Ildemaro Vargas Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Vargas does his damage against fastballs: a 1.164 OPS against them, against .617 on breaking balls.

82 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 33 on breaking balls.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Vargas should be hitting .315, 97th percentile in the league.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 14th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Vargas has an OPS of 1.189; with the bases empty it is .862.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 113 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Vargas is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .490 OPS there against .946 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Vargas slugs .500 against right-handers and .712 against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

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

Vargas trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 32nd percentile barrel rate, 97th percentile strikeout rate.

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

One of the more productive bats in the league

Vargas's OPS+ of 165 puts him 96th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 16th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Vargas hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.4 mph on average there, against 73.3 the other way.

52 batted balls to his pull side, 17 the other way.

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

Vargas strikes out in only 10.6% of his trips, 97th percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 13th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Vargas is slugging .576, 96th percentile in the league.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 19th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Vargas slugs .714 against fastballs and .375 against breaking balls.

82 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His contact is about the same with runners on

44.1% of Vargas's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.6% of it with the bases empty.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 113 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Vargas is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.269 OPS there against .946 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Vargas puts up a .871 OPS against right-handers and 1.077 against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Vargas walks in only 3.3% of his plate appearances, 9th percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 382nd in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Vargas's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

Getting on base is what he does best

Vargas is on base at a .369 clip, 87th percentile in the league.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 54th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Vargas's batting average is .347 but the quality of his contact projects .315, a gap of .032 he is currently outrunning.

151 plate appearances in 2026.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Vargas averages 86.5 mph off the bat, 28th percentile in the league.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 304th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Vargas's fly balls travel 269 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 431.

41 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.7% of Vargas's batted balls are barrelled, 32nd percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 287th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.9% of Vargas's contact reaches 95 mph, 30th percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 293rd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Vargas strikes out in 12.2% of his trips against right-handers and 7.5% of them against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Vargas averages 88.4 mph off the bat, against 85.8 with the bases empty.

34 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 95 without.

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

4 of Vargas's 7 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 431 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

Vargas averages 9.3 degrees off the bat: 26% of his contact is in the air and 47.2% of it is on the ground.

127 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Ildemaro Vargas

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