Derek Norris Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

8 of Norris's 9 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 423 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2017.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Norris strikes out in 26.8% of his trips against right-handers and 16.3% of them against left-handers.

149 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

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

Norris averages 21.3 degrees off the bat: 44.7% of his contact is in the air and 27.2% of it is on the ground.

114 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Norris has an OPS of .483; with the bases empty it is .677.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 153 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Norris hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.5 mph on average there, against 83.9 the other way.

35 batted balls to his pull side, 24 the other way.

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

Norris finds the launch angles that produce hits on 44.2% of his contact, 88th percentile.

198 plate appearances in 2017. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 75th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Norris is on base at a .258 clip, 24th percentile in the league.

198 plate appearances in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 484th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Norris strikes out in 28.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22.9% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 153 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Norris slugs .350 against right-handers and .476 against left-handers.

149 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Norris is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .449 OPS there against .637 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Norris's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2017.

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

With a runner in scoring position Norris averages 85.0 mph off the bat, against 89.0 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 92 without.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Norris's batting average is .201 but the quality of his contact projects .226, a gap of .025 in his favour once the bounces even out.

198 plate appearances in 2017.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Norris puts up a .605 OPS against right-handers and .742 against left-handers.

149 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

32% of Norris's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.6% of it with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 153 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Norris hits the ball hard: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile in the league.

198 plate appearances in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 221st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Norris is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .773 OPS there against .637 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Norris's OPS+ of 69 sits 34th percentile among hitters this season.

198 plate appearances in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 421st in MLB.

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

Norris pulls 31.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20.2%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

41 pulled, 62 up the middle and 26 the other way over 129 located batted balls.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Norris walks in only 6.1% of his plate appearances, 39th percentile.

198 plate appearances in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 387th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Norris's fly balls travel 293 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 423.

64 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Norris pulls 33.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 27.8% of it against left-handers.

93 batted balls against right-handers, 36 against left-handers.

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