Colton Cowser Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Cowser does his damage against fastballs: a .853 OPS against them, against .389 on offspeed pitches.

39 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 27 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Cowser is at his best on fastballs: a .853 OPS there against .464 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Cowser's quality of contact only supports a .186 expected average, 9th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 383rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Cowser is slugging .195, 5th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 400th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Cowser averages 78.7 mph off the bat, against 86.8 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 38 without.

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

Cowser averages 3.9 degrees off the bat: 24.5% of his contact is in the air and 55.1% of it is on the ground.

49 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Cowser's OPS+ of 35 sits 8th percentile among hitters this season.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 388th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Cowser strikes out in 32.2% of his trips, 10th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 381st in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Cowser averages 84.8 mph off the bat, 16th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 354th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Cowser finds a productive launch angle on only 24.5% of his contact, 7th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 392nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Cowser hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.1 mph on average there, against 82.0 up the middle.

17 batted balls to his pull side, 26 up the middle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Cowser slugs .379 against fastballs and .167 against offspeed pitches.

39 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Cowser walks in 12.2% of his plate appearances, 80th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 84th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34% of Cowser's contact reaches 95 mph, 27th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 308th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Cowser is on base at a .270 clip, 25th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 318th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Cowser is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .317 OPS there against .464 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Cowser swings it at 68.2 mph, 65th percentile bat speed in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 149th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Cowser's batting average is .169 but the quality of his contact projects .186, a gap of .017 in his favour once the bounces even out.

90 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Cowser pulls 34% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 14%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

17 pulled, 26 up the middle and 7 the other way over 50 located batted balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Cowser's fly balls travel 297 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 380.

18 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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