Austin Riley Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Riley does his damage against fastballs: a .909 OPS against them, against .221 on offspeed pitches.

111 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 23 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Riley is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.230 OPS there against .669 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Riley has an OPS of .853; with the bases empty it is .598.

51 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 132 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Riley is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .221 OPS there against .669 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Riley swings it at 71.0 mph, 89th percentile bat speed in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 47th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Riley slugs .531 against fastballs and .174 against breaking balls.

111 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Riley hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.9 mph on average there, against 87.9 the other way.

123 batted balls to his pull side, 84 the other way.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Riley hits the ball hard: 90.7 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 86th in MLB.

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

Riley averages 18.5 degrees off the bat: 40.3% of his contact is in the air and 35.6% of it is on the ground.

365 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Riley averages 88.5 mph off the bat, against 92.2 with the bases empty.

89 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 278 without.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Riley's quality of contact only supports a .221 expected average, 30th percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 294th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Riley puts up a .627 OPS against right-handers and .744 against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 65 against left-handers.

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

Riley trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 69th percentile barrel rate, 29th percentile strikeout rate.

183 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

44.4% of Riley's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 72nd percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 120th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Riley strikes out in 26.8% of his trips, 29th percentile.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 298th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Riley's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 438.

169 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His contact is about the same with runners on

39.4% of Riley's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.4% of it with the bases empty.

51 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 132 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.5% of Riley's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 69th percentile.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 130th in MLB.

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

12 of Riley's 19 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 438 feet.

19 tracked home runs in 2026.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Riley finds a productive launch angle on only 31.9% of his contact, 31st percentile.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 291st in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Riley strikes out in 28% of his trips against right-handers and 24.6% of them against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 65 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Riley is on base at a .295 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 264th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Riley walks in 9.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.8% with the bases empty.

51 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 132 with the bases empty.

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

Riley pulls 33.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

123 pulled, 160 up the middle and 84 the other way over 367 located batted balls.

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