Heriberto Hernandez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Hernandez's batting average is .162 but the quality of his contact projects .242, a gap of .080 in his favour once the bounces even out.

85 plate appearances in 2026.

The power is not there this season

Hernandez is slugging .189, 4th percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 403rd in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Hernandez's OPS+ of 33 sits 7th percentile among hitters this season.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 392nd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Hernandez's fly balls travel 251 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 387.

19 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hernandez does his damage against breaking balls: a .631 OPS against them, against .437 on fastballs.

27 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 51 on fastballs.

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

With a runner in scoring position Hernandez averages 87.3 mph off the bat, against 91.3 with the bases empty.

20 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 39 without.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hernandez finds a productive launch angle on only 27.1% of his contact, 11th percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 373rd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.4% of Hernandez's batted balls are barrelled, 23rd percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 323rd in MLB.

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

Hernandez trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 23rd percentile barrel rate, 74th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Hernandez walks in 11.8% of his plate appearances, 78th percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 95th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hernandez is at his best on breaking balls: a .631 OPS there against .460 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Hernandez hits the ball hard: 90.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 124th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Hernandez strikes out in only 17.6% of his trips, 74th percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 111th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Hernandez is on base at a .271 clip, 25th percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 317th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

44.1% of Hernandez's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 70th percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 126th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hernandez hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.5 mph on average there, against 88.4 up the middle.

20 batted balls to his pull side, 27 up the middle.

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

Hernandez pulls 33.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

20 pulled, 27 up the middle and 12 the other way over 59 located batted balls.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Hernandez swings it at 68.1 mph, 63rd percentile bat speed in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 158th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hernandez slugs .261 against breaking balls and .182 against fastballs.

27 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Hernandez pulls 36.1% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 30.4% of it against left-handers.

36 batted balls against right-handers, 23 against left-handers.

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