Jose Reyes Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Reyes does his damage against breaking balls: a .904 OPS against them, against .513 on offspeed pitches.

40 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 35 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Reyes is at his best with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a 1.070 OPS there against .583 overall.

34 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Reyes walks in 17.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.3% with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.

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

Reyes trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 25th percentile barrel rate, 88th percentile strikeout rate.

250 plate appearances in 2018. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2018.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Reyes slugs .579 against breaking balls and .263 against fastballs.

40 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

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

Reyes strikes out in only 15.6% of his trips, 88th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 75th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Reyes pulls 43.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 21.3% of it against left-handers.

128 batted balls against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 27.1% of Reyes's contact reaches 95 mph, 20th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 511th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Reyes strikes out in 10.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.2% with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Reyes's batting average is .189 but the quality of his contact projects .222, a gap of .033 in his favour once the bounces even out.

250 plate appearances in 2018.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Reyes's fly balls travel 265 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 413.

57 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.4% of Reyes's batted balls are barrelled, 25th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 479th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Reyes is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .375 OPS there against .583 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Reyes is on base at a .261 clip, 28th percentile in the league.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 465th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Reyes averages 85.4 mph off the bat, 25th percentile in the league.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 483rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Reyes finds a productive launch angle on only 33.3% of his contact, 25th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 484th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Reyes's OPS+ of 62 sits 30th percentile among hitters this season.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 449th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

21.6% of Reyes's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.6% of it with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Reyes slugs .303 against right-handers and .377 against left-handers.

183 plate appearances against right-handers, 66 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Reyes hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.3 mph on average there, against 83.3 up the middle.

64 batted balls to his pull side, 62 up the middle.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Reyes walks in 8.8% of his plate appearances, 67th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 213th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Reyes is slugging .322, 33rd percentile in the league.

250 plate appearances in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 432nd in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Reyes puts up a .567 OPS against right-handers and .635 against left-handers.

183 plate appearances against right-handers, 66 against left-handers.

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

Reyes averages 9.4 degrees off the bat: 30.1% of his contact is in the air and 48.4% of it is on the ground.

153 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Reyes averages 86.1 mph off the bat, against 84.8 with the bases empty.

35 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 122 without.

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