Carlos Gomez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gomez does his damage against fastballs: a .892 OPS against them, against .406 on breaking balls.

51 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gomez is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .245 OPS there against .616 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gomez hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.0 mph on average there, against 78.7 the other way.

16 batted balls to his pull side, 15 the other way.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

13% of Gomez's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 90th percentile.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 69th in MLB.

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

Gomez trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 90th percentile barrel rate, 27th percentile strikeout rate.

99 plate appearances in 2019. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2019.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gomez slugs .512 against fastballs and .194 against breaking balls.

51 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gomez is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a .933 OPS there against .616 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gomez's fly balls travel 254 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

26 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gomez averages 86.1 mph off the bat, 24th percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 492nd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gomez's quality of contact only supports a .207 expected average, 28th percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 467th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gomez pulls 22% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 44.4% of it against left-handers.

41 batted balls against right-handers, 18 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gomez strikes out in 30.3% of his trips, 27th percentile.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 473rd in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Gomez averages 88.1 mph off the bat, against 85.4 with the bases empty.

14 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 40 without.

He does not get on base enough to help

Gomez is on base at a .278 clip, 31st percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 447th in MLB.

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

Gomez pulls 28.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

17 pulled, 25 up the middle and 17 the other way over 59 located batted balls.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gomez's OPS+ of 67 sits 31st percentile among hitters this season.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 448th in MLB.

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

Gomez averages 17.4 degrees off the bat: 42.6% of his contact is in the air and 38.9% of it is on the ground.

54 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The power is not there this season

Gomez is slugging .337, 31st percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 448th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 35.2% of Gomez's contact reaches 95 mph, 38th percentile.

99 plate appearances in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 406th in MLB.

Carlos Gomez

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