Brenton Doyle Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Doyle does his damage against fastballs: a .696 OPS against them, against .338 on breaking balls.

60 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 36 on breaking balls.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Doyle's quality of contact only supports a .185 expected average, 9th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 384th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Doyle is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .861 OPS there against .513 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Doyle gets neither side of the trade: bottom-end barrel rate and bottom-end strikeout rate: 34th percentile barrel rate, 7th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He is not producing at the plate this season

Doyle's OPS+ of 42 sits 10th percentile among hitters this season.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 379th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Doyle strikes out in 33.3% of his trips, 7th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 391st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Doyle averages 82.6 mph off the bat, against 87.6 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 51 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Doyle's fly balls travel 256 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

17 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Doyle is slugging .250, 11th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 376th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Doyle is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .212 OPS there against .513 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Doyle pulls 37.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 13% of it against left-handers.

43 batted balls against right-handers, 23 against left-handers.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Doyle finds a productive launch angle on only 27.9% of his contact, 14th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 364th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Doyle slugs .346 against fastballs and .171 against breaking balls.

60 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Doyle averages 86.6 mph off the bat, 29th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 300th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Doyle is on base at a .263 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 333rd in MLB.

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

Doyle pulls 28.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 13.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

19 pulled, 38 up the middle and 9 the other way over 66 located batted balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.9% of Doyle's contact reaches 95 mph, 31st percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 292nd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.9% of Doyle's batted balls are barrelled, 34th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 278th in MLB.

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

Doyle averages 7.3 degrees off the bat: 24.6% of his contact is in the air and 54.1% of it is on the ground.

61 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Doyle swings it at 68.0 mph, 61st percentile bat speed in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 163rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Doyle hits it hardest the other way: 88.7 mph on average there, against 85.1 up the middle.

9 batted balls the other way, 35 up the middle.

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