is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .303 OPS there against .609 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Aquino puts up a .684 OPS against right-handers and .491 against left-handers.

168 plate appearances against right-handers, 108 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Aquino does his damage against fastballs: a .665 OPS against them, against .483 on offspeed pitches.

142 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 32 on offspeed pitches.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Aquino finds a productive launch angle on only 28.8% of his contact, 13th percentile.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 524th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Aquino's fly balls travel 242 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 439.

74 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Aquino averages 85.6 mph off the bat, 26th percentile in the league.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 445th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.5% of Aquino's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 69th percentile.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 184th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Aquino slugs .383 against fastballs and .233 against offspeed pitches.

142 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Aquino has an OPS of .695; with the bases empty it is .585.

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

He is not producing at the plate this season

Aquino's OPS+ of 70 sits 29th percentile among hitters this season.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 428th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Aquino's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2022.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Aquino's batting average is .197 but the quality of his contact projects .178, a gap of .019 he is currently outrunning.

276 plate appearances in 2022.

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

Aquino averages 17.5 degrees off the bat: 44.2% of his contact is in the air and 39% of it is on the ground.

154 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His contact is about the same with runners on

31.4% of Aquino's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.1% of it with the bases empty.

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

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Aquino strikes out in 35.1% of his trips against right-handers and 38.9% of them against left-handers.

168 plate appearances against right-handers, 108 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Aquino walks in only 6.2% of his plate appearances, 34th percentile.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 394th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Aquino pulls 49% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 31% of it against left-handers.

100 batted balls against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Aquino walks in 8.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.6% with the bases empty.

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

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 35.1% of Aquino's contact reaches 95 mph, 39th percentile.

276 plate appearances in 2022. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 364th in MLB.

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