Cooper Hummel Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hummel does his damage against fastballs: a .802 OPS against them, against .393 on breaking balls.

65 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 21 on breaking balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Hummel puts up a .431 OPS against right-handers and .747 against left-handers.

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

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hummel is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .974 OPS there against .571 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Hummel slugs .143 against right-handers and .436 against left-handers.

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

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Hummel walks in 13.3% of his plate appearances, 94th percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 35th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Hummel is slugging .273, 14th percentile in the league.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 504th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Hummel hits the ball hard: 91.1 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile in the league.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 87th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Hummel's quality of contact only supports a .210 expected average, 20th percentile in the league.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 469th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Hummel's batting average is .170 but the quality of his contact projects .210, a gap of .040 in his favour once the bounces even out.

105 plate appearances in 2025.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hummel hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.2 mph on average there, against 88.8 up the middle.

20 batted balls to his pull side, 29 up the middle.

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

Hummel trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 72nd percentile barrel rate, 21st percentile strikeout rate.

105 plate appearances in 2025. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2025.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Hummel's OPS+ of 62 sits 22nd percentile among hitters this season.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 458th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hummel is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .361 OPS there against .571 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.3% of Hummel's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 72nd percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 163rd in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Hummel strikes out in 29.5% of his trips, 21st percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 464th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Hummel pulls 41.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25.9% of it against left-handers.

31 batted balls against right-handers, 27 against left-handers.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Hummel strikes out in 31.7% of his trips against right-handers and 26.7% of them against left-handers.

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

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hummel slugs .380 against fastballs and .250 against breaking balls.

65 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hummel finds a productive launch angle on only 32.8% of his contact, 31st percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2025. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 404th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Hummel averages 89.9 mph off the bat, against 91.5 with the bases empty.

15 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 43 without.

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

Hummel pulls 34.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

20 pulled, 29 up the middle and 9 the other way over 58 located batted balls.

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