Danny Valencia Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Valencia does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .841 OPS against them, against .494 on breaking balls.

41 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 74 on breaking balls.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Valencia should be hitting .285, 96th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2018. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 27th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Valencia puts up a .610 OPS against right-handers and .867 against left-handers.

157 plate appearances against right-handers, 124 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Valencia is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .382 OPS there against .721 overall.

54 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Valencia hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.3 mph on average there, against 85.5 the other way.

54 batted balls to his pull side, 32 the other way.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Valencia hits the ball hard: 91.3 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 81st in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Valencia strikes out in 22.9% of his trips against right-handers and 13.7% of them against left-handers.

157 plate appearances against right-handers, 124 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Valencia strikes out in 24.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.5% with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 228 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Valencia is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a 1.011 OPS there against .721 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Valencia slugs .336 against right-handers and .505 against left-handers.

157 plate appearances against right-handers, 124 against left-handers.

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

Valencia does both: top-end barrel rate without the strikeouts that usually come with it: 69th percentile barrel rate, 75th percentile strikeout rate.

281 plate appearances in 2018. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2018.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Valencia slugs .500 against offspeed pitches and .304 against breaking balls.

41 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

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

4 of Valencia's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 443 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2018.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Valencia strikes out in only 18.9% of his trips, 75th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2018. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 162nd in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.5% of Valencia's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 75th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2018. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 163rd in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.8% of Valencia's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 69th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2018. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 199th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

38.2% of Valencia's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.7% of it with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 228 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Valencia's batting average is .263 but the quality of his contact projects .285, a gap of .022 in his favour once the bounces even out.

281 plate appearances in 2018.

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

Valencia pulls 30.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 19.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

58 pulled, 94 up the middle and 36 the other way over 188 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Valencia has an OPS of .620; with the bases empty it is .744.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 228 with the bases empty.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Valencia's OPS+ of 99 puts him 64th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

281 plate appearances in 2018. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 234th in MLB.

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

Valencia averages 8.7 degrees off the bat: 24.7% of his contact is in the air and 47.7% of it is on the ground.

174 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is real damage in his bat

Valencia is slugging .408, 62nd percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2018. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 242nd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Valencia walks in 5.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.9% with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 228 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Valencia pulls 26.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36% of it against left-handers.

102 batted balls against right-handers, 86 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

6 tracked home runs in 2018.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Valencia's fly balls travel 300 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 443.

58 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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