Hunter Goodman Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Goodman strikes out in 31.7% of his trips against right-handers and 45.5% of them against left-handers.

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

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

10 of Goodman's 11 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 435 feet.

11 tracked home runs in 2026.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Goodman walks in 13.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 3.8% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 131 with the bases empty.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Goodman swings it at 72.1 mph, 96th percentile bat speed in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 18th in MLB.

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

Goodman trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 91st percentile barrel rate, 4th percentile strikeout rate.

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

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Goodman strikes out in 22.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 38.9% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 131 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Goodman hits the ball hard: 92.3 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 36th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Goodman is slugging .513, 92nd percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 33rd in MLB.

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

Goodman averages 21.7 degrees off the bat: 43.6% of his contact is in the air and 31.9% of it is on the ground.

94 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Goodman strikes out in 35.3% of his trips, 4th percentile.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 405th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

14.9% of Goodman's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 91st percentile.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 40th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

51.1% of Goodman's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 91st percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 40th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

10 of Goodman's 11 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

11 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Goodman is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a 1.045 OPS there against .818 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Goodman's batting average is .247 but the quality of his contact projects .219, a gap of .028 he is currently outrunning.

167 plate appearances in 2026.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Goodman's quality of contact only supports a .219 expected average, 29th percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 298th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Goodman slugs .597 against breaking balls and .464 against fastballs.

69 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Goodman walks in only 6% of his plate appearances, 24th percentile.

167 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 320th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Goodman pulls 50% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.6% of it against left-handers.

74 batted balls against right-handers, 21 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Goodman is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .647 OPS there against .818 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Goodman's OPS+ of 113 puts him 70th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

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

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Goodman averages 94.3 mph off the bat, against 91.7 with the bases empty.

22 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 72 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Goodman's fly balls travel 279 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 435.

47 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Goodman hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.4 mph on average there, against 90.3 up the middle.

43 batted balls to his pull side, 34 up the middle.

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

Goodman pulls 45.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.9%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

43 pulled, 35 up the middle and 17 the other way over 95 located batted balls.

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