Harrison Bader Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Bader does his damage against breaking balls: a .763 OPS against them, against .264 on fastballs.

23 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 35 on fastballs.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Bader's batting average is .159 but the quality of his contact projects .235, a gap of .076 in his favour once the bounces even out.

66 plate appearances in 2026.

He does not get on base enough to help

Bader is on base at a .182 clip, 2nd percentile in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 413th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Bader slugs .545 against breaking balls and .121 against fastballs.

23 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Bader walks in only 3% of his plate appearances, 8th percentile.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 389th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Bader is at his worst with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .222 OPS there against .515 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Bader trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 70th percentile barrel rate, 14th percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one part of the field he lives in

Bader hits it hardest up the middle: 91.1 mph on average there, against 84.3 the other way.

16 batted balls up the middle, 10 the other way.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Bader's OPS+ of 44 sits 11th percentile among hitters this season.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 376th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Bader averages 86.1 mph off the bat, against 90.2 with the bases empty.

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

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Bader strikes out in 30.3% of his trips, 14th percentile.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 361st in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Bader swings it at 69.5 mph, 77th percentile bat speed in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 97th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Bader is at his best on breaking balls: a .763 OPS there against .515 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.5% of Bader's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 76th percentile in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 102nd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Bader's fly balls travel 271 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

15 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Bader finds a productive launch angle on only 31% of his contact, 26th percentile.

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

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.5% of Bader's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 70th percentile.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 128th in MLB.

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

Bader averages 8.9 degrees off the bat: 23.8% of his contact is in the air and 54.8% of it is on the ground.

42 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The power is not there this season

Bader is slugging .333, 36th percentile in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 270th in MLB.

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