Byron Buxton Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Buxton does his damage against fastballs: a 1.001 OPS against them, against .507 on offspeed pitches.

105 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 29 on offspeed pitches.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Buxton puts up a 1.026 OPS against right-handers and .600 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 55 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Buxton is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.331 OPS there against .895 overall.

67 plate appearances in that situation.

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

13 of Buxton's 15 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 438 feet.

15 tracked home runs in 2026.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

20.5% of Buxton's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 98th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 9th in MLB.

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

Buxton trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 98th percentile barrel rate, 34th percentile strikeout rate.

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

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Buxton slugs .692 against right-handers and .327 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 55 against left-handers.

There is real damage in his bat

Buxton is slugging .580, 96th percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 18th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Buxton averages 81.7 mph off the bat, against 91.1 with the bases empty.

21 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 102 without.

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

Buxton averages 23.9 degrees off the bat: 54.9% of his contact is in the air and 25.4% of it is on the ground.

122 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Buxton is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .428 OPS there against .895 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Buxton slugs .649 against fastballs and .231 against offspeed pitches.

105 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Buxton's OPS+ of 145 puts him 89th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 49th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.2% of Buxton's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 81st percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 79th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Buxton's batting average is .260 but the quality of his contact projects .227, a gap of .033 he is currently outrunning.

184 plate appearances in 2026.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

13 of Buxton's 15 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

15 tracked home runs in 2026.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Buxton swings it at 69.2 mph, 75th percentile bat speed in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 108th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Buxton hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.3 mph on average there, against 85.7 the other way.

53 batted balls to his pull side, 21 the other way.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Buxton walks in only 6.5% of his plate appearances, 31st percentile.

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

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Buxton's quality of contact only supports a .227 expected average, 37th percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 267th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Buxton's fly balls travel 271 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 438.

76 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Buxton strikes out in 25.5% of his trips, 34th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 277th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Buxton hits the ball hard: 89.5 mph off the bat on average, 63rd percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 158th in MLB.

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