Hector Alexis Gomez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gomez does his damage against fastballs: a .704 OPS against them, against .273 on breaking balls.

72 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 45 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gomez is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .900 OPS there against .524 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Gomez is on base at a .206 clip, 12th percentile in the league.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 557th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gomez slugs .433 against fastballs and .140 against breaking balls.

72 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Gomez walks in only 2.3% of his plate appearances, 12th percentile.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 562nd in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Gomez's batting average is .175 but the quality of his contact projects .215, a gap of .040 in his favour once the bounces even out.

133 plate appearances in 2015.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gomez is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .236 OPS there against .524 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Gomez finds the launch angles that produce hits on 45.9% of his contact, 92nd percentile.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 52nd in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Gomez slugs .274 against right-handers and .405 against left-handers.

89 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gomez's OPS+ of 43 sits 19th percentile among hitters this season.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 512th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gomez hits it hardest the other way: 88.3 mph on average there, against 83.5 up the middle.

21 batted balls the other way, 26 up the middle.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gomez strikes out in 30.1% of his trips, 20th percentile.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 506th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gomez's fly balls travel 282 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 375.

30 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gomez strikes out in 31.5% of his trips against right-handers and 27.3% of them against left-handers.

89 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gomez averages 86.5 mph off the bat, 35th percentile in the league.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 415th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Gomez is slugging .317, 31st percentile in the league.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 440th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Gomez puts up a .490 OPS against right-handers and .591 against left-handers.

89 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gomez pulls 40.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 29% of it against left-handers.

57 batted balls against right-handers, 31 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.2% of Gomez's contact reaches 95 mph, 39th percentile.

133 plate appearances in 2015. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 385th in MLB.

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

Gomez averages 14.7 degrees off the bat: 33.8% of his contact is in the air and 35.1% of it is on the ground.

74 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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