Gunnar Henderson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Henderson does his damage against fastballs: a .756 OPS against them, against .335 on offspeed pitches.

102 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on offspeed pitches.

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

8 of Henderson's 9 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 410 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

30.4% of Henderson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.2% of it with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Henderson is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .274 OPS there against .655 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Henderson swings it at 71.0 mph, 90th percentile bat speed in the league.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 44th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Henderson hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.8 mph on average there, against 84.4 the other way.

64 batted balls to his pull side, 23 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Henderson slugs .462 against fastballs and .188 against offspeed pitches.

102 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He does not get on base enough to help

Henderson is on base at a .256 clip, 17th percentile in the league.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 349th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Henderson's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2026.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Henderson strikes out in 28.6% of his trips, 22nd percentile.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 330th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Henderson hits the ball hard: 90.1 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile in the league.

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

His walks do not change much with runners on

Henderson walks in 2.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.1% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Henderson's quality of contact only supports a .224 expected average, 33rd percentile in the league.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 284th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Henderson is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .831 OPS there against .655 overall.

61 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Henderson's batting average is .202 but the quality of his contact projects .224, a gap of .022 in his favour once the bounces even out.

203 plate appearances in 2026.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

44.3% of Henderson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 71st percentile in the league.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 122nd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Henderson averages 87.4 mph off the bat, against 90.6 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 108 without.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Henderson walks in only 6.4% of his plate appearances, 28th percentile.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 302nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Henderson has an OPS of .769; with the bases empty it is .631.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

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

Henderson pulls 48.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.6%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

64 pulled, 44 up the middle and 23 the other way over 131 located batted balls.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Henderson finds a productive launch angle on only 32.8% of his contact, 37th percentile.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 265th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.4% of Henderson's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 61st percentile.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 164th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Henderson is slugging .399, 61st percentile in the league.

203 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 163rd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Henderson strikes out in 31.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 28% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Henderson's fly balls travel 291 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 410.

56 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

Henderson averages 14.3 degrees off the bat: 36.6% of his contact is in the air and 44.3% of it is on the ground.

131 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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