Ezequiel Carrera Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Carrera does his damage against fastballs: a .896 OPS against them, against .355 on breaking balls.

213 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 57 on breaking balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Carrera puts up a .825 OPS against right-handers and .334 against left-handers.

283 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

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

6 of Carrera's 7 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 400 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2017.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Carrera is at his worst against left-handers: a .334 OPS there against .764 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Carrera slugs .448 against right-handers and .114 against left-handers.

283 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Carrera's batting average is .282 but the quality of his contact projects .227, a gap of .055 he is currently outrunning.

325 plate appearances in 2017.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Carrera walks in 14.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8% with the bases empty.

63 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 262 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Carrera slugs .489 against fastballs and .176 against breaking balls.

213 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Getting on base is what he does best

Carrera is on base at a .356 clip, 87th percentile in the league.

325 plate appearances in 2017. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 84th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Carrera averages 83.2 mph off the bat, 18th percentile in the league.

325 plate appearances in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 520th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Carrera's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2017.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Carrera has an OPS of .627; with the bases empty it is .795.

63 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 262 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Carrera hits it hardest the other way: 88.4 mph on average there, against 81.8 up the middle.

33 batted balls the other way, 79 up the middle.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Carrera is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .968 OPS there against .764 overall.

152 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Carrera's OPS+ of 108 puts him 74th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

325 plate appearances in 2017. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 165th in MLB.

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

Carrera averages 5.7 degrees off the bat: 25.4% of his contact is in the air and 50.8% of it is on the ground.

177 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Carrera averages 86.5 mph off the bat, against 83.2 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 148 without.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Carrera walks in 9.2% of his plate appearances, 69th percentile.

325 plate appearances in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 198th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.2% of Carrera's contact reaches 95 mph, 34th percentile.

325 plate appearances in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 423rd in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Carrera pulls 38.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25% of it against left-handers.

183 batted balls against right-handers, 24 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Carrera strikes out in 20.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 23.7% with the bases empty.

63 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 262 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Carrera's fly balls travel 292 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 406.

59 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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