Cameron Rupp Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

With a runner in scoring position Rupp averages 83.9 mph off the bat, against 90.5 with the bases empty.

37 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 122 without.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

2 of Rupp's 13 home runs have gone to his pull side and 8 of them the other way.

13 tracked home runs in 2017.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

46% of Rupp's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 89th percentile in the league.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 73rd in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.6% of Rupp's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 87th percentile.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 84th in MLB.

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

Rupp trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 87th percentile barrel rate, 15th percentile strikeout rate.

330 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Rupp strikes out in 37.1% of his trips against right-handers and 29.4% of them against left-handers.

221 plate appearances against right-handers, 109 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Rupp walks in 14.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.6% with the bases empty.

74 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 256 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Rupp hits it hardest the other way: 94.2 mph on average there, against 86.7 to his pull side.

40 batted balls the other way, 38 to his pull side.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Rupp strikes out in 34.5% of his trips, 15th percentile.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 538th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Rupp's quality of contact only supports a .195 expected average, 22nd percentile in the league.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 496th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Rupp puts up a .654 OPS against right-handers and .839 against left-handers.

221 plate appearances against right-handers, 109 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Rupp is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .931 OPS there against .714 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Rupp pulls 26% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

46 pulled, 89 up the middle and 42 the other way over 177 located batted balls.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Rupp hits the ball hard: 89.1 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile in the league.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 137th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Rupp strikes out in 29.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 35.9% with the bases empty.

74 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 256 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Rupp does his damage against fastballs: a .750 OPS against them, against .628 on breaking balls.

216 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 81 on breaking balls.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Rupp's batting average is .217 but the quality of his contact projects .195, a gap of .022 he is currently outrunning.

330 plate appearances in 2017.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Rupp walks in 10% of his plate appearances, 74th percentile.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 164th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Rupp is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .549 OPS there against .714 overall.

48 plate appearances in that situation.

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

8 of Rupp's 13 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 425 feet.

13 tracked home runs in 2017.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Rupp finds a productive launch angle on only 35.6% of his contact, 33rd percentile.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 425th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Rupp has an OPS of .806; with the bases empty it is .689.

74 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 256 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Rupp is slugging .417, 61st percentile in the league.

330 plate appearances in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 249th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Rupp slugs .467 against offspeed pitches and .382 against breaking balls.

32 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

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

Rupp averages 9.6 degrees off the bat: 30.8% of his contact is in the air and 45.5% of it is on the ground.

156 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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