Jesus Aguilar Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Aguilar strikes out in 37.5% of his trips against right-handers and 17.2% of them against left-handers.

56 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Aguilar puts up a .456 OPS against right-handers and .871 against left-handers.

56 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Aguilar hits it hardest up the middle: 91.0 mph on average there, against 81.9 the other way.

29 batted balls up the middle, 19 the other way.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Aguilar's quality of contact only supports a .190 expected average, 10th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 535th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Aguilar is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .318 OPS there against .659 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Aguilar averages 82.3 mph off the bat, against 87.8 with the bases empty.

14 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 59 without.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Aguilar slugs .259 against right-handers and .520 against left-handers.

56 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 30.1% of Aguilar's contact reaches 95 mph, 20th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 473rd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Aguilar is on base at a .274 clip, 22nd percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 461st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Aguilar's fly balls travel 264 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 428.

37 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Aguilar's batting average is .221 but the quality of his contact projects .190, a gap of .031 he is currently outrunning.

114 plate appearances in 2023.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Aguilar is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .887 OPS there against .659 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Aguilar walks in only 6.1% of his plate appearances, 29th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 421st in MLB.

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

Aguilar averages 16.7 degrees off the bat: 45.1% of his contact is in the air and 35.2% of it is on the ground.

71 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Aguilar averages 86.7 mph off the bat, 32nd percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 406th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Aguilar strikes out in 27.2% of his trips, 34th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 394th in MLB.

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

3 of Aguilar's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 428 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2023.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Aguilar's OPS+ of 80 sits 38th percentile among hitters this season.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 368th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Aguilar pulls 27.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 39% of it against left-handers.

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

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

Aguilar finds the launch angles that produce hits on 36.6% of his contact, 61st percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 231st in MLB.

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

Aguilar pulls 33.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

25 pulled, 30 up the middle and 19 the other way over 74 located batted balls.

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