Ian Kinsler Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

8 of Kinsler's 9 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 408 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2019.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Kinsler averages 84.1 mph off the bat, 13th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 567th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.6% of Kinsler's batted balls are barrelled, 17th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 538th in MLB.

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

Kinsler trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 17th percentile barrel rate, 79th percentile strikeout rate.

281 plate appearances in 2019. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2019.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Kinsler's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2019.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Kinsler is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .390 OPS there against .646 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 25.8% of Kinsler's contact reaches 95 mph, 14th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 557th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Kinsler averages 80.7 mph off the bat, against 84.8 with the bases empty.

34 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 150 without.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Kinsler hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.3 mph on average there, against 79.9 the other way.

74 batted balls to his pull side, 25 the other way.

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

Kinsler strikes out in only 19.2% of his trips, 79th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 137th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Kinsler's quality of contact only supports a .205 expected average, 27th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 475th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Kinsler is on base at a .278 clip, 31st percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 448th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Kinsler's fly balls travel 273 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

75 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Kinsler does his damage against fastballs: a .663 OPS against them, against .578 on offspeed pitches.

174 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 30 on offspeed pitches.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Kinsler's OPS+ of 70 sits 35th percentile among hitters this season.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 421st in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

29.4% of Kinsler's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 25% of it with the bases empty.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Kinsler is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .753 OPS there against .646 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Kinsler pulls 34.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 47.2% of it against left-handers.

150 batted balls against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Kinsler strikes out in 17.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 19.7% with the bases empty.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.

The power is not there this season

Kinsler is slugging .368, 39th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2019. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 394th in MLB.

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