Chad Pinder Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Pinder is at his best against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.232 OPS there against .648 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Pinder is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .212 OPS there against .648 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Pinder walks in only 3.7% of his plate appearances, 9th percentile.

379 plate appearances in 2022. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 544th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Pinder does his damage against fastballs: a .746 OPS against them, against .525 on offspeed pitches.

186 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 52 on offspeed pitches.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Pinder has an OPS of .808; with the bases empty it is .607.

79 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 300 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Pinder is on base at a .263 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

379 plate appearances in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 471st in MLB.

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

Pinder pulls 29.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

72 pulled, 116 up the middle and 58 the other way over 246 located batted balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Pinder puts up a .591 OPS against right-handers and .727 against left-handers.

221 plate appearances against right-handers, 158 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Pinder strikes out in 31.1% of his trips, 17th percentile.

379 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 495th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Pinder's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 415.

84 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Pinder slugs .455 against fastballs and .294 against offspeed pitches.

186 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Pinder slugs .341 against right-handers and .447 against left-handers.

221 plate appearances against right-handers, 158 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

46.8% of Pinder's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.8% of it with the bases empty.

79 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 300 with the bases empty.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

41.2% of Pinder's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 69th percentile in the league.

379 plate appearances in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 188th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Pinder strikes out in 33% of his trips against right-handers and 28.5% of them against left-handers.

221 plate appearances against right-handers, 158 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Pinder strikes out in 34.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 30.3% with the bases empty.

79 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 300 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Pinder hits it hardest the other way: 88.9 mph on average there, against 86.1 up the middle.

58 batted balls the other way, 115 up the middle.

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

Pinder averages 9.6 degrees off the bat: 28.2% of his contact is in the air and 48.3% of it is on the ground.

238 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Pinder walks in 5.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 3.3% with the bases empty.

79 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 300 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Pinder pulls 26.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 32.4% of it against left-handers.

138 batted balls against right-handers, 108 against left-handers.

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