Jake Cronenworth Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Cronenworth does his damage against fastballs: a .625 OPS against them, against .249 on breaking balls.

70 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 29 on breaking balls.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Cronenworth's batting average is .144 but the quality of his contact projects .218, a gap of .074 in his favour once the bounces even out.

114 plate appearances in 2026.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Cronenworth walks in 6.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.3% with the bases empty.

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

The power is not there this season

Cronenworth is slugging .196, 5th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 398th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Cronenworth strikes out in 26.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.9% with the bases empty.

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

He is not producing at the plate this season

Cronenworth's OPS+ of 35 sits 8th percentile among hitters this season.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 389th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Cronenworth's fly balls travel 261 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 399.

25 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His contact is about the same with runners on

23.5% of Cronenworth's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.7% of it with the bases empty.

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

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Cronenworth walks in 12.3% of his plate appearances, 82nd percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 78th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Cronenworth is at his worst on breaking balls: a .249 OPS there against .468 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Cronenworth averages 86.1 mph off the bat, 24th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 322nd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Cronenworth's quality of contact only supports a .218 expected average, 28th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 304th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Cronenworth finds a productive launch angle on only 28.8% of his contact, 17th percentile.

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

There is one part of the field he lives in

Cronenworth hits it hardest up the middle: 88.3 mph on average there, against 82.6 to his pull side.

35 batted balls up the middle, 26 to his pull side.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32.9% of Cronenworth's contact reaches 95 mph, 25th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 316th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Cronenworth averages 82.7 mph off the bat, against 87.1 with the bases empty.

17 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 56 without.

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

Cronenworth averages 6.5 degrees off the bat: 26% of his contact is in the air and 53.4% of it is on the ground.

73 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Cronenworth slugs .268 against fastballs and .111 against breaking balls.

70 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Cronenworth is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .643 OPS there against .468 overall.

56 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Cronenworth is on base at a .272 clip, 25th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 314th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 5.5% of Cronenworth's batted balls are barrelled, 39th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 258th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Cronenworth swings it at 66.3 mph, 39th percentile bat speed in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 256th in MLB.

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