David Hamilton Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hamilton is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a 1.072 OPS there against .575 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Hamilton swings it at 57.4 mph, 0th percentile bat speed in the league.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 0th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 421st in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Hamilton averages 75.0 mph off the bat, 0th percentile in the league.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 0th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 420th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hamilton hits it hardest to his pull side: 82.8 mph on average there, against 68.7 up the middle.

27 batted balls to his pull side, 39 up the middle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Hamilton averages 64.8 mph off the bat, against 77.5 with the bases empty.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hamilton does his damage against fastballs: a .708 OPS against them, against .445 on breaking balls.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 25 on breaking balls.

The power is not there this season

Hamilton is slugging .248, 10th percentile in the league.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 381st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 23.8% of Hamilton's contact reaches 95 mph, 8th percentile.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 387th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hamilton finds a productive launch angle on only 17.7% of his contact, 2nd percentile.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 413th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Hamilton's quality of contact only supports a .205 expected average, 19th percentile in the league.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 341st in MLB.

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

Hamilton averages 4.1 degrees off the bat: 32.9% of his contact is in the air and 55.7% of it is on the ground.

79 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.5% of Hamilton's batted balls are barrelled, 18th percentile.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 346th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Hamilton's fly balls travel 245 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 381.

31 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Hamilton walks in 11.6% of his plate appearances, 77th percentile.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 99th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Hamilton's OPS+ of 66 sits 24th percentile among hitters this season.

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

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Hamilton's batting average is .228 but the quality of his contact projects .205, a gap of .023 he is currently outrunning.

121 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hamilton is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .431 OPS there against .575 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Hamilton pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

27 pulled, 40 up the middle and 14 the other way over 81 located batted balls.

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

Hamilton strikes out in only 19.8% of his trips, 62nd percentile.

121 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 162nd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hamilton slugs .295 against fastballs and .227 against breaking balls.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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