Jayson Werth Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Werth does his damage against fastballs: a .830 OPS against them, against .481 on breaking balls.

180 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 71 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Werth is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .358 OPS there against .710 overall.

63 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.1% of Werth's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 87th percentile in the league.

289 plate appearances in 2017. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 86th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Werth walks in 11.8% of his plate appearances, 88th percentile.

289 plate appearances in 2017. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 77th in MLB.

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

7 of Werth's 10 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 425 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2017.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.3% of Werth's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 81st percentile.

289 plate appearances in 2017. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 123rd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Werth strikes out in 25.1% of his trips against right-handers and 18.5% of them against left-handers.

235 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Werth walks in 8.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 12.8% with the bases empty.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Werth hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.5 mph on average there, against 86.4 the other way.

55 batted balls to his pull side, 38 the other way.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Werth is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .945 OPS there against .710 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Werth averages 85.9 mph off the bat, against 89.7 with the bases empty.

37 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 125 without.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Werth slugs .458 against fastballs and .284 against breaking balls.

180 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Werth hits the ball hard: 88.7 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile in the league.

289 plate appearances in 2017. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 174th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Werth puts up a .687 OPS against right-handers and .808 against left-handers.

235 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Werth slugs .377 against right-handers and .457 against left-handers.

235 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

7 of Werth's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2017.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Werth has an OPS of .787; with the bases empty it is .688.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.

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

Werth pulls 33.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

62 pulled, 76 up the middle and 45 the other way over 183 located batted balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Werth strikes out in 25.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 23.3% with the bases empty.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Werth's fly balls travel 296 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 425.

67 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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