Casey McGehee Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

McGehee is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .924 OPS there against .500 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

McGehee hits it hardest up the middle: 94.5 mph on average there, against 84.2 to his pull side.

30 batted balls up the middle, 16 to his pull side.

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

McGehee trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 35th percentile barrel rate, 88th percentile strikeout rate.

96 plate appearances in 2016. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2016.

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

McGehee pulls 22.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 29.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

17 pulled, 36 up the middle and 22 the other way over 75 located batted balls.

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

With a runner in scoring position McGehee averages 94.2 mph off the bat, against 89.3 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 53 without.

The power is not there this season

McGehee is slugging .239, 16th percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 531st in MLB.

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

McGehee strikes out in only 14.6% of his trips, 88th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 77th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

McGehee does his damage against fastballs: a .596 OPS against them, against .412 on breaking balls.

53 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 32 on breaking balls.

He is not producing at the plate this season

McGehee's OPS+ of 38 sits 17th percentile among hitters this season.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 524th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

McGehee walks in only 3.1% of his plate appearances, 13th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 550th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

McGehee hits the ball hard: 90.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 149th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

McGehee is on base at a .260 clip, 23rd percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 490th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.9% of McGehee's batted balls are barrelled, 35th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 411th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

McGehee slugs .294 against fastballs and .194 against breaking balls.

53 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

McGehee's fly balls travel 287 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 411.

25 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

McGehee finds a productive launch angle on only 35.3% of his contact, 34th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 418th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

McGehee is at his worst against right-handers, on fastballs: a .400 OPS there against .500 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

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

McGehee averages 9.8 degrees off the bat: 27.7% of his contact is in the air and 49.2% of it is on the ground.

65 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Casey McGehee

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