Jake Burger Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Burger has an OPS of .840; with the bases empty it is .583.

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

His contact is about the same with runners on

37.9% of Burger's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% of it with the bases empty.

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

One of the fastest swings in the league

Burger swings it at 70.1 mph, 82nd percentile bat speed in the league.

171 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 77th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Burger walks in only 4.7% of his plate appearances, 16th percentile.

171 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 354th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

46.9% of Burger's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 80th percentile in the league.

171 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 87th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Burger is on base at a .263 clip, 20th percentile in the league.

171 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 335th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Burger is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .865 OPS there against .648 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Burger hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.6 mph on average there, against 87.9 the other way.

42 batted balls to his pull side, 19 the other way.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Burger's quality of contact only supports a .225 expected average, 33rd percentile in the league.

171 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 281st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Burger averages 87.4 mph off the bat, against 90.6 with the bases empty.

29 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 84 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Burger's fly balls travel 281 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 438.

45 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Burger strikes out in 26.9% of his trips, 29th percentile.

171 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 300th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Burger hits the ball hard: 89.8 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile in the league.

171 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 148th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Burger walks in 2.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.5% with the bases empty.

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

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Burger pulls 40% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.6% of it against left-handers.

95 batted balls against right-handers, 21 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Burger is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .548 OPS there against .648 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Burger's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

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