Brandon Moss Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Moss does his damage against fastballs: a .892 OPS against them, against .418 on breaking balls.

207 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 122 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Moss is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.300 OPS there against .707 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

14.7% of Moss's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 96th percentile.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 27th in MLB.

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

Moss trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 96th percentile barrel rate, 20th percentile strikeout rate.

401 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Moss is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .255 OPS there against .707 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Moss hits the ball hard: 90.1 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile in the league.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 67th in MLB.

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

15 of Moss's 20 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 474 feet.

20 tracked home runs in 2017.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Moss slugs .534 against fastballs and .263 against breaking balls.

207 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Moss walks in 13% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.1% with the bases empty.

92 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 309 with the bases empty.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45% of Moss's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 86th percentile in the league.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 87th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Moss strikes out in 31.9% of his trips, 20th percentile.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 511th in MLB.

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

Moss averages 18.0 degrees off the bat: 42% of his contact is in the air and 31.4% of it is on the ground.

207 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Moss puts up a .682 OPS against right-handers and .812 against left-handers.

322 plate appearances against right-handers, 79 against left-handers.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Moss's batting average is .207 but the quality of his contact projects .233, a gap of .026 in his favour once the bounces even out.

401 plate appearances in 2017.

His contact is about the same with runners on

50% of Moss's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.6% of it with the bases empty.

92 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 309 with the bases empty.

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

Moss pulls 49.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 19.6%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

111 pulled, 69 up the middle and 44 the other way over 224 located batted balls.

He does not get on base enough to help

Moss is on base at a .279 clip, 33rd percentile in the league.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 426th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Moss strikes out in 31.1% of his trips against right-handers and 35.4% of them against left-handers.

322 plate appearances against right-handers, 79 against left-handers.

There is real damage in his bat

Moss is slugging .428, 67th percentile in the league.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 211th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Moss walks in 9.2% of his plate appearances, 69th percentile.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 195th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

15 of Moss's 20 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

20 tracked home runs in 2017.

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

Moss finds the launch angles that produce hits on 40.1% of his contact, 66th percentile.

401 plate appearances in 2017. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 219th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Moss hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.5 mph on average there, against 87.3 the other way.

102 batted balls to his pull side, 41 the other way.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Moss strikes out in 33.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 31.4% with the bases empty.

92 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 309 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Moss pulls 50.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 45% of it against left-handers.

184 batted balls against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

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