Brandon Valenzuela Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Valenzuela does his damage against breaking balls: a 1.123 OPS against them, against .530 on fastballs.

21 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 34 on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Valenzuela is at his best on breaking balls: a 1.123 OPS there against .746 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Valenzuela slugs .789 against breaking balls and .207 against fastballs.

21 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Valenzuela pulls 52% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 20.4% of it against left-handers.

123 batted balls against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Valenzuela hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.5 mph on average there, against 82.3 the other way.

74 batted balls to his pull side, 25 the other way.

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

With a runner in scoring position Valenzuela averages 84.2 mph off the bat, against 88.1 with the bases empty.

35 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 137 without.

There is real damage in his bat

Valenzuela is slugging .431, 74th percentile in the league.

73 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 112th in MLB.

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

Valenzuela trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 65th percentile barrel rate, 27th percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Valenzuela is at his worst on fastballs: a .530 OPS there against .746 overall.

34 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Valenzuela strikes out in 27.4% of his trips, 27th percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 307th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Valenzuela's fly balls travel 273 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 417.

70 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Valenzuela walks in 11% of his plate appearances, 72nd percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 117th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.9% of Valenzuela's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 65th percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 146th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Valenzuela's OPS+ of 110 puts him 66th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

73 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 143rd in MLB.

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

Valenzuela finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.8% of his contact, 66th percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 143rd in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Valenzuela swings it at 68.1 mph, 63rd percentile bat speed in the league.

73 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 156th in MLB.

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

5 of Valenzuela's 9 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 417 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2026.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Valenzuela's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2026.

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