Connor Norby Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Norby does his damage against fastballs: a .827 OPS against them, against .417 on offspeed pitches.

84 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 28 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Norby is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .390 OPS there against .726 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Norby strikes out in 32.7% of his trips against right-handers and 24.4% of them against left-handers.

104 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Norby's quality of contact only supports a .201 expected average, 16th percentile in the league.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 355th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Norby slugs .458 against fastballs and .167 against offspeed pitches.

84 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Norby averages 19.3 degrees off the bat: 43.8% of his contact is in the air and 33.2% of it is on the ground.

217 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Norby walks in 14.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.8% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 114 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Norby slugs .436 against right-handers and .265 against left-handers.

104 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Norby strikes out in 30.2% of his trips, 15th percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 360th in MLB.

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

5 of Norby's 7 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 418 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Norby's batting average is .234 but the quality of his contact projects .201, a gap of .033 he is currently outrunning.

149 plate appearances in 2026.

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

With a runner in scoring position Norby averages 90.6 mph off the bat, against 86.5 with the bases empty.

49 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 174 without.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Norby is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .950 OPS there against .726 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Norby swings it at 65.3 mph, 28th percentile bat speed in the league.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 304th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Norby strikes out in 25.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 31.6% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 114 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Norby puts up a .763 OPS against right-handers and .620 against left-handers.

104 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 35.7% of Norby's contact reaches 95 mph, 32nd percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 285th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Norby has an OPS of .852; with the bases empty it is .689.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 114 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Norby is on base at a .336 clip, 65th percentile in the league.

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

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Norby's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Norby walks in 10.1% of his plate appearances, 65th percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 148th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Norby's fly balls travel 285 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 418.

117 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.5% of Norby's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 62nd percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 162nd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Norby finds a productive launch angle on only 32.9% of his contact, 37th percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 264th in MLB.

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

Norby pulls 34.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

77 pulled, 100 up the middle and 47 the other way over 224 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Norby pulls 31.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 39.7% of it against left-handers.

146 batted balls against right-handers, 78 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Norby hits it hardest the other way: 88.5 mph on average there, against 86.3 to his pull side.

47 batted balls the other way, 77 to his pull side.

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