B.J. Upton Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Upton puts up a .634 OPS against right-handers and .874 against left-handers.

403 plate appearances against right-handers, 136 against left-handers.

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

Upton pulls 24.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

79 pulled, 156 up the middle and 93 the other way over 328 located batted balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Upton is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.003 OPS there against .693 overall.

63 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Upton is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .385 OPS there against .693 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Upton slugs .360 against right-handers and .533 against left-handers.

403 plate appearances against right-handers, 136 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Upton does his damage against fastballs: a .752 OPS against them, against .559 on offspeed pitches.

367 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 36 on offspeed pitches.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Upton strikes out in 28.8% of his trips, 23rd percentile.

539 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 489th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Upton's 19 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

19 tracked home runs in 2016.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Upton slugs .447 against fastballs and .281 against offspeed pitches.

367 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His contact is about the same with runners on

36.4% of Upton's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.8% of it with the bases empty.

131 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 408 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Upton is on base at a .291 clip, 36th percentile in the league.

539 plate appearances in 2016. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 407th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Upton hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.3 mph on average there, against 86.7 the other way.

74 batted balls to his pull side, 87 the other way.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

6.4% of Upton's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 62nd percentile.

539 plate appearances in 2016. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 239th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Upton finds a productive launch angle on only 35.5% of his contact, 35th percentile.

539 plate appearances in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 414th in MLB.

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

Upton averages 8.6 degrees off the bat: 28.8% of his contact is in the air and 49.5% of it is on the ground.

299 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Upton averages 89.2 mph off the bat, against 87.7 with the bases empty.

75 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 228 without.

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

11 of Upton's 19 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 443 feet.

19 tracked home runs in 2016.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Upton pulls 22.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 29.3% of it against left-handers.

246 batted balls against right-handers, 82 against left-handers.

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