Brock Holt Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Holt is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .976 OPS there against .581 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Holt puts up a .626 OPS against right-handers and .371 against left-handers.

217 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Holt has an OPS of .760; with the bases empty it is .536.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 208 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Holt is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .243 OPS there against .581 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 24.6% of Holt's contact reaches 95 mph, 16th percentile.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 547th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Holt does his damage against fastballs: a .656 OPS against them, against .453 on breaking balls.

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

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.6% of Holt's batted balls are barrelled, 18th percentile.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 533rd in MLB.

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

Holt trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 18th percentile barrel rate, 81st percentile strikeout rate.

261 plate appearances in 2021. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2021.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Holt slugs .326 against right-handers and .167 against left-handers.

217 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Holt hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.6 mph on average there, against 81.7 the other way.

62 batted balls to his pull side, 44 the other way.

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

Holt strikes out in only 18.8% of his trips, 81st percentile.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 127th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Holt is slugging .298, 24th percentile in the league.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 493rd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Holt's fly balls travel 274 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 416.

66 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Holt's OPS+ of 64 sits 28th percentile among hitters this season.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 469th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Holt's batting average is .209 but the quality of his contact projects .229, a gap of .020 in his favour once the bounces even out.

261 plate appearances in 2021.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Holt pulls 35.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 21.2% of it against left-handers.

154 batted balls against right-handers, 33 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Holt walks in 9.2% of his plate appearances, 68th percentile.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 209th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Holt averages 86.1 mph off the bat, 34th percentile in the league.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 430th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Holt slugs .331 against fastballs and .236 against breaking balls.

154 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Holt pulls 33.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

62 pulled, 81 up the middle and 44 the other way over 187 located batted balls.

He does not get on base enough to help

Holt is on base at a .284 clip, 38th percentile in the league.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 403rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Holt finds a productive launch angle on only 33% of his contact, 39th percentile.

261 plate appearances in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 398th in MLB.

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