Javier Baez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Baez does his damage against fastballs: a 1.175 OPS against them, against .361 on breaking balls.

33 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 36 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Baez is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.303 OPS there against .678 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Baez averages 89.5 mph off the bat, against 83.4 with the bases empty.

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

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Baez is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .248 OPS there against .678 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Baez walks in only 2.4% of his plate appearances, 4th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 404th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Baez slugs .690 against fastballs and .222 against breaking balls.

33 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Baez's fly balls travel 254 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 403.

23 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Baez swings it at 70.7 mph, 86th percentile bat speed in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 58th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Baez averages 84.7 mph off the bat, 15th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 358th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Baez should be hitting .276, 81st percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 80th in MLB.

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

Baez finds the launch angles that produce hits on 47.5% of his contact, 97th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 15th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 29% of Baez's contact reaches 95 mph, 15th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 358th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Baez hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.3 mph on average there, against 82.0 up the middle.

18 batted balls to his pull side, 34 up the middle.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.3% of Baez's batted balls are barrelled, 22nd percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 329th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Baez pulls 34.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 14.3% of it against left-handers.

49 batted balls against right-handers, 14 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Baez is on base at a .280 clip, 30th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 297th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Baez's batting average is .256 but the quality of his contact projects .276, a gap of .020 in his favour once the bounces even out.

82 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Baez pulls 30.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

19 pulled, 34 up the middle and 10 the other way over 63 located batted balls.

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

Baez strikes out in only 19.5% of his trips, 63rd percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 156th in MLB.

Javier Baez

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