Freddy Galvis Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Galvis has an OPS of .469; with the bases empty it is .773.

86 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 307 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Galvis is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .296 OPS there against .707 overall.

60 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Galvis hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.9 mph on average there, against 81.8 the other way.

108 batted balls to his pull side, 53 the other way.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Galvis strikes out in only 19.6% of his trips, 77th percentile.

393 plate appearances in 2021. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 149th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Galvis's fly balls travel 269 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 416.

131 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Galvis is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .913 OPS there against .707 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Galvis strikes out in 21% of his trips against right-handers and 16.4% of them against left-handers.

271 plate appearances against right-handers, 122 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.7% of Galvis's contact reaches 95 mph, 32nd percentile.

393 plate appearances in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 446th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Galvis strikes out in 16.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.5% with the bases empty.

86 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 307 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Galvis slugs .380 against right-handers and .465 against left-handers.

271 plate appearances against right-handers, 122 against left-handers.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Galvis averages 85.9 mph off the bat, 33rd percentile in the league.

393 plate appearances in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 439th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Galvis's batting average is .242 but the quality of his contact projects .225, a gap of .017 he is currently outrunning.

393 plate appearances in 2021.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Galvis puts up a .675 OPS against right-handers and .776 against left-handers.

271 plate appearances against right-handers, 122 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

10 of Galvis's 14 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

14 tracked home runs in 2021.

There is real damage in his bat

Galvis is slugging .407, 63rd percentile in the league.

393 plate appearances in 2021. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 239th in MLB.

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

Galvis finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37% of his contact, 68th percentile.

393 plate appearances in 2021. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 210th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Galvis does his damage against breaking balls: a .730 OPS against them, against .652 on offspeed pitches.

82 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 80 on offspeed pitches.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Galvis walks in only 6.6% of his plate appearances, 38th percentile.

393 plate appearances in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 403rd in MLB.

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