Evan Carter Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Carter does his damage against fastballs: a .704 OPS against them, against .348 on offspeed pitches.

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

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Carter is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .224 OPS there against .621 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

28% of Carter's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.3% of it with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 125 with the bases empty.

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

4 of Carter's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 388 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Carter strikes out in 14.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 23.2% with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 125 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Carter hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.9 mph on average there, against 81.7 the other way.

36 batted balls to his pull side, 21 the other way.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Carter swings it at 64.0 mph, 16th percentile bat speed in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 352nd in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Carter walks in 13.8% of his plate appearances, 88th percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 53rd in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Carter's batting average is .174 but the quality of his contact projects .214, a gap of .040 in his favour once the bounces even out.

159 plate appearances in 2026.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Carter slugs .412 against breaking balls and .148 against offspeed pitches.

38 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Carter averages 85.6 mph off the bat, 21st percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 332nd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Carter's quality of contact only supports a .214 expected average, 25th percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 316th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Carter is at his best against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .881 OPS there against .621 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Carter averages 19.2 degrees off the bat: 47.5% of his contact is in the air and 32.3% of it is on the ground.

99 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Carter averages 82.7 mph off the bat, against 86.5 with the bases empty.

25 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 75 without.

The power is not there this season

Carter is slugging .326, 32nd percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 285th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.1% of Carter's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 67th percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 138th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Carter's fly balls travel 272 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 405.

51 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Carter's OPS+ of 80 sits 36th percentile among hitters this season.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 268th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Carter walks in 11.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.4% with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 125 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Carter is on base at a .295 clip, 38th percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 263rd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Carter has an OPS of .566; with the bases empty it is .634.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 125 with the bases empty.

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