Dansby Swanson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Swanson does his damage against fastballs: a .936 OPS against them, against .411 on breaking balls.

96 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 53 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Swanson is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.081 OPS there against .648 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Swanson strikes out in 17.8% of his trips against right-handers and 28.1% of them against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Swanson slugs .519 against fastballs and .222 against breaking balls.

96 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Swanson is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .338 OPS there against .648 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.3% of Swanson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 82nd percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 77th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Swanson walks in 13.1% of his plate appearances, 85th percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 64th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Swanson swings it at 64.6 mph, 21st percentile bat speed in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 332nd in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Swanson slugs .303 against right-handers and .449 against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

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

4 of Swanson's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 424 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Swanson's batting average is .189 but the quality of his contact projects .219, a gap of .030 in his favour once the bounces even out.

175 plate appearances in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

41.9% of Swanson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 49.4% of it with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Swanson hits the ball hard: 90.6 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 90th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Swanson's quality of contact only supports a .219 expected average, 28th percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 303rd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Swanson averages 93.0 mph off the bat, against 89.7 with the bases empty.

31 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 81 without.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Swanson hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.8 mph on average there, against 88.5 the other way.

44 batted balls to his pull side, 18 the other way.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Swanson puts up a .608 OPS against right-handers and .730 against left-handers.

118 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Swanson walks in 10.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.1% with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Swanson finds a productive launch angle on only 31.5% of his contact, 29th percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 298th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Swanson is on base at a .297 clip, 38th percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 261st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Swanson strikes out in 23.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.3% with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Swanson's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Swanson's fly balls travel 297 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 424.

48 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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