Danny Santana Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Santana is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a .941 OPS there against .597 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Santana pulls 34.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 10.5% of it against left-handers.

67 batted balls against right-handers, 19 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Santana's quality of contact only supports a .191 expected average, 21st percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 513th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Santana is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .295 OPS there against .597 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Santana is on base at a .252 clip, 24th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 496th in MLB.

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

Santana pulls 29.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

25 pulled, 40 up the middle and 21 the other way over 86 located batted balls.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Santana finds a productive launch angle on only 29.8% of his contact, 21st percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 513th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Santana does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .660 OPS against them, against .533 on breaking balls.

29 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 25 on breaking balls.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Santana's OPS+ of 63 sits 28th percentile among hitters this season.

127 plate appearances in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 470th in MLB.

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

Santana averages 16.9 degrees off the bat: 44% of his contact is in the air and 38.1% of it is on the ground.

84 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Santana's fly balls travel 277 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 432.

45 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

With a runner in scoring position Santana averages 86.3 mph off the bat, against 87.9 with the bases empty.

17 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 69 without.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.1% of Santana's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 61st percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2021. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 256th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33.7% of Santana's contact reaches 95 mph, 39th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 396th in MLB.

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

3 of Santana's 5 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 432 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2021.

The power is not there this season

Santana is slugging .345, 37th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 410th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2021.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Santana hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.3 mph on average there, against 86.0 up the middle.

25 batted balls to his pull side, 40 up the middle.

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