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.

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.

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.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Wetherholt hits it hardest up the middle: 91.5 mph on average there, against 87.6 to his pull side.

190 batted balls up the middle, 152 to his pull side.

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.

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.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Wetherholt pulls 39.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.1% of it against left-handers.

275 batted balls against right-handers, 160 against left-handers.

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.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Wetherholt's fly balls travel 302 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 425.

176 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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