Brandon Guyer Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Guyer puts up a .507 OPS against right-handers and .804 against left-handers.

99 plate appearances against right-handers, 123 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Guyer is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.428 OPS there against .668 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

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

6 of Guyer's 7 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 401 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2018.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Guyer has an OPS of 1.132; with the bases empty it is .521.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 166 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Guyer does his damage against fastballs: a .769 OPS against them, against .477 on breaking balls.

142 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 49 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Guyer is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .259 OPS there against .668 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Guyer walks in 12.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.8% with the bases empty.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 166 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Guyer slugs .283 against right-handers and .447 against left-handers.

99 plate appearances against right-handers, 123 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Guyer's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2018.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Guyer strikes out in 16.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 24.1% with the bases empty.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 166 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Guyer's quality of contact only supports a .202 expected average, 27th percentile in the league.

222 plate appearances in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 469th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Guyer slugs .435 against fastballs and .233 against breaking balls.

142 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Guyer strikes out in 26.3% of his trips against right-handers and 18.7% of them against left-handers.

99 plate appearances against right-handers, 123 against left-handers.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Guyer averages 85.6 mph off the bat, 26th percentile in the league.

222 plate appearances in 2018. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 472nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Guyer hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.6 mph on average there, against 82.6 the other way.

42 batted balls to his pull side, 23 the other way.

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

With a runner in scoring position Guyer averages 88.0 mph off the bat, against 85.2 with the bases empty.

32 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 91 without.

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

Guyer averages 16.1 degrees off the bat: 36.9% of his contact is in the air and 39.3% of it is on the ground.

122 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His contact is about the same with runners on

39.4% of Guyer's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.7% of it with the bases empty.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 166 with the bases empty.

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

Guyer pulls 33.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 18.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

47 pulled, 69 up the middle and 26 the other way over 142 located batted balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Guyer's fly balls travel 290 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 401.

56 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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