DJ LeMahieu Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

LeMahieu pulls 9.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 44.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

9 pulled, 43 up the middle and 41 the other way over 93 located batted balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

52.2% of LeMahieu's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 94th percentile in the league.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 35th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: LeMahieu slugs .393 against right-handers and .227 against left-handers.

91 plate appearances against right-handers, 51 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

LeMahieu hits the ball hard: 91.7 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile in the league.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 56th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

LeMahieu walks in 5.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.2% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

LeMahieu swings it at 63.5 mph, 16th percentile bat speed in the league.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 493rd in MLB.

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

LeMahieu averages 4.2 degrees off the bat: 17.8% of his contact is in the air and 60% of it is on the ground.

90 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Getting on base is what he does best

LeMahieu is on base at a .338 clip, 80th percentile in the league.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 118th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

LeMahieu puts up a .734 OPS against right-handers and .561 against left-handers.

91 plate appearances against right-handers, 51 against left-handers.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.3% of LeMahieu's batted balls are barrelled, 18th percentile.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 483rd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

LeMahieu strikes out in 20% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.2% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

LeMahieu finds a productive launch angle on only 30% of his contact, 18th percentile.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 484th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

LeMahieu walks in 9.9% of his plate appearances, 75th percentile.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 148th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

LeMahieu's fly balls travel 274 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 394.

22 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

LeMahieu is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .814 OPS there against .674 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

LeMahieu strikes out in 23.1% of his trips against right-handers and 27.5% of them against left-handers.

91 plate appearances against right-handers, 51 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

LeMahieu is slugging .336, 33rd percentile in the league.

142 plate appearances in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 394th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

LeMahieu is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .545 OPS there against .674 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

LeMahieu hits it hardest up the middle: 92.6 mph on average there, against 88.3 to his pull side.

42 batted balls up the middle, 9 to his pull side.

His contact is about the same with runners on

56% of LeMahieu's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.7% of it with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

LeMahieu's batting average is .266 but the quality of his contact projects .252, a gap of .014 he is currently outrunning.

142 plate appearances in 2025.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position LeMahieu has an OPS of .617; with the bases empty it is .693.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

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