Jimmy Rollins Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Rollins is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a 1.379 OPS there against .624 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Rollins walks in 3.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.2% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 134 with the bases empty.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Rollins strikes out in 28.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.9% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 134 with the bases empty.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 19.4% of Rollins's contact reaches 95 mph, 10th percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 571st in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Rollins pulls 53.1% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 27.8% of it against left-handers.

98 batted balls against right-handers, 18 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Rollins does his damage against fastballs: a .706 OPS against them, against .484 on breaking balls.

102 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 31 on breaking balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Rollins has an OPS of .390; with the bases empty it is .681.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 134 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Rollins is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .299 OPS there against .624 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Rollins's quality of contact only supports a .197 expected average, 23rd percentile in the league.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 484th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Rollins averages 85.0 mph off the bat, 18th percentile in the league.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 518th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.9% of Rollins's batted balls are barrelled, 26th percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 467th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

10.5% of Rollins's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 21.4% of it with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 134 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Rollins walks in 9.6% of his plate appearances, 74th percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 168th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Rollins hits it hardest to his pull side: 86.0 mph on average there, against 81.0 the other way.

52 batted balls to his pull side, 15 the other way.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Rollins's batting average is .221 but the quality of his contact projects .197, a gap of .024 he is currently outrunning.

166 plate appearances in 2016.

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

With a runner in scoring position Rollins averages 81.1 mph off the bat, against 85.8 with the bases empty.

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

The power is not there this season

Rollins is slugging .329, 32nd percentile in the league.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 430th in MLB.

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

Rollins pulls 49.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.4%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

58 pulled, 41 up the middle and 18 the other way over 117 located batted balls.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Rollins slugs .382 against fastballs and .250 against offspeed pitches.

102 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Rollins's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 390.

40 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Rollins finds a productive launch angle on only 35% of his contact, 32nd percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 432nd in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Rollins's OPS+ of 71 sits 35th percentile among hitters this season.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 412th in MLB.

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

Rollins strikes out in only 19.9% of his trips, 62nd percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 242nd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Rollins is on base at a .295 clip, 39th percentile in the league.

166 plate appearances in 2016. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 385th in MLB.

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