Jose Altuve Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His walks do not change much with runners on

Altuve walks in 19% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.9% with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

His contact is about the same with runners on

24% of Altuve's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% of it with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

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

With a runner in scoring position Altuve averages 80.3 mph off the bat, against 86.5 with the bases empty.

25 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 99 without.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Altuve averages 85.3 mph off the bat, 19th percentile in the league.

181 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 341st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Altuve's fly balls travel 264 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 391.

38 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Altuve swings it at 65.0 mph, 25th percentile bat speed in the league.

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

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Altuve is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .882 OPS there against .693 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Altuve slugs .395 against right-handers and .289 against left-handers.

128 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

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

Altuve averages 7.7 degrees off the bat: 25.2% of his contact is in the air and 50.4% of it is on the ground.

123 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Altuve is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .527 OPS there against .693 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Altuve walks in 10.5% of his plate appearances, 69th percentile.

181 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 133rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Altuve slugs .447 against breaking balls and .343 against fastballs.

52 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Altuve hits it hardest up the middle: 87.0 mph on average there, against 82.7 the other way.

58 batted balls up the middle, 16 the other way.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Altuve has an OPS of .576; with the bases empty it is .723.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

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

Altuve strikes out in only 18.8% of his trips, 69th percentile.

181 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 132nd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Altuve strikes out in 18% of his trips against right-handers and 20.8% of them against left-handers.

128 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Altuve strikes out in 21.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 18% with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Altuve pulls 40.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 35.3% of it against left-handers.

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

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