J.J. Hardy Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

4 of Hardy's 4 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 400 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2017.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hardy is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .950 OPS there against .578 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Hardy's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2017.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hardy does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .741 OPS against them, against .544 on breaking balls.

33 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 84 on breaking balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Hardy strikes out in 13.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 19.3% with the bases empty.

66 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Hardy is on base at a .255 clip, 22nd percentile in the league.

268 plate appearances in 2017. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 494th in MLB.

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

Hardy trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 35th percentile barrel rate, 77th percentile strikeout rate.

268 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Hardy walks in only 4.5% of his plate appearances, 23rd percentile.

268 plate appearances in 2017. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 490th in MLB.

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

Hardy pulls 28% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

58 pulled, 104 up the middle and 45 the other way over 207 located batted balls.

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

Hardy finds the launch angles that produce hits on 42.8% of his contact, 80th percentile.

268 plate appearances in 2017. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 127th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Hardy's OPS+ of 55 sits 25th percentile among hitters this season.

268 plate appearances in 2017. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 477th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hardy slugs .438 against offspeed pitches and .275 against fastballs.

33 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

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

Hardy strikes out in only 17.9% of his trips, 77th percentile.

268 plate appearances in 2017. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 145th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hardy is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .396 OPS there against .578 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Hardy puts up a .604 OPS against right-handers and .522 against left-handers.

181 plate appearances against right-handers, 87 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Hardy is slugging .323, 29th percentile in the league.

268 plate appearances in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 452nd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.9% of Hardy's batted balls are barrelled, 35th percentile.

268 plate appearances in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 414th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Hardy slugs .343 against right-handers and .280 against left-handers.

181 plate appearances against right-handers, 87 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

33.3% of Hardy's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.4% of it with the bases empty.

66 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Hardy pulls 24.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 35.4% of it against left-handers.

142 batted balls against right-handers, 65 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Hardy's fly balls travel 299 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 403.

70 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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