Evan Gattis Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gattis does his damage against fastballs: a .864 OPS against them, against .462 on breaking balls.

261 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 144 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gattis strikes out in 26.3% of his trips against right-handers and 15% of them against left-handers.

297 plate appearances against right-handers, 153 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gattis is at his best against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.342 OPS there against .734 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

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

19 of Gattis's 23 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 430 feet.

23 tracked home runs in 2018.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gattis has an OPS of .935; with the bases empty it is .669.

115 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 335 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gattis is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .319 OPS there against .734 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gattis slugs .546 against fastballs and .267 against breaking balls.

261 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gattis hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.9 mph on average there, against 83.1 the other way.

115 batted balls to his pull side, 43 the other way.

There is real damage in his bat

Gattis is slugging .452, 80th percentile in the league.

450 plate appearances in 2018. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 128th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gattis strikes out in 18.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 23.9% with the bases empty.

115 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 335 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

19 of Gattis's 23 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

23 tracked home runs in 2018.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.8% of Gattis's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 70th percentile.

450 plate appearances in 2018. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 196th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Gattis slugs .417 against right-handers and .518 against left-handers.

297 plate appearances against right-handers, 153 against left-handers.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Gattis puts up a .693 OPS against right-handers and .812 against left-handers.

297 plate appearances against right-handers, 153 against left-handers.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Gattis's OPS+ of 103 puts him 67th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

450 plate appearances in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 215th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

42.1% of Gattis's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.4% of it with the bases empty.

115 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 335 with the bases empty.

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

Gattis averages 15.7 degrees off the bat: 42.1% of his contact is in the air and 38.7% of it is on the ground.

261 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He does not get on base enough to help

Gattis is on base at a .282 clip, 38th percentile in the league.

450 plate appearances in 2018. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 396th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Gattis finds a productive launch angle on only 35.9% of his contact, 38th percentile.

450 plate appearances in 2018. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 396th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gattis's fly balls travel 295 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 430.

126 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Evan Gattis

Contextual Splits

Crunching the Numbers