Darell Hernaiz Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hernaiz does his damage against breaking balls: a .871 OPS against them, against .417 on offspeed pitches.

20 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 20 on offspeed pitches.

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

Hernaiz pulls 21.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 36.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

11 pulled, 22 up the middle and 19 the other way over 52 located batted balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 17% of Hernaiz's contact reaches 95 mph, 3rd percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 408th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Hernaiz averages 80.6 mph off the bat, 5th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 402nd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hernaiz slugs .471 against breaking balls and .167 against offspeed pitches.

20 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hernaiz hits it hardest to his pull side: 86.4 mph on average there, against 78.3 the other way.

11 batted balls to his pull side, 19 the other way.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Hernaiz's batting average is .250 but the quality of his contact projects .213, a gap of .037 he is currently outrunning.

74 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hernaiz is at his best on breaking balls: a .871 OPS there against .630 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Hernaiz's quality of contact only supports a .213 expected average, 23rd percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 323rd in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Hernaiz swings it at 64.7 mph, 22nd percentile bat speed in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 327th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Hernaiz is slugging .297, 23rd percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 324th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Hernaiz's fly balls travel 232 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 396.

26 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hernaiz is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .417 OPS there against .630 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Hernaiz strikes out in only 17.6% of his trips, 74th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 110th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hernaiz finds a productive launch angle on only 30.2% of his contact, 24th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 321st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Hernaiz averages 82.5 mph off the bat, against 80.0 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 40 without.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Hernaiz walks in 10.8% of his plate appearances, 70th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 127th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Hernaiz pulls 14.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28% of it against left-handers.

27 batted balls against right-handers, 25 against left-handers.

Getting on base is what he does best

Hernaiz is on base at a .333 clip, 63rd percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 156th in MLB.

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

Hernaiz averages 15.1 degrees off the bat: 43.4% of his contact is in the air and 43.4% of it is on the ground.

53 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Hernaiz's OPS+ of 82 sits 39th percentile among hitters this season.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 259th in MLB.

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