Chris Carter Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Carter averages 22.5 degrees off the bat: 50% of his contact is in the air and 32.2% of it is on the ground.

90 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

13.8% of Carter's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 95th percentile.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 34th in MLB.

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

Carter trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 95th percentile barrel rate, 11th percentile strikeout rate.

208 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Carter walks in 4.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.7% with the bases empty.

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

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Carter hits the ball hard: 90.6 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile in the league.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 51st in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Carter strikes out in 36.5% of his trips, 11th percentile.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 565th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Carter's quality of contact only supports a .193 expected average, 21st percentile in the league.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 503rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Carter slugs .500 against offspeed pitches and .308 against fastballs.

21 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Carter hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.8 mph on average there, against 87.0 the other way.

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

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.3% of Carter's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 81st percentile in the league.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 121st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Carter is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .448 OPS there against .653 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Carter strikes out in 38% of his trips against right-handers and 32.8% of them against left-handers.

150 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Carter is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .810 OPS there against .653 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Carter slugs .344 against right-handers and .429 against left-handers.

150 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Carter walks in 9.6% of his plate appearances, 71st percentile.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 182nd in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

5 of Carter's 8 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 430 feet.

8 tracked home runs in 2017.

He does not get on base enough to help

Carter is on base at a .284 clip, 35th percentile in the league.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 411th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

40% of Carter's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.8% of it with the bases empty.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Carter does his damage against breaking balls: a .713 OPS against them, against .618 on fastballs.

60 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 126 on fastballs.

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

With a runner in scoring position Carter averages 89.7 mph off the bat, against 91.8 with the bases empty.

28 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 65 without.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Carter's OPS+ of 75 sits 39th percentile among hitters this season.

208 plate appearances in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 389th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Carter has an OPS of .600; with the bases empty it is .676.

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

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Carter pulls 45.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 37.8% of it against left-handers.

68 batted balls against right-handers, 37 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Carter strikes out in 38.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 35.9% with the bases empty.

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

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Carter's fly balls travel 299 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 430.

50 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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