Brandon Dixon Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Dixon's quality of contact only supports a .184 expected average, 8th percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 546th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Dixon hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.6 mph on average there, against 80.4 the other way.

16 batted balls to his pull side, 11 the other way.

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

With a runner in scoring position Dixon averages 81.3 mph off the bat, against 90.7 with the bases empty.

17 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 32 without.

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

Dixon trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 68th percentile barrel rate, 6th percentile strikeout rate.

85 plate appearances in 2023. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2023.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Dixon walks in only 1.2% of his plate appearances, 1st percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 589th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Dixon is on base at a .235 clip, 8th percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 543rd in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Dixon is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .885 OPS there against .556 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Dixon puts up a .654 OPS against right-handers and .454 against left-handers.

43 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Dixon strikes out in 36.5% of his trips, 6th percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 558th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Dixon's OPS+ of 50 sits 12th percentile among hitters this season.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 519th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Dixon's fly balls travel 242 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 430.

21 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Dixon pulls 44% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 20.8% of it against left-handers.

25 batted balls against right-handers, 24 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32.7% of Dixon's contact reaches 95 mph, 27th percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 431st in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Dixon slugs .375 against right-handers and .263 against left-handers.

43 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Dixon is slugging .321, 23rd percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 457th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Dixon slugs .366 against fastballs and .240 against breaking balls.

42 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.7% of Dixon's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 68th percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2023. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 191st in MLB.

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

Dixon averages 17.2 degrees off the bat: 41.3% of his contact is in the air and 34.8% of it is on the ground.

46 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Dixon is at his worst against left-handers: a .454 OPS there against .556 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Dixon strikes out in 34.9% of his trips against right-handers and 38.1% of them against left-handers.

43 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

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

Dixon pulls 32.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

16 pulled, 22 up the middle and 11 the other way over 49 located batted balls.

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