Donovan Solano Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Solano does his damage against fastballs: a .711 OPS against them, against .339 on offspeed pitches.

97 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 27 on offspeed pitches.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Solano puts up a .869 OPS against right-handers and .448 against left-handers.

78 plate appearances against right-handers, 101 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Solano is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.089 OPS there against .628 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Solano slugs .471 against right-handers and .240 against left-handers.

78 plate appearances against right-handers, 101 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Solano is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .273 OPS there against .628 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

45.5% of Solano's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.7% of it with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.1% of Solano's batted balls are barrelled, 15th percentile.

179 plate appearances in 2025. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 499th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Solano walks in only 4.5% of his plate appearances, 13th percentile.

179 plate appearances in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 509th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Solano slugs .389 against breaking balls and .154 against offspeed pitches.

55 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

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

Solano pulls 28.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

37 pulled, 54 up the middle and 37 the other way over 128 located batted balls.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Solano swings it at 63.8 mph, 19th percentile bat speed in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 479th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Solano strikes out in 26.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.8% with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Solano's fly balls travel 270 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 416.

48 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Solano strikes out in 19.2% of his trips against right-handers and 24.8% of them against left-handers.

78 plate appearances against right-handers, 101 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Solano's quality of contact only supports a .229 expected average, 34th percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 390th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Solano is slugging .337, 33rd percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 392nd in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Solano averages 89.8 mph off the bat, against 86.6 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 95 without.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Solano's batting average is .247 but the quality of his contact projects .229, a gap of .018 he is currently outrunning.

179 plate appearances in 2025.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Solano averages 87.4 mph off the bat, 38th percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2025. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 365th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Solano has an OPS of .558; with the bases empty it is .653.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 37.5% of Solano's contact reaches 95 mph, 39th percentile.

179 plate appearances in 2025. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 360th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Solano pulls 33.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25% of it against left-handers.

56 batted balls against right-handers, 72 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Solano hits it hardest the other way: 88.4 mph on average there, against 86.2 up the middle.

37 batted balls the other way, 54 up the middle.

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