Chris Johnson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Johnson does his damage against fastballs: a .743 OPS against them, against .301 on offspeed pitches.

141 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Johnson is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .240 OPS there against .596 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

36.8% of Johnson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.7% of it with the bases empty.

70 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Johnson slugs .414 against fastballs and .125 against offspeed pitches.

141 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Johnson pulls 26.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 32.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

44 pulled, 67 up the middle and 53 the other way over 164 located batted balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.8% of Johnson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 82nd percentile in the league.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 115th in MLB.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Johnson finds the launch angles that produce hits on 46.7% of his contact, 94th percentile.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 40th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Johnson's batting average is .216 but the quality of his contact projects .252, a gap of .036 in his favour once the bounces even out.

262 plate appearances in 2016.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Johnson strikes out in 29.8% of his trips, 20th percentile.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 504th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Johnson should be hitting .252, 74th percentile in the league.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 166th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Johnson hits the ball hard: 90.9 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile in the league.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 120th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Johnson is on base at a .272 clip, 27th percentile in the league.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 461st in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Johnson walks in 10% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.7% with the bases empty.

70 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Johnson is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .785 OPS there against .596 overall.

60 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Johnson's OPS+ of 60 sits 27th percentile among hitters this season.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 464th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Johnson averages 88.3 mph off the bat, against 91.7 with the bases empty.

37 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 115 without.

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

3 of Johnson's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 398 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2016.

The power is not there this season

Johnson is slugging .324, 30th percentile in the league.

262 plate appearances in 2016. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 443rd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Johnson strikes out in 32.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 28.6% with the bases empty.

70 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Johnson hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.4 mph on average there, against 89.7 the other way.

42 batted balls to his pull side, 49 the other way.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Johnson pulls 30% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 21.9% of it against left-handers.

100 batted balls against right-handers, 64 against left-handers.

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