Danny Espinosa Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Espinosa trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 68th percentile barrel rate, 10th percentile strikeout rate.

294 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Espinosa's quality of contact only supports a .176 expected average, 16th percentile in the league.

294 plate appearances in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 533rd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Espinosa is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .221 OPS there against .521 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Espinosa pulls 52.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 27% of it against left-handers.

89 batted balls against right-handers, 63 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Espinosa strikes out in 37.1% of his trips, 10th percentile.

294 plate appearances in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 573rd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Espinosa strikes out in 39.6% of his trips against right-handers and 32.7% of them against left-handers.

187 plate appearances against right-handers, 107 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Espinosa is on base at a .242 clip, 19th percentile in the league.

294 plate appearances in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 514th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Espinosa has an OPS of .652; with the bases empty it is .481.

70 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 224 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Espinosa's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2017.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Espinosa's OPS+ of 41 sits 20th percentile among hitters this season.

294 plate appearances in 2017. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 507th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Espinosa is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .731 OPS there against .521 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

The power is not there this season

Espinosa is slugging .278, 21st percentile in the league.

294 plate appearances in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 502nd in MLB.

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

4 of Espinosa's 6 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 433 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2017.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

6.9% of Espinosa's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 68th percentile.

294 plate appearances in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 206th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Espinosa averages 85.7 mph off the bat, against 88.5 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 97 without.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Espinosa does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .552 OPS against them, against .447 on breaking balls.

47 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 61 on breaking balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

30.3% of Espinosa's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35% of it with the bases empty.

70 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 224 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Espinosa's fly balls travel 291 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 433.

57 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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