Joey Votto Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Votto does his damage against fastballs: a 1.093 OPS against them, against .340 on offspeed pitches.

131 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 42 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Votto is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.452 OPS there against .769 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Votto has an OPS of 1.112; with the bases empty it is .663.

54 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 190 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Votto's quality of contact only supports a .188 expected average, 9th percentile in the league.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 541st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Votto is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .266 OPS there against .769 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Votto walks in 5.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 13.2% with the bases empty.

54 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 190 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Votto slugs .673 against fastballs and .150 against offspeed pitches.

131 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Votto finds a productive launch angle on only 25.7% of his contact, 5th percentile.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 561st in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

11.1% of Votto's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 82nd percentile.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 110th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Votto walks in 11.5% of his plate appearances, 84th percentile.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 97th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

48.6% of Votto's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.7% of it with the bases empty.

54 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 190 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Votto is slugging .450, 77th percentile in the league.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 140th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Votto puts up a .737 OPS against right-handers and .879 against left-handers.

186 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

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

9 of Votto's 14 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 437 feet.

14 tracked home runs in 2023.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Votto's OPS+ of 105 puts him 70th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 181st in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Votto averages 92.0 mph off the bat, against 88.4 with the bases empty.

37 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 109 without.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Votto hits the ball hard: 89.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile in the league.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 202nd in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Votto's batting average is .206 but the quality of his contact projects .188, a gap of .018 he is currently outrunning.

244 plate appearances in 2023.

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

Votto pulls 46.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.8%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

68 pulled, 52 up the middle and 26 the other way over 146 located batted balls.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Votto slugs .436 against right-handers and .500 against left-handers.

186 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Votto hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.4 mph on average there, against 87.0 the other way.

68 batted balls to his pull side, 26 the other way.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Votto strikes out in 22.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.3% with the bases empty.

54 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 190 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Votto is on base at a .320 clip, 62nd percentile in the league.

244 plate appearances in 2023. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 226th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

9 of Votto's 14 home runs have gone to his pull side and 3 of them the other way.

14 tracked home runs in 2023.

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