Jacoby Ellsbury Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Ellsbury does his damage against fastballs: a .867 OPS against them, against .465 on breaking balls.

279 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 73 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Ellsbury strikes out in 11.3% of his trips against right-handers and 25.6% of them against left-handers.

291 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

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

7 of Ellsbury's 7 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 420 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2017.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Ellsbury walks in 16.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8% with the bases empty.

84 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 324 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Ellsbury is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .203 OPS there against .748 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

7 tracked home runs in 2017.

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

Ellsbury strikes out in only 15.4% of his trips, 86th percentile.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 89th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Ellsbury slugs .469 against fastballs and .222 against breaking balls.

279 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Getting on base is what he does best

Ellsbury is on base at a .347 clip, 81st percentile in the league.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 124th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Ellsbury should be hitting .254, 75th percentile in the league.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 162nd in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Ellsbury puts up a .793 OPS against right-handers and .637 against left-handers.

291 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Ellsbury is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .949 OPS there against .748 overall.

52 plate appearances in that situation.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 29.1% of Ellsbury's contact reaches 95 mph, 30th percentile.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 447th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Ellsbury walks in 9.8% of his plate appearances, 73rd percentile.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 171st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Ellsbury's fly balls travel 278 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 420.

89 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Ellsbury's OPS+ of 102 puts him 69th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 201st in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Ellsbury slugs .429 against right-handers and .337 against left-handers.

291 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.1% of Ellsbury's batted balls are barrelled, 37th percentile.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 401st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Ellsbury strikes out in 13.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 16% with the bases empty.

84 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 324 with the bases empty.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Ellsbury averages 85.8 mph off the bat, 37th percentile in the league.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 401st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Ellsbury averages 85.1 mph off the bat, against 86.6 with the bases empty.

51 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 193 without.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Ellsbury finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39.8% of his contact, 61st percentile.

408 plate appearances in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 250th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Ellsbury pulls 42.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 33.8% of it against left-handers.

207 batted balls against right-handers, 74 against left-handers.

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