Jimmy Santiago Paredes Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Paredes does his damage against fastballs: a .833 OPS against them, against .306 on breaking balls.

90 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 44 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Paredes strikes out in 32.5% of his trips against right-handers and 18.2% of them against left-handers.

123 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Paredes is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a 1.409 OPS there against .620 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Paredes has an OPS of .979; with the bases empty it is .521.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Paredes slugs .432 against right-handers and .175 against left-handers.

123 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

54.2% of Paredes's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% of it with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Paredes puts up a .695 OPS against right-handers and .402 against left-handers.

123 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Paredes is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .259 OPS there against .620 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Paredes slugs .500 against fastballs and .167 against breaking balls.

90 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.4% of Paredes's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 85th percentile.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 93rd in MLB.

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

Paredes trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 85th percentile barrel rate, 23rd percentile strikeout rate.

167 plate appearances in 2016. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2016.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Paredes strikes out in 21.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 30.8% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Paredes is on base at a .253 clip, 20th percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 503rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Paredes hits it hardest up the middle: 93.1 mph on average there, against 87.4 the other way.

39 batted balls up the middle, 17 the other way.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Paredes hits the ball hard: 90.6 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 141st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Paredes averages 95.7 mph off the bat, against 89.0 with the bases empty.

24 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 73 without.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Paredes walks in only 4.2% of his plate appearances, 20th percentile.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 506th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Paredes finds a productive launch angle on only 30.2% of his contact, 15th percentile.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 538th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Paredes strikes out in 28.7% of his trips, 23rd percentile.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 487th in MLB.

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

Paredes averages 7.3 degrees off the bat: 25% of his contact is in the air and 58.3% of it is on the ground.

96 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.3% of Paredes's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 72nd percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 177th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Paredes's OPS+ of 65 sits 29th percentile among hitters this season.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 448th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Paredes pulls 43% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 27.3% of it against left-handers.

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

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Paredes's quality of contact only supports a .217 expected average, 39th percentile in the league.

167 plate appearances in 2016. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 389th in MLB.

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

3 of Paredes's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 418 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2016.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Paredes walks in 2.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.6% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

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