David Fry Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Fry is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .246 OPS there against .787 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Fry's batting average is .246 but the quality of his contact projects .195, a gap of .051 he is currently outrunning.

72 plate appearances in 2026.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Fry's quality of contact only supports a .195 expected average, 13th percentile in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 365th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Fry swings it at 62.7 mph, 9th percentile bat speed in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 385th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Fry averages 82.3 mph off the bat, against 87.8 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 29 without.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Fry walks in 15.3% of his plate appearances, 92nd percentile.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 35th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Fry's fly balls travel 251 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 406.

20 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Getting on base is what he does best

Fry is on base at a .361 clip, 82nd percentile in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 75th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Fry is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.084 OPS there against .787 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Fry hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.7 mph on average there, against 83.7 up the middle.

19 batted balls to his pull side, 19 up the middle.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Fry averages 86.2 mph off the bat, 24th percentile in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 319th in MLB.

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

Fry gets neither side of the trade: bottom-end barrel rate and bottom-end strikeout rate: 34th percentile barrel rate, 25th percentile strikeout rate.

72 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Fry's OPS+ of 126 puts him 79th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 89th in MLB.

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

Fry averages 18.2 degrees off the bat: 43.9% of his contact is in the air and 39% of it is on the ground.

41 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Fry finds a productive launch angle on only 29.3% of his contact, 19th percentile.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 343rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.1% of Fry's contact reaches 95 mph, 27th percentile.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 307th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Fry strikes out in 27.8% of his trips, 25th percentile.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 318th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Fry is slugging .426, 72nd percentile in the league.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 117th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.9% of Fry's batted balls are barrelled, 34th percentile.

72 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 280th in MLB.

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

Fry pulls 46.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 7.3%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

19 pulled, 19 up the middle and 3 the other way over 41 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Fry pulls 50% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 43.5% of it against left-handers.

18 batted balls against right-handers, 23 against left-handers.

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