Jordan Walker Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Walker does his damage against offspeed pitches: a 1.220 OPS against them, against .830 on fastballs.

28 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 110 on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Walker is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a 1.536 OPS there against .970 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Walker hits the ball hard: 94.8 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 7th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Walker walks in 15.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.8% with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

18.6% of Walker's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 97th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 14th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Walker's OPS+ of 172 puts him 97th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 12th in MLB.

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

Walker trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 97th percentile barrel rate, 27th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Walker should be hitting .288, 87th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 54th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Walker is slugging .594, 97th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 15th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

54.8% of Walker's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 96th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 19th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Walker slugs .792 against offspeed pitches and .485 against fastballs.

28 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Walker swings it at 71.1 mph, 90th percentile bat speed in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 41st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Walker strikes out in 32.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 25% with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Walker hits it hardest up the middle: 97.2 mph on average there, against 90.9 the other way.

50 batted balls up the middle, 27 the other way.

Getting on base is what he does best

Walker is on base at a .376 clip, 90th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 44th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

63.3% of Walker's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 51.8% of it with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Walker is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .729 OPS there against .970 overall.

58 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Walker averages 98.6 mph off the bat, against 93.5 with the bases empty.

30 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 85 without.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Walker pulls 36.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 20% of it against left-handers.

90 batted balls against right-handers, 25 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Walker strikes out in 27.4% of his trips, 27th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 308th in MLB.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Walker finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.9% of his contact, 72nd percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 118th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Walker slugs .578 against right-handers and .649 against left-handers.

144 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

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

Walker pulls 33% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

38 pulled, 50 up the middle and 27 the other way over 115 located batted balls.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Walker's batting average is .303 but the quality of his contact projects .288, a gap of .015 he is currently outrunning.

186 plate appearances in 2026.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Walker walks in 10.2% of his plate appearances, 66th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 144th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Walker has an OPS of .879; with the bases empty it is 1.008.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

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

Walker averages 15.3 degrees off the bat: 38.1% of his contact is in the air and 38.1% of it is on the ground.

113 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Walker's 13 home runs have gone to his pull side and 3 of them the other way.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

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