Brice Matthews Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Matthews does his damage against fastballs: a .913 OPS against them, against .276 on breaking balls.

71 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 30 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Matthews is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .236 OPS there against .626 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Matthews's quality of contact only supports a .199 expected average, 15th percentile in the league.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 360th in MLB.

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

Matthews pulls 24.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

35 pulled, 85 up the middle and 22 the other way over 142 located batted balls.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Matthews slugs .556 against fastballs and .143 against breaking balls.

71 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Matthews strikes out in 33% of his trips, 8th percentile.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 389th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Matthews is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .970 OPS there against .626 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Matthews swings it at 63.7 mph, 14th percentile bat speed in the league.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 363rd in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Matthews averages 84.7 mph off the bat, 15th percentile in the league.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 357th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Matthews is on base at a .254 clip, 16th percentile in the league.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 353rd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Matthews's fly balls travel 262 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 434.

58 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Matthews slugs .343 against right-handers and .421 against left-handers.

75 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Matthews averages 81.4 mph off the bat, against 83.6 with the bases empty.

29 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 112 without.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Matthews's OPS+ of 75 sits 32nd percentile among hitters this season.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 286th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Matthews pulls 29.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 17% of it against left-handers.

88 batted balls against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.7% of Matthews's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 64th percentile.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 151st in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Matthews strikes out in 32% of his trips against right-handers and 35% of them against left-handers.

75 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Matthews hits it hardest the other way: 85.6 mph on average there, against 81.9 up the middle.

22 batted balls the other way, 84 up the middle.

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

Matthews finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.7% of his contact, 65th percentile.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 147th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Matthews walks in only 7% of his plate appearances, 36th percentile.

115 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 271st in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Matthews's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

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