C.J. Cron Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Cron is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .333 OPS there against .729 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Cron does his damage against fastballs: a .793 OPS against them, against .500 on offspeed pitches.

158 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 22 on offspeed pitches.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Cron hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.3 mph on average there, against 82.2 the other way.

67 batted balls to his pull side, 44 the other way.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

13.1% of Cron's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 90th percentile.

278 plate appearances in 2023. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 60th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Cron is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.088 OPS there against .729 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Cron strikes out in 28.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 21.5% with the bases empty.

73 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 205 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Cron should be hitting .260, 75th percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 149th in MLB.

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

8 of Cron's 12 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 479 feet.

12 tracked home runs in 2023.

His contact is about the same with runners on

45.8% of Cron's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.1% of it with the bases empty.

73 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 205 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Cron slugs .483 against fastballs and .318 against offspeed pitches.

158 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is real damage in his bat

Cron is slugging .434, 70th percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 179th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Cron pulls 30.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 47.8% of it against left-handers.

149 batted balls against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Cron walks in only 6.1% of his plate appearances, 30th percentile.

278 plate appearances in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 416th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Cron has an OPS of .824; with the bases empty it is .696.

73 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 205 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Cron's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 479.

81 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not get on base enough to help

Cron is on base at a .295 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2023. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 374th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Cron averages 89.5 mph off the bat, against 87.1 with the bases empty.

48 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 147 without.

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

Cron pulls 34.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

67 pulled, 84 up the middle and 44 the other way over 195 located batted balls.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Cron's 12 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

12 tracked home runs in 2023.

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