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.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Sanchez hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.2 mph on average there, against 81.3 the other way.

19 batted balls to his pull side, 11 the other way.

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

4 of Sanchez's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 414 feet.

5 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 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 fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Sanchez's fly balls travel 256 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 414.

32 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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.

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

Sanchez averages 18.3 degrees off the bat: 46.8% of his contact is in the air and 38.7% of it is on the ground.

62 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

4 of Sanchez's 5 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

Sanchez pulls 30.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

19 pulled, 32 up the middle and 11 the other way over 62 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Sanchez pulls 27.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36.8% of it against left-handers.

43 batted balls against right-handers, 19 against left-handers.

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