Jake McCarthy Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

McCarthy is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a 1.293 OPS there against .826 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

McCarthy averages 79.0 mph off the bat, 2nd percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 412th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position McCarthy averages 85.2 mph off the bat, against 76.2 with the bases empty.

22 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 48 without.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

McCarthy swings it at 61.8 mph, 6th percentile bat speed in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 395th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, McCarthy should be hitting .289, 88th percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 52nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

McCarthy hits it hardest to his pull side: 84.5 mph on average there, against 76.2 up the middle.

21 batted balls to his pull side, 39 up the middle.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 21.4% of McCarthy's contact reaches 95 mph, 6th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 396th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

McCarthy is slugging .482, 86th percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 60th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

McCarthy does his damage against fastballs: a .862 OPS against them, against .668 on breaking balls.

61 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 25 on breaking balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

McCarthy's fly balls travel 248 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 448.

26 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

McCarthy strikes out in only 16.7% of his trips, 80th percentile.

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

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

McCarthy is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .597 OPS there against .826 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the more productive bats in the league

McCarthy's OPS+ of 117 puts him 73rd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

96 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 115th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

McCarthy slugs .500 against fastballs and .348 against breaking balls.

61 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

McCarthy pulls 31% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 14.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

22 pulled, 39 up the middle and 10 the other way over 71 located batted balls.

Getting on base is what he does best

McCarthy is on base at a .344 clip, 71st percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 122nd in MLB.

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

McCarthy averages 8.7 degrees off the bat: 32.9% of his contact is in the air and 44.3% of it is on the ground.

70 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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