Ben Williamson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Williamson is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.222 OPS there against .688 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Williamson walks in 18.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.5% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 94 with the bases empty.

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

Williamson pulls 21.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 34.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

19 pulled, 39 up the middle and 31 the other way over 89 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Williamson has an OPS of .899; with the bases empty it is .621.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 94 with the bases empty.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.1% of Williamson's batted balls are barrelled, 13th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 367th in MLB.

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

Williamson trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 13th percentile barrel rate, 67th percentile strikeout rate.

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

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Williamson strikes out in 12.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 21.3% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 94 with the bases empty.

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

Williamson averages 4.7 degrees off the bat: 18.2% of his contact is in the air and 54.5% of it is on the ground.

88 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Williamson does his damage against fastballs: a .763 OPS against them, against .583 on breaking balls.

70 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 40 on breaking balls.

Getting on base is what he does best

Williamson is on base at a .349 clip, 75th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 107th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Williamson slugs .292 against right-handers and .404 against left-handers.

76 plate appearances against right-handers, 51 against left-handers.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Williamson finds the launch angles that produce hits on 40.9% of his contact, 81st percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 80th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Williamson should be hitting .263, 70th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 125th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Williamson walks in 11% of his plate appearances, 72nd percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 119th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Williamson swings it at 65.3 mph, 28th percentile bat speed in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 303rd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Williamson is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .554 OPS there against .688 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Williamson averages 86.0 mph off the bat, against 88.9 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 66 without.

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

Williamson strikes out in only 18.9% of his trips, 67th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 138th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Williamson's fly balls travel 290 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 373.

25 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Williamson is slugging .339, 38th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 263rd in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Williamson pulls 24% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 17.9% of it against left-handers.

50 batted balls against right-handers, 39 against left-handers.

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