Jacob Wilson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Wilson swings it at 60.2 mph, 2nd percentile bat speed in the league.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 413th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Wilson hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.2 mph on average there, against 80.2 the other way.

36 batted balls to his pull side, 38 the other way.

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

Wilson trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 16th percentile barrel rate, 94th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Wilson averages 83.5 mph off the bat, 9th percentile in the league.

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

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

Wilson strikes out in only 11.9% of his trips, 94th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 25th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Wilson does his damage against fastballs: a .787 OPS against them, against .568 on breaking balls.

100 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 37 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Wilson is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .977 OPS there against .709 overall.

54 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Wilson walks in only 3% of his plate appearances, 7th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 392nd in MLB.

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

Wilson pulls 25.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

36 pulled, 69 up the middle and 38 the other way over 143 located batted balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Wilson strikes out in 7.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 13.3% with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.1% of Wilson's batted balls are barrelled, 16th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 353rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 30.3% of Wilson's contact reaches 95 mph, 17th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 349th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Wilson is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .462 OPS there against .709 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Wilson should be hitting .267, 73rd percentile in the league.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 113th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Wilson's fly balls travel 259 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 388.

47 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Wilson has an OPS of .591; with the bases empty it is .746.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Wilson's batting average is .292 but the quality of his contact projects .267, a gap of .025 he is currently outrunning.

168 plate appearances in 2026.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Wilson slugs .447 against fastballs and .297 against breaking balls.

100 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Wilson puts up a .735 OPS against right-handers and .638 against left-handers.

122 plate appearances against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.

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

Wilson averages 6.4 degrees off the bat: 24.6% of his contact is in the air and 52.8% of it is on the ground.

142 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Wilson averages 85.4 mph off the bat, against 82.8 with the bases empty.

36 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 106 without.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Wilson slugs .415 against right-handers and .349 against left-handers.

122 plate appearances against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.

There is real damage in his bat

Wilson is slugging .398, 61st percentile in the league.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 166th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Wilson finds a productive launch angle on only 32.4% of his contact, 35th percentile.

168 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 275th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Wilson pulls 27.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 17.9% of it against left-handers.

104 batted balls against right-handers, 39 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

27.8% of Wilson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.1% of it with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

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