James Loney Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Loney puts up a .742 OPS against right-handers and .452 against left-handers.

310 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

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

9 of Loney's 9 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 426 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2016.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Loney trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 26th percentile barrel rate, 98th percentile strikeout rate.

363 plate appearances in 2016. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2016.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Loney is at his worst against left-handers, on fastballs: a .339 OPS there against .700 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Loney strikes out in only 10.2% of his trips, 98th percentile.

363 plate appearances in 2016. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 15th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Loney strikes out in 16.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 8.2% with the bases empty.

84 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 279 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Loney should be hitting .268, 87th percentile in the league.

363 plate appearances in 2016. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 81st in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Loney strikes out in 8.7% of his trips against right-handers and 18.9% of them against left-handers.

310 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

9 of Loney's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2016.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Loney does his damage against fastballs: a .729 OPS against them, against .538 on offspeed pitches.

240 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 50 on offspeed pitches.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Loney slugs .419 against right-handers and .260 against left-handers.

310 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.8% of Loney's batted balls are barrelled, 26th percentile.

363 plate appearances in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 471st in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Loney walks in only 4.1% of his plate appearances, 19th percentile.

363 plate appearances in 2016. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 510th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Loney is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .860 OPS there against .700 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Loney has an OPS of .612; with the bases empty it is .725.

84 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 279 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Loney slugs .415 against fastballs and .298 against offspeed pitches.

240 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.9% of Loney's contact reaches 95 mph, 39th percentile.

363 plate appearances in 2016. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 387th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Loney walks in 6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 3.6% with the bases empty.

84 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 279 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Loney's fly balls travel 292 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 426.

101 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

Loney finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39.6% of his contact, 64th percentile.

363 plate appearances in 2016. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 231st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Loney averages 86.7 mph off the bat, against 88.5 with the bases empty.

57 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 220 without.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Loney pulls 35.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 43.9% of it against left-handers.

264 batted balls against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

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