Edwin Encarnacion Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Encarnacion's quality of contact only supports a .166 expected average, 4th percentile in the league.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 454th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Encarnacion is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.039 OPS there against .627 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Encarnacion averages 23.3 degrees off the bat: 52.9% of his contact is in the air and 33.7% of it is on the ground.

104 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Encarnacion walks in 15.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.2% with the bases empty.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

13.5% of Encarnacion's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 91st percentile.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 45th in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Encarnacion trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 91st percentile barrel rate, 22nd percentile strikeout rate.

181 plate appearances in 2020. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2020.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Encarnacion strikes out in 23.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 32.6% with the bases empty.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Encarnacion hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.9 mph on average there, against 79.4 the other way.

41 batted balls to his pull side, 17 the other way.

He does not get on base enough to help

Encarnacion is on base at a .250 clip, 15th percentile in the league.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 402nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Encarnacion is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .306 OPS there against .627 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Encarnacion does his damage against fastballs: a .712 OPS against them, against .511 on breaking balls.

85 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 81 on breaking balls.

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

8 of Encarnacion's 10 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 448 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2020.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Encarnacion averages 85.4 mph off the bat, 21st percentile in the league.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 375th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Encarnacion has an OPS of .450; with the bases empty it is .686.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Encarnacion strikes out in 29.8% of his trips, 22nd percentile.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 373rd in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Encarnacion's OPS+ of 68 sits 27th percentile among hitters this season.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 346th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Encarnacion finds a productive launch angle on only 30.8% of his contact, 23rd percentile.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 366th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Encarnacion's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2020.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Encarnacion puts up a .608 OPS against right-handers and .699 against left-handers.

140 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Encarnacion averages 82.9 mph off the bat, against 86.4 with the bases empty.

29 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 77 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Encarnacion's fly balls travel 271 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 448.

62 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33% of Encarnacion's contact reaches 95 mph, 34th percentile.

181 plate appearances in 2020. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2020, 316th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Encarnacion slugs .365 against right-handers and .424 against left-handers.

140 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

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