Gregory Polanco Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Polanco puts up a .710 OPS against right-handers and .440 against left-handers.

275 plate appearances against right-handers, 106 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Polanco hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.0 mph on average there, against 85.4 up the middle.

98 batted balls to his pull side, 99 up the middle.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

48.7% of Polanco's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 92nd percentile in the league.

381 plate appearances in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 50th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Polanco slugs .412 against right-handers and .204 against left-handers.

275 plate appearances against right-handers, 106 against left-handers.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Polanco strikes out in 24.7% of his trips against right-handers and 34% of them against left-handers.

275 plate appearances against right-handers, 106 against left-handers.

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

8 of Polanco's 11 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 428 feet.

11 tracked home runs in 2021.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Polanco is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .400 OPS there against .635 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10% of Polanco's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 78th percentile.

381 plate appearances in 2021. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 141st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Polanco has an OPS of .512; with the bases empty it is .670.

93 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 288 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Polanco's batting average is .208 but the quality of his contact projects .237, a gap of .029 in his favour once the bounces even out.

381 plate appearances in 2021.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Polanco hits the ball hard: 89.5 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile in the league.

381 plate appearances in 2021. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 166th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Polanco is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .829 OPS there against .635 overall.

119 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Polanco strikes out in 23.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 28.5% with the bases empty.

93 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 288 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Polanco does his damage against fastballs: a .681 OPS against them, against .564 on breaking balls.

219 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 107 on breaking balls.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Polanco walks in 9.2% of his plate appearances, 69th percentile.

381 plate appearances in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 205th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Polanco's fly balls travel 277 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 428.

108 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Polanco walks in 11.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.3% with the bases empty.

93 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 288 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Polanco is on base at a .281 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

381 plate appearances in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 412th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Polanco's 11 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

11 tracked home runs in 2021.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Polanco's OPS+ of 74 sits 37th percentile among hitters this season.

381 plate appearances in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 409th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Polanco slugs .384 against fastballs and .302 against breaking balls.

219 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Polanco averages 15.6 degrees off the bat: 38.1% of his contact is in the air and 39.4% of it is on the ground.

231 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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