Joey Wiemer Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Wiemer's batting average is .277 but the quality of his contact projects .202, a gap of .075 he is currently outrunning.

74 plate appearances in 2026.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Wiemer swings it at 59.2 mph, 1st percentile bat speed in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 416th in MLB.

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

Wiemer trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 67th percentile barrel rate, 1st percentile strikeout rate.

74 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

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

Wiemer averages 2.4 degrees off the bat: 24.2% of his contact is in the air and 51.5% of it is on the ground.

33 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Wiemer is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .459 OPS there against .826 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Wiemer strikes out in 39.2% of his trips, 1st percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 415th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Wiemer hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.8 mph on average there, against 81.2 up the middle.

10 batted balls to his pull side, 15 up the middle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Wiemer's quality of contact only supports a .202 expected average, 17th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 351st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Wiemer is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a 1.159 OPS there against .826 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

Getting on base is what he does best

Wiemer is on base at a .365 clip, 85th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 65th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Wiemer's OPS+ of 133 puts him 84th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 67th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Wiemer pulls 13.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 38.1% of it against left-handers.

15 batted balls against right-handers, 21 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Wiemer walks in 12.2% of his plate appearances, 80th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 86th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Wiemer is slugging .462, 80th percentile in the league.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 86th in MLB.

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

Wiemer pulls 27.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 27.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

10 pulled, 16 up the middle and 10 the other way over 36 located batted balls.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Wiemer finds a productive launch angle on only 30.3% of his contact, 24th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 320th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.1% of Wiemer's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 67th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 141st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 37.1% of Wiemer's contact reaches 95 mph, 38th percentile.

74 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 260th in MLB.

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