Jackson Merrill Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Merrill strikes out in 12.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 30.4% with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 138 with the bases empty.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Merrill has an OPS of .921; with the bases empty it is .524.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 138 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Merrill is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a .921 OPS there against .606 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

49.1% of Merrill's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 86th percentile in the league.

178 plate appearances in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 59th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Merrill does his damage against fastballs: a .684 OPS against them, against .475 on offspeed pitches.

94 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 38 on offspeed pitches.

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

With a runner in scoring position Merrill averages 83.5 mph off the bat, against 90.6 with the bases empty.

29 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 87 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Merrill is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .314 OPS there against .606 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Merrill swings it at 70.0 mph, 81st percentile bat speed in the league.

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

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Merrill's batting average is .210 but the quality of his contact projects .243, a gap of .033 in his favour once the bounces even out.

178 plate appearances in 2026.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Merrill walks in 12.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.8% with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 138 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Merrill is on base at a .273 clip, 26th percentile in the league.

178 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 311th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Merrill hits it hardest the other way: 91.5 mph on average there, against 87.2 to his pull side.

23 batted balls the other way, 50 to his pull side.

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

Merrill trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 70th percentile barrel rate, 30th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He is not producing at the plate this season

Merrill's OPS+ of 70 sits 27th percentile among hitters this season.

178 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 306th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

41.4% of Merrill's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 51.7% of it with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 138 with the bases empty.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Merrill strikes out in 26.4% of his trips, 30th percentile.

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

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.6% of Merrill's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 70th percentile.

178 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 127th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Merrill's fly balls travel 289 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 436.

43 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Merrill is slugging .333, 35th percentile in the league.

178 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 276th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Merrill slugs .365 against fastballs and .286 against offspeed pitches.

94 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Merrill walks in only 7.3% of his plate appearances, 39th percentile.

178 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 259th in MLB.

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