Carlos Ivan Beltran Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

13 of Beltran's 14 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 438 feet.

14 tracked home runs in 2017.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Beltran is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .326 OPS there against .666 overall.

41 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Beltran strikes out in 17.8% of his trips against right-handers and 26.8% of them against left-handers.

376 plate appearances against right-handers, 127 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Beltran does his damage against fastballs: a .746 OPS against them, against .484 on breaking balls.

294 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 128 on breaking balls.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

14 of Beltran's 14 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

14 tracked home runs in 2017.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Beltran puts up a .721 OPS against right-handers and .506 against left-handers.

376 plate appearances against right-handers, 127 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

28.8% of Beltran's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.9% of it with the bases empty.

120 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 383 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Beltran slugs .423 against right-handers and .277 against left-handers.

376 plate appearances against right-handers, 127 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Beltran hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.4 mph on average there, against 85.2 the other way.

118 batted balls to his pull side, 51 the other way.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Beltran is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .872 OPS there against .666 overall.

168 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Beltran averages 85.3 mph off the bat, against 88.7 with the bases empty.

73 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 232 without.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Beltran slugs .433 against fastballs and .273 against breaking balls.

294 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Beltran has an OPS of .552; with the bases empty it is .700.

120 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 383 with the bases empty.

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

Beltran strikes out in only 20.1% of his trips, 69th percentile.

503 plate appearances in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 200th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Beltran is on base at a .280 clip, 34th percentile in the league.

503 plate appearances in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 423rd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Beltran strikes out in 22.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 19.3% with the bases empty.

120 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 383 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Beltran finds a productive launch angle on only 36.3% of his contact, 37th percentile.

503 plate appearances in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 398th in MLB.

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

Beltran averages 15.0 degrees off the bat: 36.8% of his contact is in the air and 41.5% of it is on the ground.

299 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Beltran walks in only 6% of his plate appearances, 39th percentile.

503 plate appearances in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 390th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Beltran's fly balls travel 295 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 438.

132 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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