Jake Alu Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Alu strikes out in 31.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 21.5% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Alu does his damage against fastballs: a .685 OPS against them, against .385 on breaking balls.

92 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 56 on breaking balls.

The power is not there this season

Alu is slugging .289, 13th percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 515th in MLB.

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

Alu averages 4.8 degrees off the bat: 20.5% of his contact is in the air and 55.6% of it is on the ground.

117 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.6% of Alu's batted balls are barrelled, 16th percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 496th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Alu's OPS+ of 57 sits 17th percentile among hitters this season.

175 plate appearances in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 491st in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Alu walks in 2.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.9% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Alu walks in only 5.7% of his plate appearances, 23rd percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 456th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Alu is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .380 OPS there against .571 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Alu slugs .366 against fastballs and .189 against breaking balls.

92 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33.6% of Alu's contact reaches 95 mph, 32nd percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2023. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 406th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Alu is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .736 OPS there against .571 overall.

73 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Alu is on base at a .282 clip, 27th percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 432nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Alu has an OPS of .475; with the bases empty it is .603.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Alu's batting average is .226 but the quality of his contact projects .244, a gap of .018 in his favour once the bounces even out.

175 plate appearances in 2023.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Alu hits it hardest up the middle: 89.8 mph on average there, against 86.3 to his pull side.

47 batted balls up the middle, 49 to his pull side.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Alu's fly balls travel 294 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 419.

34 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

Alu finds the launch angles that produce hits on 36.8% of his contact, 62nd percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2023. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 226th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Alu averages 86.8 mph off the bat, against 88.1 with the bases empty.

28 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 91 without.

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