Brian McCann Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

11 of McCann's 12 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 426 feet.

12 tracked home runs in 2019.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

McCann puts up a .762 OPS against right-handers and .536 against left-handers.

273 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

McCann hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.8 mph on average there, against 82.7 the other way.

100 batted balls to his pull side, 32 the other way.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: McCann slugs .436 against right-handers and .250 against left-handers.

273 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

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

McCann strikes out in only 16.8% of his trips, 87th percentile.

315 plate appearances in 2019. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 84th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

11 of McCann's 12 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

12 tracked home runs in 2019.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

McCann does his damage against fastballs: a .774 OPS against them, against .596 on offspeed pitches.

205 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 46 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

McCann is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .937 OPS there against .732 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

McCann is at his worst against left-handers: a .536 OPS there against .732 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position McCann has an OPS of .644; with the bases empty it is .757.

74 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 241 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

McCann walks in 9.5% of his plate appearances, 71st percentile.

315 plate appearances in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 186th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

41.7% of McCann's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.5% of it with the bases empty.

74 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 241 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

McCann finds a productive launch angle on only 35.2% of his contact, 30th percentile.

315 plate appearances in 2019. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 453rd in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

McCann is on base at a .321 clip, 62nd percentile in the league.

315 plate appearances in 2019. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 250th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position McCann averages 90.6 mph off the bat, against 88.7 with the bases empty.

48 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 167 without.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

McCann slugs .433 against fastballs and .357 against offspeed pitches.

205 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

McCann pulls 46.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.2%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

106 pulled, 89 up the middle and 35 the other way over 230 located batted balls.

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

McCann averages 9.2 degrees off the bat: 30.5% of his contact is in the air and 46.2% of it is on the ground.

210 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

McCann pulls 47% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 40% of it against left-handers.

200 batted balls against right-handers, 30 against left-handers.

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