Brandon Nimmo Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Nimmo does his damage against fastballs: a .846 OPS against them, against .250 on offspeed pitches.

113 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 24 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Nimmo is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .250 OPS there against .774 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Nimmo strikes out in 26.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.2% with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 151 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Nimmo should be hitting .291, 90th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 45th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

49.6% of Nimmo's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 88th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 52nd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Nimmo slugs .488 against breaking balls and .125 against offspeed pitches.

45 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Nimmo has an OPS of .565; with the bases empty it is .819.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 151 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Nimmo hits the ball hard: 91.5 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 59th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Nimmo is on base at a .357 clip, 80th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 87th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Nimmo's OPS+ of 124 puts him 78th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 93rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Nimmo hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.6 mph on average there, against 87.9 the other way.

43 batted balls to his pull side, 27 the other way.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Nimmo strikes out in 17.6% of his trips against right-handers and 22.4% of them against left-handers.

136 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Nimmo is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .981 OPS there against .774 overall.

60 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Nimmo walks in 5.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.6% with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 151 with the bases empty.

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

Nimmo strikes out in only 18.9% of his trips, 68th percentile.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 136th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Nimmo swings it at 68.2 mph, 65th percentile bat speed in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 150th in MLB.

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

Nimmo pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

43 pulled, 57 up the middle and 29 the other way over 129 located batted balls.

There is real damage in his bat

Nimmo is slugging .417, 68th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 134th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Nimmo's batting average is .276 but the quality of his contact projects .291, a gap of .015 in his favour once the bounces even out.

185 plate appearances in 2026.

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

With a runner in scoring position Nimmo averages 89.3 mph off the bat, against 91.9 with the bases empty.

21 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 106 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Nimmo's fly balls travel 292 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 410.

43 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Nimmo walks in 9.7% of his plate appearances, 62nd percentile.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 161st in MLB.

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

Nimmo averages 9.6 degrees off the bat: 23.4% of his contact is in the air and 48.4% of it is on the ground.

124 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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