Bobby Witt Jr. Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Witt Jr. should be hitting .315, 97th percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 15th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Witt Jr. walks in 17.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.8% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Witt Jr. hits the ball hard: 93.5 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 19th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Witt Jr. strikes out in 19.3% of his trips against right-handers and 10% of them against left-handers.

161 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Witt Jr.'s OPS+ of 151 puts him 92nd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 35th in MLB.

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

Witt Jr. pulls 23.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 31%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

34 pulled, 66 up the middle and 45 the other way over 145 located batted balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Witt Jr. is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .572 OPS there against .884 overall.

46 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

53.8% of Witt Jr.'s contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 94th percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 26th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Witt Jr. is slugging .506, 91st percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 39th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

12.1% of Witt Jr.'s batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 82nd percentile.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 76th in MLB.

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

Witt Jr. does both: top-end barrel rate without the strikeouts that usually come with it: 82nd percentile barrel rate, 76th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Witt Jr. has an OPS of 1.064; with the bases empty it is .842.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Witt Jr. is on base at a .378 clip, 90th percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 41st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Witt Jr.'s fly balls travel 259 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 427.

56 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Witt Jr. does his damage against fastballs: a .905 OPS against them, against .747 on breaking balls.

117 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 67 on breaking balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Witt Jr. strikes out in 12.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 18.8% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.

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

Witt Jr. strikes out in only 17.4% of his trips, 76th percentile.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 103rd in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Witt Jr. swings it at 69.5 mph, 76th percentile bat speed in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 100th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

2 of Witt Jr.'s 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and 3 of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

Witt Jr. finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39.7% of his contact, 78th percentile.

201 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 94th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Witt Jr. puts up a .859 OPS against right-handers and .983 against left-handers.

161 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Witt Jr. is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a 1.064 OPS there against .884 overall.

41 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Witt Jr. hits it hardest up the middle: 95.3 mph on average there, against 89.5 the other way.

65 batted balls up the middle, 44 the other way.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Witt Jr. slugs .486 against right-handers and .583 against left-handers.

161 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Witt Jr. slugs .520 against fastballs and .403 against breaking balls.

117 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Witt Jr. averages 17.2 degrees off the bat: 36.2% of his contact is in the air and 40.4% of it is on the ground.

141 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Witt Jr. walks in 10.4% of his plate appearances, 67th percentile.

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

Bobby Witt Jr.

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