Elehuris Montero Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Montero does his damage against fastballs: a .739 OPS against them, against .233 on offspeed pitches.

111 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 30 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Montero is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.089 OPS there against .571 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Montero swings it at 72.6 mph, 98th percentile bat speed in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 14th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Montero strikes out in 16.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 25.1% with the bases empty.

72 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Montero hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.5 mph on average there, against 85.0 the other way.

49 batted balls to his pull side, 44 the other way.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Montero slugs .349 against right-handers and .164 against left-handers.

185 plate appearances against right-handers, 62 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Montero is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .233 OPS there against .571 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Montero's OPS+ of 54 sits 15th percentile among hitters this season.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 495th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Montero puts up a .625 OPS against right-handers and .406 against left-handers.

185 plate appearances against right-handers, 62 against left-handers.

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

3 of Montero's 4 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 410 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2024.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Montero slugs .379 against fastballs and .133 against offspeed pitches.

111 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Montero's quality of contact only supports a .213 expected average, 24th percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 444th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Montero finds a productive launch angle on only 28.6% of his contact, 11th percentile.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 520th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Montero is on base at a .267 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 462nd in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Montero hits the ball hard: 89.6 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 160th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Montero is slugging .304, 22nd percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 456th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Montero's fly balls travel 269 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 413.

73 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His contact is about the same with runners on

46.3% of Montero's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% of it with the bases empty.

72 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.

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

Montero averages 17.5 degrees off the bat: 41.1% of his contact is in the air and 39.3% of it is on the ground.

168 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

41.8% of Montero's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 68th percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2024. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 188th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Montero averages 91.4 mph off the bat, against 88.7 with the bases empty.

54 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 116 without.

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

Montero pulls 29.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

50 pulled, 77 up the middle and 44 the other way over 171 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Montero has an OPS of .657; with the bases empty it is .537.

72 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Montero's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2024.

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