Desmond Jennings Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Jennings does his damage against fastballs: a .757 OPS against them, against .285 on breaking balls.

137 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 60 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Jennings is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .246 OPS there against .631 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.

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

5 of Jennings's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 417 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2016.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Jennings hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.8 mph on average there, against 83.8 up the middle.

33 batted balls to his pull side, 54 up the middle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Jennings averages 82.4 mph off the bat, against 87.3 with the bases empty.

21 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 97 without.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Jennings slugs .421 against fastballs and .132 against breaking balls.

137 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His contact is about the same with runners on

30.4% of Jennings's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.2% of it with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 178 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Jennings is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .867 OPS there against .631 overall.

72 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Jennings strikes out in 27.5% of his trips against right-handers and 22.2% of them against left-handers.

153 plate appearances against right-handers, 72 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Jennings's quality of contact only supports a .204 expected average, 28th percentile in the league.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 456th in MLB.

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

Jennings pulls 27% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

37 pulled, 64 up the middle and 36 the other way over 137 located batted balls.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Jennings finds a productive launch angle on only 32.8% of his contact, 21st percentile.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 498th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Jennings walks in 9.3% of his plate appearances, 72nd percentile.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 178th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Jennings puts up a .672 OPS against right-handers and .549 against left-handers.

153 plate appearances against right-handers, 72 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

6 tracked home runs in 2016.

He does not get on base enough to help

Jennings is on base at a .281 clip, 31st percentile in the league.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 439th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Jennings averages 86.9 mph off the bat, 34th percentile in the league.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 420th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Jennings strikes out in 25.8% of his trips, 33rd percentile.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 422nd in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Jennings's OPS+ of 71 sits 35th percentile among hitters this season.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 408th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Jennings slugs .376 against right-handers and .299 against left-handers.

153 plate appearances against right-handers, 72 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Jennings strikes out in 23.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.4% with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 178 with the bases empty.

The power is not there this season

Jennings is slugging .350, 38th percentile in the league.

225 plate appearances in 2016. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 391st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Jennings's fly balls travel 289 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 417.

48 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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