Jack Mayfield Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Mayfield does his damage against fastballs: a .621 OPS against them, against .340 on breaking balls.

42 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 21 on breaking balls.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Mayfield's quality of contact only supports a .187 expected average, 10th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 541st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 24.5% of Mayfield's contact reaches 95 mph, 8th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 550th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Mayfield is on base at a .230 clip, 10th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 540th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.9% of Mayfield's batted balls are barrelled, 13th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 524th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Mayfield hits it hardest up the middle: 88.1 mph on average there, against 80.8 to his pull side.

22 batted balls up the middle, 17 to his pull side.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Mayfield finds a productive launch angle on only 24.5% of his contact, 5th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 571st in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Mayfield's OPS+ of 43 sits 12th percentile among hitters this season.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 529th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Mayfield walks in only 4.1% of his plate appearances, 14th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 515th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Mayfield's fly balls travel 256 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 419.

23 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Mayfield is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .744 OPS there against .501 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Mayfield averages 84.5 mph off the bat, 16th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 501st in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Mayfield slugs .359 against fastballs and .150 against breaking balls.

42 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The power is not there this season

Mayfield is slugging .271, 15th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 512th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Mayfield averages 86.6 mph off the bat, against 83.9 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 41 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Mayfield is at his worst on breaking balls: a .340 OPS there against .501 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Mayfield pulls 32.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

17 pulled, 22 up the middle and 14 the other way over 53 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Mayfield pulls 28.1% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 38.1% of it against left-handers.

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

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