Carlos Tocci Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Tocci strikes out in 35.9% of his trips against right-handers and 19.3% of them against left-handers.

78 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Tocci strikes out in 18.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 32% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 103 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Tocci does his damage against fastballs: a .627 OPS against them, against .338 on breaking balls.

82 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 36 on breaking balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Tocci averages 79.2 mph off the bat, 6th percentile in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 603rd in MLB.

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

Tocci pulls 23.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

20 pulled, 48 up the middle and 17 the other way over 85 located batted balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 15% of Tocci's contact reaches 95 mph, 6th percentile.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 601st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Tocci averages 74.2 mph off the bat, against 80.1 with the bases empty.

14 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 63 without.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Tocci hits it hardest to his pull side: 81.9 mph on average there, against 73.9 the other way.

19 batted balls to his pull side, 17 the other way.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Tocci's quality of contact only supports a .186 expected average, 20th percentile in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 512th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Tocci's batting average is .225 but the quality of his contact projects .186, a gap of .039 he is currently outrunning.

135 plate appearances in 2018.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Tocci is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .797 OPS there against .555 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

25% of Tocci's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 12.5% of it with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 103 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Tocci's fly balls travel 242 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 373.

35 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Tocci is slugging .283, 24th percentile in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 486th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Tocci is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .318 OPS there against .555 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Tocci finds a productive launch angle on only 31.6% of his contact, 20th percentile.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 515th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Tocci walks in 9.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 3.9% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 103 with the bases empty.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Tocci strikes out in 28.9% of his trips, 27th percentile.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 467th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Tocci slugs .329 against fastballs and .171 against breaking balls.

82 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Tocci's OPS+ of 57 sits 27th percentile among hitters this season.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 468th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Tocci puts up a .511 OPS against right-handers and .620 against left-handers.

78 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Tocci walks in only 5.2% of his plate appearances, 29th percentile.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 457th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Tocci is on base at a .271 clip, 31st percentile in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2018. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 441st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Tocci has an OPS of .498; with the bases empty it is .565.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 103 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Tocci pulls 20.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 26.8% of it against left-handers.

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

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