Jake Bauers Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Bauers does his damage against fastballs: a 1.030 OPS against them, against .679 on breaking balls.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 47 on breaking balls.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Bauers walks in 19.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.1% with the bases empty.

46 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 99 with the bases empty.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Bauers swings it at 73.1 mph, 98th percentile bat speed in the league.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 8th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

54.1% of Bauers's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 95th percentile in the league.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 22nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Bauers has an OPS of 1.083; with the bases empty it is .718.

46 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 99 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Bauers is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a 1.135 OPS there against .826 overall.

55 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Bauers hits the ball hard: 92.7 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile in the league.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 31st in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Bauers is slugging .481, 86th percentile in the league.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 61st in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Bauers slugs .620 against fastballs and .381 against breaking balls.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Bauers's OPS+ of 130 puts him 83rd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 72nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Bauers is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .615 OPS there against .826 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

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

16 of Bauers's 26 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 457 feet.

26 tracked home runs in 2026.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.7% of Bauers's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 71st percentile.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 121st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Bauers strikes out in 19.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 24.2% with the bases empty.

46 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 99 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Bauers is on base at a .345 clip, 72nd percentile in the league.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 117th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Bauers hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.1 mph on average there, against 90.4 the other way.

137 batted balls to his pull side, 70 the other way.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Bauers's batting average is .275 but the quality of his contact projects .257, a gap of .018 he is currently outrunning.

145 plate appearances in 2026.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Bauers should be hitting .257, 63rd percentile in the league.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 155th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Bauers averages 90.0 mph off the bat, against 92.9 with the bases empty.

87 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 234 without.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Bauers finds a productive launch angle on only 32.3% of his contact, 34th percentile.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 278th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Bauers walks in 9.7% of his plate appearances, 62nd percentile.

145 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 159th in MLB.

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