Jonny Gomes Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gomes strikes out in 21.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 35.5% with the bases empty.

69 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gomes is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .218 OPS there against .649 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gomes hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.3 mph on average there, against 82.2 the other way.

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

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gomes's quality of contact only supports a .172 expected average, 17th percentile in the league.

255 plate appearances in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 528th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Gomes puts up a .562 OPS against right-handers and .758 against left-handers.

137 plate appearances against right-handers, 118 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Gomes walks in 11% of his plate appearances, 89th percentile.

255 plate appearances in 2015. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 72nd in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Gomes's batting average is .212 but the quality of his contact projects .172, a gap of .040 he is currently outrunning.

255 plate appearances in 2015.

His contact is about the same with runners on

33.3% of Gomes's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.4% of it with the bases empty.

69 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.

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

5 of Gomes's 7 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 451 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2015.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gomes strikes out in 31.8% of his trips, 17th percentile.

255 plate appearances in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 527th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Gomes slugs .299 against right-handers and .411 against left-handers.

137 plate appearances against right-handers, 118 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gomes is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .820 OPS there against .649 overall.

75 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Gomes averages 16.5 degrees off the bat: 38.7% of his contact is in the air and 44.5% of it is on the ground.

119 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gomes strikes out in 33.6% of his trips against right-handers and 29.7% of them against left-handers.

137 plate appearances against right-handers, 118 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gomes does his damage against fastballs: a .677 OPS against them, against .595 on breaking balls.

164 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 66 on breaking balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

40.2% of Gomes's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 63rd percentile in the league.

255 plate appearances in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 238th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Gomes's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2015.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gomes averages 87.3 mph off the bat, against 89.3 with the bases empty.

37 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 82 without.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Gomes hits the ball hard: 88.9 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile in the league.

255 plate appearances in 2015. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 246th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gomes's fly balls travel 293 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 451.

51 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gomes pulls 43.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36.7% of it against left-handers.

80 batted balls against right-handers, 60 against left-handers.

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