Garrett Cooper Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Cooper's batting average is .206 but the quality of his contact projects .261, a gap of .055 in his favour once the bounces even out.

116 plate appearances in 2024.

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

Cooper finds the launch angles that produce hits on 50.7% of his contact, 99th percentile.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 4th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Cooper should be hitting .261, 81st percentile in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 111th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Cooper hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.9 mph on average there, against 82.2 up the middle.

22 batted balls to his pull side, 32 up the middle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Cooper's OPS+ of 61 sits 19th percentile among hitters this season.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 472nd in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Cooper swings it at 69.5 mph, 80th percentile bat speed in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 117th in MLB.

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

Cooper trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 69th percentile barrel rate, 20th percentile strikeout rate.

116 plate appearances in 2024. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2024.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Cooper is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .340 OPS there against .566 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Cooper strikes out in 30.2% of his trips, 20th percentile.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 467th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Cooper averages 85.9 mph off the bat, 24th percentile in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 442nd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Cooper is slugging .299, 20th percentile in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 469th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Cooper slugs .258 against right-handers and .366 against left-handers.

73 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Cooper is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a .774 OPS there against .566 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Cooper is on base at a .267 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 460th in MLB.

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

Cooper pulls 30.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

22 pulled, 32 up the middle and 18 the other way over 72 located batted balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Cooper puts up a .518 OPS against right-handers and .645 against left-handers.

73 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Cooper walks in only 6% of his plate appearances, 28th percentile.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 418th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.7% of Cooper's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 69th percentile.

116 plate appearances in 2024. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 181st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Cooper's fly balls travel 287 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 401.

29 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Cooper pulls 27.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 35.7% of it against left-handers.

44 batted balls against right-handers, 28 against left-handers.

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