Gary Sanchez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Sanchez does his damage against fastballs: a 1.040 OPS against them, against .578 on breaking balls.

62 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 32 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Sanchez is at his best against left-handers: a 1.232 OPS there against .796 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Sanchez walks in 18.3% of his plate appearances, 98th percentile.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 9th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Sanchez slugs .604 against fastballs and .296 against breaking balls.

62 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

9 of Sanchez's 12 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 447 feet.

12 tracked home runs in 2026.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Sanchez finds a productive launch angle on only 22.6% of his contact, 5th percentile.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 401st in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Sanchez hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.8 mph on average there, against 84.4 the other way.

58 batted balls to his pull side, 29 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Sanchez is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .523 OPS there against .796 overall.

52 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

11.3% of Sanchez's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 79th percentile.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 88th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Sanchez is on base at a .356 clip, 79th percentile in the league.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 91st in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Sanchez's quality of contact only supports a .214 expected average, 24th percentile in the league.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 319th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Sanchez swings it at 64.7 mph, 22nd percentile bat speed in the league.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 328th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Sanchez's OPS+ of 123 puts him 77th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 97th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Sanchez's fly balls travel 265 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 447.

71 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 35.5% of Sanchez's contact reaches 95 mph, 31st percentile.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 289th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Sanchez is slugging .440, 75th percentile in the league.

104 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 107th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

9 of Sanchez's 12 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

12 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

With a runner in scoring position Sanchez averages 86.8 mph off the bat, against 88.1 with the bases empty.

50 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 116 without.

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