Jonathan Arauz Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Arauz's batting average is .136 but the quality of his contact projects .193, a gap of .057 in his favour once the bounces even out.

66 plate appearances in 2023.

He does not get on base enough to help

Arauz is on base at a .203 clip, 3rd percentile in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 576th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Arauz hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.3 mph on average there, against 78.7 up the middle.

15 batted balls to his pull side, 20 up the middle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Arauz's quality of contact only supports a .193 expected average, 11th percentile in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 526th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Arauz averages 84.2 mph off the bat, 11th percentile in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 526th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Arauz's OPS+ of 34 sits 6th percentile among hitters this season.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 555th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 27.9% of Arauz's contact reaches 95 mph, 16th percentile.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 500th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Arauz finds a productive launch angle on only 28.6% of his contact, 10th percentile.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 531st in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Arauz is slugging .288, 13th percentile in the league.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 516th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Arauz is at his worst against left-handers: a .282 OPS there against .491 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Arauz's fly balls travel 273 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 394.

22 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Arauz does his damage against fastballs: a .538 OPS against them, against .413 on breaking balls.

30 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 20 on breaking balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Arauz pulls 40% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 23.1% of it against left-handers.

30 batted balls against right-handers, 13 against left-handers.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.8% of Arauz's batted balls are barrelled, 33rd percentile.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 399th in MLB.

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

Arauz gets neither side of the trade: bottom-end barrel rate and bottom-end strikeout rate: 33rd percentile barrel rate, 33rd percentile strikeout rate.

66 plate appearances in 2023. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2023.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Arauz strikes out in 27.3% of his trips, 33rd percentile.

66 plate appearances in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 397th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Arauz is at his best against right-handers: a .599 OPS there against .491 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Arauz pulls 34.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 18.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

15 pulled, 20 up the middle and 8 the other way over 43 located batted balls.

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