Evan Longoria Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Longoria is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .268 OPS there against .717 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Longoria hits the ball hard: 92.2 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile in the league.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 33rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Longoria hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.9 mph on average there, against 84.6 the other way.

57 batted balls to his pull side, 29 the other way.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Longoria does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .801 OPS against them, against .528 on breaking balls.

26 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 70 on breaking balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

51.8% of Longoria's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 95th percentile in the league.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 30th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Longoria has an OPS of .553; with the bases empty it is .775.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.

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

Longoria trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 79th percentile barrel rate, 19th percentile strikeout rate.

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

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

8 of Longoria's 11 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 463 feet.

11 tracked home runs in 2023.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Longoria is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .990 OPS there against .717 overall.

59 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.7% of Longoria's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 79th percentile.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 124th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Longoria strikes out in 30.8% of his trips, 19th percentile.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 480th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Longoria strikes out in 35.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 29.1% with the bases empty.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Longoria strikes out in 33.1% of his trips against right-handers and 28.4% of them against left-handers.

121 plate appearances against right-handers, 116 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Longoria walks in 6.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.9% with the bases empty.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.

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

Longoria finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.6% of his contact, 76th percentile.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 141st in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Longoria slugs .464 against fastballs and .328 against breaking balls.

141 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is real damage in his bat

Longoria is slugging .422, 67th percentile in the league.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 198th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Longoria walks in 9.7% of his plate appearances, 71st percentile.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 171st in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Longoria's 11 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

11 tracked home runs in 2023.

He does not get on base enough to help

Longoria is on base at a .295 clip, 36th percentile in the league.

237 plate appearances in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 377th in MLB.

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

Longoria averages 15.8 degrees off the bat: 40.7% of his contact is in the air and 40.7% of it is on the ground.

140 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His contact is about the same with runners on

55.6% of Longoria's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.5% of it with the bases empty.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Longoria pulls 34.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 45.8% of it against left-handers.

69 batted balls against right-handers, 72 against left-handers.

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