Ivan Herrera Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Herrera does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .923 OPS against them, against .597 on breaking balls.

26 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 62 on breaking balls.

Getting on base is what he does best

Herrera is on base at a .389 clip, 93rd percentile in the league.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 30th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Herrera hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.8 mph on average there, against 85.8 the other way.

136 batted balls to his pull side, 102 the other way.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Herrera should be hitting .273, 79th percentile in the league.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 91st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Herrera is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .561 OPS there against .800 overall.

34 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Herrera slugs .500 against offspeed pitches and .275 against breaking balls.

26 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Herrera strikes out in 18.8% of his trips against right-handers and 13% of them against left-handers.

144 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Herrera's OPS+ of 129 puts him 81st percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 80th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Herrera's fly balls travel 264 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 443.

160 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Herrera walks in 12.1% of his plate appearances, 79th percentile.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 90th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Herrera swings it at 69.2 mph, 74th percentile bat speed in the league.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 109th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Herrera averages 91.7 mph off the bat, against 88.7 with the bases empty.

99 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 368 without.

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

13 of Herrera's 19 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 443 feet.

19 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

Herrera strikes out in only 17.2% of his trips, 77th percentile.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 97th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Herrera is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .986 OPS there against .800 overall.

67 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Herrera strikes out in 13.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 18% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 161 with the bases empty.

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

Herrera pulls 29.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

138 pulled, 232 up the middle and 102 the other way over 472 located batted balls.

There is real damage in his bat

Herrera is slugging .411, 67th percentile in the league.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 139th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Herrera finds a productive launch angle on only 32.1% of his contact, 33rd percentile.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 281st in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Herrera slugs .429 against right-handers and .364 against left-handers.

144 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Herrera has an OPS of .718; with the bases empty it is .819.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 161 with the bases empty.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

42.7% of Herrera's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 61st percentile in the league.

198 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 163rd in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

13 of Herrera's 19 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

19 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

Herrera averages 9.6 degrees off the bat: 28.1% of his contact is in the air and 50% of it is on the ground.

462 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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