JJ Wetherholt Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Wetherholt does his damage against fastballs: a .954 OPS against them, against .478 on offspeed pitches.

114 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Wetherholt is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .201 OPS there against .760 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

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

6 of Wetherholt's 8 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 425 feet.

8 tracked home runs in 2026.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Wetherholt slugs .533 against fastballs and .242 against offspeed pitches.

114 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Wetherholt puts up a .820 OPS against right-handers and .630 against left-handers.

135 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Wetherholt is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a 1.072 OPS there against .760 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Wetherholt slugs .457 against right-handers and .302 against left-handers.

135 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Wetherholt hits it hardest up the middle: 92.2 mph on average there, against 85.6 the other way.

47 batted balls up the middle, 27 the other way.

Getting on base is what he does best

Wetherholt is on base at a .351 clip, 75th percentile in the league.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 104th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Wetherholt walks in 13.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.7% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 165 with the bases empty.

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

Wetherholt strikes out in only 17.8% of his trips, 73rd percentile.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 115th in MLB.

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

Wetherholt finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39.4% of his contact, 76th percentile.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 100th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Wetherholt's OPS+ of 116 puts him 72nd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 117th in MLB.

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

Wetherholt averages 16.6 degrees off the bat: 41.7% of his contact is in the air and 36.4% of it is on the ground.

132 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.3% of Wetherholt's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 66th percentile in the league.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 142nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Wetherholt has an OPS of .846; with the bases empty it is .740.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 165 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Wetherholt's 8 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

8 tracked home runs in 2026.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Wetherholt walks in 10.4% of his plate appearances, 68th percentile.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 137th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Wetherholt hits the ball hard: 89.7 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile in the league.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 152nd in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Wetherholt is slugging .408, 66th percentile in the league.

202 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 144th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Wetherholt pulls 50% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 34.9% of it against left-handers.

92 batted balls against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

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

Wetherholt pulls 45.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

61 pulled, 47 up the middle and 27 the other way over 135 located batted balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Wetherholt's fly balls travel 295 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 425.

63 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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