Jorge Polanco Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

With a runner in scoring position Polanco averages 81.3 mph off the bat, against 86.4 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 84 without.

He does not get on base enough to help

Polanco is on base at a .246 clip, 13th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 367th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Polanco's fly balls travel 256 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 381.

44 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Polanco does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .488 OPS against them, against .269 on fastballs.

21 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 27 on fastballs.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Polanco's batting average is .179 but the quality of his contact projects .219, a gap of .040 in his favour once the bounces even out.

61 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Polanco is at his worst on fastballs: a .269 OPS there against .532 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Polanco's OPS+ of 53 sits 16th percentile among hitters this season.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 352nd in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Polanco pulls 50% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 27.3% of it against left-handers.

78 batted balls against right-handers, 22 against left-handers.

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

Polanco finds the launch angles that produce hits on 42.2% of his contact, 88th percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 51st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33.3% of Polanco's contact reaches 95 mph, 25th percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 315th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Polanco's quality of contact only supports a .219 expected average, 28th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 302nd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Polanco is slugging .286, 18th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 345th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Polanco swings it at 65.1 mph, 27th percentile bat speed in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 309th in MLB.

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

Polanco trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 30th percentile barrel rate, 72nd percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one part of the field he lives in

Polanco hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.7 mph on average there, against 83.0 up the middle.

45 batted balls to his pull side, 35 up the middle.

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

Polanco strikes out in only 18% of his trips, 72nd percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 120th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.4% of Polanco's batted balls are barrelled, 30th percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 295th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Polanco is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .689 OPS there against .532 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Polanco averages 87.2 mph off the bat, 35th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 274th in MLB.

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

Polanco pulls 45% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

45 pulled, 35 up the middle and 20 the other way over 100 located batted balls.

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