Darwin Barney Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Barney does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .943 OPS against them, against .554 on fastballs.

43 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 234 on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Barney is at his best against left-handers, on offspeed pitches: a 1.271 OPS there against .602 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

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

6 of Barney's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 401 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2017.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 13.7% of Barney's contact reaches 95 mph, 6th percentile.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 596th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

6 tracked home runs in 2017.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Barney slugs .548 against offspeed pitches and .276 against breaking balls.

43 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Barney is at his worst against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .291 OPS there against .602 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Barney averages 82.0 mph off the bat, 14th percentile in the league.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 545th in MLB.

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

Barney strikes out in only 17.7% of his trips, 79th percentile.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 137th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Barney strikes out in 15.7% of his trips against right-handers and 20.9% of them against left-handers.

223 plate appearances against right-handers, 139 against left-handers.

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

Barney pulls 27% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 27.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

69 pulled, 117 up the middle and 70 the other way over 256 located batted balls.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Barney's OPS+ of 63 sits 29th percentile among hitters this season.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 450th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Barney walks in only 5% of his plate appearances, 27th percentile.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 464th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Barney is on base at a .275 clip, 30th percentile in the league.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 444th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Barney has an OPS of .533; with the bases empty it is .627.

100 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 262 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Barney's fly balls travel 274 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 401.

81 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Barney is slugging .327, 31st percentile in the league.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 442nd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Barney averages 80.3 mph off the bat, against 82.3 with the bases empty.

64 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 165 without.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Barney slugs .352 against right-handers and .285 against left-handers.

223 plate appearances against right-handers, 139 against left-handers.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Barney finds a productive launch angle on only 36.3% of his contact, 38th percentile.

362 plate appearances in 2017. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 397th in MLB.

Darwin Barney

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