David Freese Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Freese puts up a 1.173 OPS against right-handers and .899 against left-handers.

69 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Freese's OPS+ of 165 puts him 99th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 7th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Freese should be hitting .282, 94th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 40th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

16.5% of Freese's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 96th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 25th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

53.2% of Freese's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 96th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 26th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Freese slugs .738 against right-handers and .515 against left-handers.

69 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

There is real damage in his bat

Freese is slugging .599, 99th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 10th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

2 of Freese's 11 home runs have gone to his pull side and 6 of them the other way.

11 tracked home runs in 2019.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Freese hits the ball hard: 92.1 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 49th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Freese walks in 12.4% of his plate appearances, 91st percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 62nd in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Freese is on base at a .403 clip, 98th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 11th in MLB.

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

Freese pulls 24.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 38.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

29 pulled, 43 up the middle and 45 the other way over 117 located batted balls.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Freese walks in 16.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.4% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Freese is at his worst against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .775 OPS there against 1.002 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Freese's batting average is .315 but the quality of his contact projects .282, a gap of .033 he is currently outrunning.

186 plate appearances in 2019.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Freese strikes out in 18.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 24.8% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Freese is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.177 OPS there against 1.002 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Freese strikes out in 20.3% of his trips against right-handers and 25.6% of them against left-handers.

69 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Freese finds the launch angles that produce hits on 40.4% of his contact, 67th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2019. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 216th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Freese hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.5 mph on average there, against 90.2 the other way.

28 batted balls to his pull side, 43 the other way.

His contact is about the same with runners on

50% of Freese's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 53.9% of it with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

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

6 of Freese's 11 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 428 feet.

11 tracked home runs in 2019.

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