Elvis Andrus Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Andrus is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.069 OPS there against .662 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

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

5 of Andrus's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 439 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Andrus strikes out in 10.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 19.3% with the bases empty.

79 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.4% of Andrus's batted balls are barrelled, 15th percentile.

406 plate appearances in 2023. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 503rd in MLB.

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

Andrus trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 15th percentile barrel rate, 84th percentile strikeout rate.

406 plate appearances in 2023. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2023.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Andrus is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .333 OPS there against .662 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Andrus strikes out in only 17.5% of his trips, 84th percentile.

406 plate appearances in 2023. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 96th in MLB.

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

Andrus averages 5.3 degrees off the bat: 25.1% of his contact is in the air and 55.9% of it is on the ground.

299 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.3% of Andrus's contact reaches 95 mph, 23rd percentile.

406 plate appearances in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 459th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Andrus walks in 10.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.2% with the bases empty.

79 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Andrus finds a productive launch angle on only 29.3% of his contact, 14th percentile.

406 plate appearances in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 513th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Andrus has an OPS of .794; with the bases empty it is .631.

79 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Andrus hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.4 mph on average there, against 84.3 up the middle.

99 batted balls to his pull side, 131 up the middle.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Andrus's batting average is .251 but the quality of his contact projects .232, a gap of .019 he is currently outrunning.

406 plate appearances in 2023.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Andrus does his damage against breaking balls: a .724 OPS against them, against .631 on fastballs.

130 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 237 on fastballs.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Andrus walks in only 6.2% of his plate appearances, 31st percentile.

406 plate appearances in 2023. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 409th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Andrus's fly balls travel 271 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 439.

98 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Andrus averages 86.9 mph off the bat, 34th percentile in the league.

406 plate appearances in 2023. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 393rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Andrus slugs .416 against breaking balls and .324 against offspeed pitches.

130 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

The power is not there this season

Andrus is slugging .358, 39th percentile in the league.

406 plate appearances in 2023. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 362nd in MLB.

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

Andrus pulls 32.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.2%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

99 pulled, 133 up the middle and 74 the other way over 306 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Andrus pulls 30.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 37.2% of it against left-handers.

228 batted balls against right-handers, 78 against left-handers.

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