Jonny DeLuca Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His contact is about the same with runners on

41.7% of DeLuca's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.5% of it with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 70 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

DeLuca hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.6 mph on average there, against 78.0 the other way.

25 batted balls to his pull side, 20 the other way.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

DeLuca does his damage against fastballs: a .875 OPS against them, against .606 on breaking balls.

64 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 22 on breaking balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

DeLuca averages 84.1 mph off the bat, 12th percentile in the league.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 371st in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

DeLuca strikes out in 16% of his trips against right-handers and 24% of them against left-handers.

50 plate appearances against right-handers, 50 against left-handers.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.7% of DeLuca's batted balls are barrelled, 19th percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 340th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

DeLuca's fly balls travel 226 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 438.

33 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

DeLuca walks in only 5% of his plate appearances, 17th percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 348th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, DeLuca should be hitting .268, 75th percentile in the league.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 106th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

DeLuca slugs .525 against fastballs and .333 against breaking balls.

64 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is real damage in his bat

DeLuca is slugging .436, 74th percentile in the league.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 109th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

DeLuca swings it at 69.6 mph, 78th percentile bat speed in the league.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 92nd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32% of DeLuca's contact reaches 95 mph, 23rd percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 324th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

DeLuca finds a productive launch angle on only 29.3% of his contact, 20th percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 339th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

DeLuca is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .915 OPS there against .749 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: DeLuca slugs .396 against right-handers and .478 against left-handers.

50 plate appearances against right-handers, 50 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

DeLuca is at his worst on breaking balls: a .606 OPS there against .749 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the more productive bats in the league

DeLuca's OPS+ of 110 puts him 66th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 142nd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position DeLuca averages 85.5 mph off the bat, against 83.4 with the bases empty.

24 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 51 without.

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

DeLuca pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

25 pulled, 30 up the middle and 20 the other way over 75 located batted balls.

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

DeLuca strikes out in only 20% of his trips, 61st percentile.

100 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 164th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

DeLuca pulls 36.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 29.4% of it against left-handers.

41 batted balls against right-handers, 34 against left-handers.

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