Harold Castro Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Castro is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .989 OPS there against .589 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Castro has an OPS of .776; with the bases empty it is .532.

64 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 206 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Castro walks in only 3.3% of his plate appearances, 5th percentile.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 561st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Castro is at his worst against left-handers: a .246 OPS there against .589 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Castro pulls 36% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 11.8% of it against left-handers.

178 batted balls against right-handers, 17 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Castro's OPS+ of 54 sits 16th percentile among hitters this season.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 501st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 28.7% of Castro's contact reaches 95 mph, 17th percentile.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 492nd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Castro strikes out in 18.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.2% with the bases empty.

64 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 206 with the bases empty.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.1% of Castro's batted balls are barrelled, 19th percentile.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 479th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Castro does his damage against fastballs: a .683 OPS against them, against .503 on breaking balls.

128 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 78 on breaking balls.

The power is not there this season

Castro is slugging .314, 20th percentile in the league.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 472nd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Castro averages 82.4 mph off the bat, against 86.9 with the bases empty.

50 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 145 without.

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

Castro finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39.6% of his contact, 82nd percentile.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 110th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Castro averages 85.7 mph off the bat, 23rd percentile in the league.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 458th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Castro is on base at a .275 clip, 23rd percentile in the league.

270 plate appearances in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 457th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

22% of Castro's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31% of it with the bases empty.

64 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 206 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Castro slugs .376 against fastballs and .260 against breaking balls.

128 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Castro pulls 33.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

66 pulled, 85 up the middle and 44 the other way over 195 located batted balls.

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

Castro averages 9.7 degrees off the bat: 25% of his contact is in the air and 45.3% of it is on the ground.

192 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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