Eric Hosmer Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Hosmer averages 3.4 degrees off the bat: 26.5% of his contact is in the air and 58.8% of it is on the ground.

68 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hosmer is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .286 OPS there against .610 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Hosmer's quality of contact only supports a .203 expected average, 16th percentile in the league.

100 plate appearances in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 497th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Hosmer averages 84.5 mph off the bat, 14th percentile in the league.

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

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hosmer finds a productive launch angle on only 26.5% of his contact, 7th percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2023. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 554th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Hosmer's fly balls travel 241 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 414.

19 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hosmer does his damage against fastballs: a .691 OPS against them, against .516 on offspeed pitches.

51 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 28 on offspeed pitches.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Hosmer's batting average is .234 but the quality of his contact projects .203, a gap of .031 he is currently outrunning.

100 plate appearances in 2023.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hosmer slugs .417 against fastballs and .231 against offspeed pitches.

51 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He does not get on base enough to help

Hosmer is on base at a .280 clip, 27th percentile in the league.

100 plate appearances in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 436th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hosmer is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .823 OPS there against .610 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Hosmer walks in only 6% of his plate appearances, 28th percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2023. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 426th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Hosmer's OPS+ of 70 sits 27th percentile among hitters this season.

100 plate appearances in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 436th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Hosmer is slugging .330, 27th percentile in the league.

100 plate appearances in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 433rd in MLB.

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

Hosmer pulls 31.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

22 pulled, 32 up the middle and 15 the other way over 69 located batted balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.8% of Hosmer's contact reaches 95 mph, 35th percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2023. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 388th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Hosmer averages 85.7 mph off the bat, against 84.0 with the bases empty.

21 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 48 without.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hosmer hits it hardest to his pull side: 85.8 mph on average there, against 83.7 up the middle.

22 batted balls to his pull side, 32 up the middle.

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