Giancarlo Stanton Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Stanton does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .933 OPS against them, against .590 on fastballs.

22 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 41 on fastballs.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Stanton swings it at 74.8 mph, 100th percentile bat speed in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 2nd in MLB.

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

Stanton averages 21.5 degrees off the bat: 40% of his contact is in the air and 31.7% of it is on the ground.

60 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Stanton hits the ball hard: 94.2 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 12th in MLB.

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

Stanton trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 96th percentile barrel rate, 13th percentile strikeout rate.

95 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

18.3% of Stanton's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 96th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 17th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Stanton is at his best with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a 1.033 OPS there against .732 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Stanton strikes out in 30.5% of his trips, 13th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 366th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Stanton's fly balls travel 256 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 446.

27 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Stanton slugs .524 against offspeed pitches and .297 against fastballs.

22 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Stanton walks in 3.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.7% with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 65 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Stanton hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.8 mph on average there, against 88.7 the other way.

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

There is real damage in his bat

Stanton is slugging .427, 73rd percentile in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 115th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45% of Stanton's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 75th percentile in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 108th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Stanton is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .556 OPS there against .732 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Stanton has an OPS of .645; with the bases empty it is .774.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 65 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Stanton walks in only 6.3% of his plate appearances, 26th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 310th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Stanton pulls 28.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 46.7% of it against left-handers.

45 batted balls against right-handers, 15 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Stanton strikes out in 33.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 29.2% with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 65 with the bases empty.

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

Stanton finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.3% of his contact, 69th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 131st in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Stanton's OPS+ of 108 puts him 63rd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

95 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 155th in MLB.

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

Stanton pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 18.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

20 pulled, 29 up the middle and 11 the other way over 60 located batted balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

47.4% of Stanton's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.9% of it with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 65 with the bases empty.

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