Joe Mauer Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Mauer should be hitting .287, 97th percentile in the league.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 22nd in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Mauer is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.315 OPS there against .724 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Mauer has an OPS of 1.110; with the bases empty it is .645.

97 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 442 with the bases empty.

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

5 of Mauer's 6 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 427 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2018.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Mauer does his damage against fastballs: a .812 OPS against them, against .537 on offspeed pitches.

346 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 55 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Mauer is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .346 OPS there against .724 overall.

41 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Mauer hits the ball hard: 91.4 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile in the league.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 70th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

6 tracked home runs in 2018.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Mauer walks in 14.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.5% with the bases empty.

97 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 442 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Mauer is on base at a .346 clip, 84th percentile in the league.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 105th in MLB.

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

Mauer strikes out in only 16% of his trips, 87th percentile.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 86th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

46.3% of Mauer's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 84th percentile in the league.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 106th in MLB.

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

Mauer averages 5.2 degrees off the bat: 19.3% of his contact is in the air and 55.1% of it is on the ground.

363 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

Mauer finds the launch angles that produce hits on 42.6% of his contact, 83rd percentile.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 110th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Mauer slugs .431 against fastballs and .264 against offspeed pitches.

346 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Mauer pulls 27.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

107 pulled, 175 up the middle and 113 the other way over 395 located batted balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Mauer strikes out in 14.9% of his trips against right-handers and 19% of them against left-handers.

397 plate appearances against right-handers, 142 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Mauer walks in 8.7% of his plate appearances, 66th percentile.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 216th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Mauer's OPS+ of 99 puts him 64th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

539 plate appearances in 2018. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 233rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Mauer hits it hardest the other way: 92.9 mph on average there, against 88.6 to his pull side.

108 batted balls the other way, 95 to his pull side.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Mauer pulls 28.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 22% of it against left-handers.

295 batted balls against right-handers, 100 against left-handers.

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