Garrett Jones Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Jones does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .868 OPS against them, against .351 on breaking balls.

26 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 37 on breaking balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Jones strikes out in 16.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.4% with the bases empty.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 121 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Jones slugs .560 against offspeed pitches and .189 against breaking balls.

26 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Jones is at his worst on breaking balls: a .351 OPS there against .618 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Jones is at his best on offspeed pitches: a .868 OPS there against .618 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.6% of Jones's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 75th percentile in the league.

152 plate appearances in 2015. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 161st in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Jones is on base at a .257 clip, 25th percentile in the league.

152 plate appearances in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 477th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Jones finds a productive launch angle on only 30.4% of his contact, 18th percentile.

152 plate appearances in 2015. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 520th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Jones hits it hardest up the middle: 91.2 mph on average there, against 87.2 the other way.

25 batted balls up the middle, 13 the other way.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Jones hits the ball hard: 89.8 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile in the league.

152 plate appearances in 2015. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 179th in MLB.

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

Jones pulls 47.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.9%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

40 pulled, 29 up the middle and 15 the other way over 84 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Jones has an OPS of .706; with the bases empty it is .595.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 121 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Jones walks in only 5.3% of his plate appearances, 33rd percentile.

152 plate appearances in 2015. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 425th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Jones's OPS+ of 71 sits 34th percentile among hitters this season.

152 plate appearances in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 420th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Jones's fly balls travel 289 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 409.

24 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Jones strikes out in 24.3% of his trips, 38th percentile.

152 plate appearances in 2015. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 391st in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

40.9% of Jones's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.4% of it with the bases empty.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 121 with the bases empty.

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