Joey Gallo Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Gallo puts up a .693 OPS against right-handers and .386 against left-handers.

196 plate appearances against right-handers, 64 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gallo does his damage against fastballs: a .718 OPS against them, against .370 on breaking balls.

156 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 74 on breaking balls.

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

Gallo averages 25.2 degrees off the bat: 52.5% of his contact is in the air and 27% of it is on the ground.

122 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gallo's quality of contact only supports a .173 expected average, 5th percentile in the league.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 555th in MLB.

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

Gallo trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 89th percentile barrel rate, 2nd percentile strikeout rate.

260 plate appearances in 2024. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2024.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gallo is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .239 OPS there against .613 overall.

47 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gallo strikes out in 39.2% of his trips, 2nd percentile.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 572nd in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

12.3% of Gallo's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 89th percentile.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 64th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gallo hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.4 mph on average there, against 83.5 the other way.

66 batted balls to his pull side, 19 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gallo slugs .442 against fastballs and .141 against breaking balls.

156 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Gallo walks in 12.3% of his plate appearances, 94th percentile.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 37th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Gallo walks in 8.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 13.8% with the bases empty.

71 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 189 with the bases empty.

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

8 of Gallo's 10 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 447 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2024.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Gallo hits the ball hard: 90.2 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile in the league.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 112th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Gallo slugs .377 against right-handers and .230 against left-handers.

196 plate appearances against right-handers, 64 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gallo is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .827 OPS there against .613 overall.

41 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Gallo is on base at a .277 clip, 28th percentile in the league.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 422nd in MLB.

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

Gallo pulls 54.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.6%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

66 pulled, 37 up the middle and 19 the other way over 122 located batted balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.4% of Gallo's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 74th percentile in the league.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 152nd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gallo strikes out in 37.8% of his trips against right-handers and 43.8% of them against left-handers.

196 plate appearances against right-handers, 64 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gallo's OPS+ of 73 sits 30th percentile among hitters this season.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 411th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Gallo's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2024.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gallo's fly balls travel 270 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 447.

73 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His contact is about the same with runners on

40.5% of Gallo's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.7% of it with the bases empty.

71 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 189 with the bases empty.

The power is not there this season

Gallo is slugging .336, 34th percentile in the league.

260 plate appearances in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 386th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gallo averages 88.9 mph off the bat, against 90.7 with the bases empty.

37 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 85 without.

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