Drake Baldwin Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Baldwin strikes out in 26.4% of his trips against right-handers and 15.2% of them against left-handers.

121 plate appearances against right-handers, 79 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Baldwin does his damage against fastballs: a 1.008 OPS against them, against .691 on offspeed pitches.

112 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 37 on offspeed pitches.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Baldwin strikes out in 9.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 25.2% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Baldwin is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .377 OPS there against .881 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Baldwin should be hitting .290, 89th percentile in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 47th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

15.8% of Baldwin's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 93rd percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 30th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Baldwin is slugging .511, 92nd percentile in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 34th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

51.5% of Baldwin's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 91st percentile in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 37th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Baldwin slugs .606 against fastballs and .313 against offspeed pitches.

112 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Baldwin puts up a .792 OPS against right-handers and 1.019 against left-handers.

121 plate appearances against right-handers, 79 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Baldwin hits the ball hard: 92.1 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 41st in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Baldwin's OPS+ of 146 puts him 90th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 45th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Baldwin hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.0 mph on average there, against 87.1 the other way.

48 batted balls to his pull side, 26 the other way.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Baldwin swings it at 70.8 mph, 88th percentile bat speed in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 51st in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Baldwin is on base at a .370 clip, 88th percentile in the league.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 52nd in MLB.

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

Baldwin finds the launch angles that produce hits on 42.1% of his contact, 88th percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 52nd in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Baldwin slugs .444 against right-handers and .614 against left-handers.

121 plate appearances against right-handers, 79 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Baldwin is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.128 OPS there against .881 overall.

48 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Baldwin walks in 12.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.8% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Baldwin's 11 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

11 tracked home runs in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

46.9% of Baldwin's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 52.9% of it with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Baldwin walks in 9.5% of his plate appearances, 61st percentile.

200 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 166th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Baldwin has an OPS of .939; with the bases empty it is .866.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.

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