Carlos Gonzalez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gonzalez does his damage against fastballs: a .736 OPS against them, against .382 on breaking balls.

85 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 54 on breaking balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Gonzalez puts up a .640 OPS against right-handers and .339 against left-handers.

125 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gonzalez is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.020 OPS there against .568 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Gonzalez averages 1.6 degrees off the bat: 23% of his contact is in the air and 58.6% of it is on the ground.

87 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His contact is about the same with runners on

25% of Gonzalez's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.8% of it with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 132 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gonzalez strikes out in 28.8% of his trips against right-handers and 40% of them against left-handers.

125 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Gonzalez slugs .336 against right-handers and .114 against left-handers.

125 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gonzalez is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .261 OPS there against .568 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Gonzalez walks in 15.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.1% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 132 with the bases empty.

The power is not there this season

Gonzalez is slugging .283, 21st percentile in the league.

165 plate appearances in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 516th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gonzalez's quality of contact only supports a .202 expected average, 25th percentile in the league.

165 plate appearances in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 486th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gonzalez slugs .371 against fastballs and .160 against breaking balls.

85 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Gonzalez walks in 10.3% of his plate appearances, 79th percentile.

165 plate appearances in 2019. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 136th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Gonzalez finds a productive launch angle on only 32.2% of his contact, 19th percentile.

165 plate appearances in 2019. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 528th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gonzalez's OPS+ of 54 sits 24th percentile among hitters this season.

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

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

With a runner in scoring position Gonzalez averages 84.1 mph off the bat, against 88.2 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 71 without.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gonzalez hits it hardest up the middle: 89.7 mph on average there, against 84.8 the other way.

39 batted balls up the middle, 18 the other way.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gonzalez strikes out in 31.5% of his trips, 23rd percentile.

165 plate appearances in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 503rd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gonzalez strikes out in 27.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 32.6% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 132 with the bases empty.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gonzalez averages 87.5 mph off the bat, 38th percentile in the league.

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

He does not get on base enough to help

Gonzalez is on base at a .285 clip, 34th percentile in the league.

165 plate appearances in 2019. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 428th in MLB.

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

Gonzalez pulls 33.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

32 pulled, 43 up the middle and 20 the other way over 95 located batted balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gonzalez's fly balls travel 289 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 404.

24 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gonzalez has an OPS of .513; with the bases empty it is .580.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 132 with the bases empty.

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