Jason Heyward Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He does not get on base enough to help

Heyward is on base at a .223 clip, 9th percentile in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 538th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Heyward's fly balls travel 253 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 410.

32 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3% of Heyward's batted balls are barrelled, 15th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 500th in MLB.

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

Heyward trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 15th percentile barrel rate, 65th percentile strikeout rate.

95 plate appearances in 2025. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2025.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Heyward averages 85.1 mph off the bat, 16th percentile in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 494th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Heyward's OPS+ of 37 sits 10th percentile among hitters this season.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 532nd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Heyward's quality of contact only supports a .209 expected average, 20th percentile in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 473rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Heyward finds a productive launch angle on only 23.9% of his contact, 4th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 562nd in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Heyward's batting average is .176 but the quality of his contact projects .209, a gap of .033 in his favour once the bounces even out.

95 plate appearances in 2025.

The power is not there this season

Heyward is slugging .271, 13th percentile in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 510th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Heyward is at his best against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .673 OPS there against .494 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Heyward swings it at 69.0 mph, 76th percentile bat speed in the league.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 140th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33.8% of Heyward's contact reaches 95 mph, 24th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 450th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Heyward averages 86.6 mph off the bat, against 84.5 with the bases empty.

19 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 49 without.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Heyward walks in only 6.3% of his plate appearances, 35th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 381st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Heyward is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .371 OPS there against .494 overall.

57 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Heyward strikes out in only 21.1% of his trips, 65th percentile.

95 plate appearances in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 209th in MLB.

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