Jesus Sanchez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Sanchez does his damage against fastballs: a .832 OPS against them, against .396 on offspeed pitches.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 21 on offspeed pitches.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Sanchez hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.6 mph on average there, against 85.5 the other way.

38 batted balls to his pull side, 24 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Sanchez slugs .486 against fastballs and .158 against offspeed pitches.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Sanchez is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .396 OPS there against .698 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Sanchez walks in only 3.5% of his plate appearances, 10th percentile.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 378th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Sanchez hits the ball hard: 91.2 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 63rd in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Sanchez should be hitting .271, 77th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 96th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

52.2% of Sanchez's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44% of it with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 114 with the bases empty.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.8% of Sanchez's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 77th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 98th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Sanchez is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .891 OPS there against .698 overall.

55 plate appearances in that situation.

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

3 of Sanchez's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 422 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is real damage in his bat

Sanchez is slugging .406, 65th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 149th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Sanchez's fly balls travel 284 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 422.

38 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Sanchez swings it at 68.1 mph, 63rd percentile bat speed in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 157th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Sanchez's batting average is .256 but the quality of his contact projects .271, a gap of .015 in his favour once the bounces even out.

144 plate appearances in 2026.

He does not get on base enough to help

Sanchez is on base at a .292 clip, 36th percentile in the league.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 269th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Sanchez averages 92.5 mph off the bat, against 90.9 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 84 without.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Sanchez finds a productive launch angle on only 33% of his contact, 38th percentile.

144 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 262nd in MLB.

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