Jose Caballero Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Caballero strikes out in 15.8% of his trips against right-handers and 26.7% of them against left-handers.

101 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

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

4 of Caballero's 4 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 397 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2026.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Caballero walks in 13.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 3.4% with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 116 with the bases empty.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Caballero averages 79.9 mph off the bat, 3rd percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 408th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Caballero swings it at 61.8 mph, 6th percentile bat speed in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 396th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

40.9% of Caballero's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 26.2% of it with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 116 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Caballero's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Caballero hits it hardest to his pull side: 86.1 mph on average there, against 77.3 the other way.

31 batted balls to his pull side, 18 the other way.

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

Caballero trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 20th percentile barrel rate, 65th percentile strikeout rate.

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

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 29.2% of Caballero's contact reaches 95 mph, 15th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 356th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Caballero strikes out in 13.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.7% with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 116 with the bases empty.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Caballero's batting average is .261 but the quality of his contact projects .229, a gap of .032 he is currently outrunning.

146 plate appearances in 2026.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Caballero walks in only 5.5% of his plate appearances, 20th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 337th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.9% of Caballero's batted balls are barrelled, 20th percentile.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Caballero does his damage against breaking balls: a .812 OPS against them, against .668 on fastballs.

40 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 89 on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Caballero's fly balls travel 239 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 397.

33 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Caballero slugs .367 against right-handers and .477 against left-handers.

101 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Caballero is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .883 OPS there against .725 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Caballero slugs .487 against breaking balls and .342 against fastballs.

40 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Caballero finds a productive launch angle on only 31.1% of his contact, 27th percentile.

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

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

With a runner in scoring position Caballero averages 82.4 mph off the bat, against 79.2 with the bases empty.

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

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

Caballero pulls 29.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

31 pulled, 57 up the middle and 18 the other way over 106 located batted balls.

There is real damage in his bat

Caballero is slugging .403, 64th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 152nd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Caballero's quality of contact only supports a .229 expected average, 38th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 262nd in MLB.

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

Caballero averages 6.8 degrees off the bat: 25.2% of his contact is in the air and 54.4% of it is on the ground.

103 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

Caballero strikes out in only 19.2% of his trips, 65th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 146th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Caballero's OPS+ of 107 puts him 63rd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 157th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Caballero has an OPS of .823; with the bases empty it is .700.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 116 with the bases empty.

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