Elian Herrera Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one part of the field he lives in

Herrera hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.8 mph on average there, against 79.9 the other way.

67 batted balls to his pull side, 51 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Herrera is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .407 OPS there against .684 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

20.9% of Herrera's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.5% of it with the bases empty.

67 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 210 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Herrera does his damage against fastballs: a .746 OPS against them, against .556 on breaking balls.

182 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 54 on breaking balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Herrera averages 84.9 mph off the bat, 20th percentile in the league.

277 plate appearances in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 511th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Herrera's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2015.

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

With a runner in scoring position Herrera averages 82.0 mph off the bat, against 86.0 with the bases empty.

41 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 125 without.

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

Herrera finds the launch angles that produce hits on 42.4% of his contact, 82nd percentile.

277 plate appearances in 2015. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 118th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 28.1% of Herrera's contact reaches 95 mph, 25th percentile.

277 plate appearances in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 474th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Herrera walks in 3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.6% with the bases empty.

67 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 210 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Herrera puts up a .711 OPS against right-handers and .626 against left-handers.

192 plate appearances against right-handers, 85 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Herrera is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .827 OPS there against .684 overall.

100 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Herrera strikes out in 26% of his trips, 33rd percentile.

277 plate appearances in 2015. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 428th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.4% of Herrera's batted balls are barrelled, 36th percentile.

277 plate appearances in 2015. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 404th in MLB.

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

Herrera averages 15.6 degrees off the bat: 32.7% of his contact is in the air and 39.4% of it is on the ground.

165 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Herrera slugs .420 against fastballs and .333 against breaking balls.

182 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Herrera's fly balls travel 287 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 403.

68 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

4 of Herrera's 7 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 403 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2015.

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