Austin Wells Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Wells does his damage against fastballs: a .735 OPS against them, against .265 on breaking balls.

73 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 31 on breaking balls.

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

With a runner in scoring position Wells averages 95.3 mph off the bat, against 88.8 with the bases empty.

15 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 60 without.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Wells puts up a .649 OPS against right-handers and .410 against left-handers.

79 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Wells is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .905 OPS there against .562 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Wells's batting average is .173 but the quality of his contact projects .219, a gap of .046 in his favour once the bounces even out.

123 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Wells is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .220 OPS there against .562 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Wells walks in 14.6% of his plate appearances, 90th percentile.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 43rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Wells is slugging .269, 15th percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 359th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Wells slugs .379 against fastballs and .103 against breaking balls.

73 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

48% of Wells's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 83rd percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 72nd in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Wells pulls 33.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 51.6% of it against left-handers.

45 batted balls against right-handers, 31 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Wells's OPS+ of 62 sits 22nd percentile among hitters this season.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 330th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Wells's quality of contact only supports a .219 expected average, 29th percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 300th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Wells finds a productive launch angle on only 29.3% of his contact, 19th percentile.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 341st in MLB.

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

Wells averages 17.0 degrees off the bat: 43.4% of his contact is in the air and 40.8% of it is on the ground.

76 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Wells slugs .308 against right-handers and .205 against left-handers.

79 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Wells hits the ball hard: 90.1 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 118th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Wells strikes out in 25.3% of his trips against right-handers and 20.5% of them against left-handers.

79 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Wells hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.0 mph on average there, against 87.8 up the middle.

30 batted balls to his pull side, 27 up the middle.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Wells's fly balls travel 281 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 396.

35 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not get on base enough to help

Wells is on base at a .293 clip, 36th percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 268th in MLB.

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