Evan White Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

White does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .783 OPS against them, against .283 on fastballs.

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

He strikes out about the same against both hands

White strikes out in 19.7% of his trips against right-handers and 43.2% of them against left-handers.

61 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

White is at his best on offspeed pitches: a .783 OPS there against .435 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

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

White averages 20.5 degrees off the bat: 39.7% of his contact is in the air and 44.4% of it is on the ground.

63 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He does not get on base enough to help

White is on base at a .200 clip, 11th percentile in the league.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 578th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

White's batting average is .143 but the quality of his contact projects .189, a gap of .046 in his favour once the bounces even out.

105 plate appearances in 2021.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

White slugs .450 against offspeed pitches and .106 against fastballs.

21 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

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

With a runner in scoring position White averages 81.5 mph off the bat, against 86.0 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 54 without.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

White's quality of contact only supports a .189 expected average, 20th percentile in the league.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 519th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

White's fly balls travel 245 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 421.

29 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not producing at the plate this season

White's OPS+ of 23 sits 14th percentile among hitters this season.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 560th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 28.8% of White's contact reaches 95 mph, 24th percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 494th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

White is slugging .235, 16th percentile in the league.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 547th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

White averages 85.2 mph off the bat, 28th percentile in the league.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 469th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

White walks in only 5.7% of his plate appearances, 30th percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 459th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

White hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.4 mph on average there, against 83.6 up the middle.

22 batted balls to his pull side, 31 up the middle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

White is at his worst on fastballs: a .283 OPS there against .435 overall.

51 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

White strikes out in 29.5% of his trips, 31st percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 448th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

White finds a productive launch angle on only 31.7% of his contact, 31st percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 451st in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.8% of White's batted balls are barrelled, 39th percentile.

105 plate appearances in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 397th in MLB.

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

White pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 19.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

22 pulled, 31 up the middle and 13 the other way over 66 located batted balls.

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