Chase Utley Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Utley does his damage against offspeed pitches: a 1.000 OPS against them, against .434 on breaking balls.

20 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 29 on breaking balls.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Utley walks in 19.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.5% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 145 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Utley is at his best on offspeed pitches: a 1.000 OPS there against .606 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Utley strikes out in 4.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22.1% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 145 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Utley slugs .650 against offspeed pitches and .192 against breaking balls.

20 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Utley has an OPS of .839; with the bases empty it is .546.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 145 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Utley is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .311 OPS there against .606 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Utley trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 27th percentile barrel rate, 78th percentile strikeout rate.

186 plate appearances in 2018. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2018.

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

Utley strikes out in only 18.3% of his trips, 78th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2018. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 144th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.6% of Utley's batted balls are barrelled, 27th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2018. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 470th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Utley is slugging .305, 29th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 454th in MLB.

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

Utley averages 15.2 degrees off the bat: 34.6% of his contact is in the air and 39.3% of it is on the ground.

107 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Utley averages 85.2 mph off the bat, against 88.3 with the bases empty.

26 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 85 without.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Utley's OPS+ of 70 sits 35th percentile among hitters this season.

186 plate appearances in 2018. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 414th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Utley walks in 8.6% of his plate appearances, 65th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2018. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 225th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Utley's fly balls travel 293 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 395.

43 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Utley hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.7 mph on average there, against 86.5 the other way.

48 batted balls to his pull side, 24 the other way.

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