Guillermo Heredia Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Heredia's quality of contact only supports a .161 expected average, 3rd percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 582nd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Heredia averages 81.2 mph off the bat, against 87.9 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 32 without.

He does not get on base enough to help

Heredia is on base at a .220 clip, 8th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 549th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Heredia strikes out in 39% of his trips, 3rd percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 579th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Heredia hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.0 mph on average there, against 85.0 up the middle.

15 batted balls to his pull side, 23 up the middle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Heredia's OPS+ of 56 sits 17th percentile among hitters this season.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 500th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Heredia is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .350 OPS there against .562 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.8% of Heredia's contact reaches 95 mph, 26th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 446th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Heredia strikes out in 36.6% of his trips against right-handers and 41.5% of them against left-handers.

41 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

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

Heredia finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.6% of his contact, 78th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 135th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Heredia averages 86.0 mph off the bat, 28th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 429th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Heredia does his damage against fastballs: a .618 OPS against them, against .503 on breaking balls.

44 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 29 on breaking balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Heredia's fly balls travel 281 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 392.

22 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Heredia is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .705 OPS there against .562 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Heredia slugs .390 against fastballs and .296 against breaking balls.

44 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Heredia pulls 34.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 13.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

15 pulled, 23 up the middle and 6 the other way over 44 located batted balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Heredia puts up a .528 OPS against right-handers and .595 against left-handers.

41 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Heredia is slugging .342, 38th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 373rd in MLB.

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

Heredia averages 14.7 degrees off the bat: 40.9% of his contact is in the air and 38.6% of it is on the ground.

44 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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