Drew Gilbert Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gilbert does his damage against fastballs: a .740 OPS against them, against .360 on breaking balls.

46 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 23 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gilbert is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .970 OPS there against .602 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gilbert averages 81.0 mph off the bat, 5th percentile in the league.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 398th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gilbert hits it hardest to his pull side: 86.5 mph on average there, against 75.5 up the middle.

25 batted balls to his pull side, 24 up the middle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gilbert slugs .429 against fastballs and .143 against breaking balls.

46 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gilbert averages 77.9 mph off the bat, against 82.7 with the bases empty.

20 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 36 without.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.8% of Gilbert's batted balls are barrelled, 15th percentile.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 358th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gilbert's fly balls travel 212 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 389.

22 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 30.4% of Gilbert's contact reaches 95 mph, 17th percentile.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 348th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Gilbert finds a productive launch angle on only 27.3% of his contact, 12th percentile.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 372nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gilbert is at his worst on breaking balls: a .360 OPS there against .602 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gilbert's quality of contact only supports a .218 expected average, 27th percentile in the league.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 308th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gilbert's OPS+ of 71 sits 28th percentile among hitters this season.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 302nd in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Gilbert walks in only 6.3% of his plate appearances, 26th percentile.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 312th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Gilbert is slugging .319, 29th percentile in the league.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 298th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Gilbert is on base at a .282 clip, 31st percentile in the league.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 292nd in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Gilbert swings it at 65.9 mph, 35th percentile bat speed in the league.

79 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 275th in MLB.

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

Gilbert averages 14.9 degrees off the bat: 30.9% of his contact is in the air and 50.9% of it is on the ground.

55 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Drew Gilbert

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