Eduardo Escobar Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Escobar is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.300 OPS there against .611 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

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

5 of Escobar's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 406 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Escobar puts up a .521 OPS against right-handers and .764 against left-handers.

196 plate appearances against right-handers, 114 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Escobar does his damage against fastballs: a .730 OPS against them, against .475 on offspeed pitches.

153 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 61 on offspeed pitches.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Escobar's quality of contact only supports a .202 expected average, 15th percentile in the league.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 502nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Escobar is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on offspeed pitches: a .269 OPS there against .611 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Escobar slugs .280 against right-handers and .449 against left-handers.

196 plate appearances against right-handers, 114 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Escobar strikes out in 20.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.7% with the bases empty.

78 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 232 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Escobar is on base at a .269 clip, 20th percentile in the league.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 474th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 30.6% of Escobar's contact reaches 95 mph, 21st percentile.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 470th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Escobar's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.9% of Escobar's batted balls are barrelled, 25th percentile.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 444th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Escobar averages 83.1 mph off the bat, against 87.1 with the bases empty.

55 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 154 without.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Escobar's OPS+ of 67 sits 23rd percentile among hitters this season.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 458th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Escobar walks in only 5.8% of his plate appearances, 25th percentile.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 444th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Escobar slugs .416 against fastballs and .241 against offspeed pitches.

153 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Escobar averages 86.0 mph off the bat, 25th percentile in the league.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 446th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Escobar's fly balls travel 266 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 406.

89 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Escobar's batting average is .225 but the quality of his contact projects .202, a gap of .023 he is currently outrunning.

310 plate appearances in 2023.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Escobar finds a productive launch angle on only 32.5% of his contact, 30th percentile.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 416th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Escobar is slugging .343, 31st percentile in the league.

310 plate appearances in 2023. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 407th in MLB.

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