Josh Harrison Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Harrison strikes out in 9.4% of his trips against right-handers and 24.6% of them against left-handers.

53 plate appearances against right-handers, 61 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Harrison averages 81.5 mph off the bat, against 88.0 with the bases empty.

18 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 67 without.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Harrison walks in only 2.6% of his plate appearances, 2nd percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 580th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 25.9% of Harrison's contact reaches 95 mph, 11th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 527th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Harrison's OPS+ of 52 sits 13th percentile among hitters this season.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 514th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.4% of Harrison's batted balls are barrelled, 15th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 507th in MLB.

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

Harrison trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 15th percentile barrel rate, 84th percentile strikeout rate.

114 plate appearances in 2023. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2023.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Harrison puts up a .666 OPS against right-handers and .460 against left-handers.

53 plate appearances against right-handers, 61 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Harrison does his damage against breaking balls: a .688 OPS against them, against .492 on fastballs.

31 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 69 on fastballs.

The power is not there this season

Harrison is slugging .291, 14th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 512th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Harrison's fly balls travel 265 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 399.

31 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Harrison's batting average is .204 but the quality of his contact projects .237, a gap of .033 in his favour once the bounces even out.

114 plate appearances in 2023.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Harrison slugs .383 against right-handers and .214 against left-handers.

53 plate appearances against right-handers, 61 against left-handers.

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

Harrison strikes out in only 17.5% of his trips, 84th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 97th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Harrison is at his worst against left-handers, on fastballs: a .356 OPS there against .554 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Harrison is on base at a .263 clip, 17th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 495th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Harrison finds a productive launch angle on only 31% of his contact, 20th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 472nd in MLB.

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

Harrison pulls 30.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

26 pulled, 40 up the middle and 19 the other way over 85 located batted balls.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Harrison hits it hardest the other way: 88.9 mph on average there, against 84.3 up the middle.

19 batted balls the other way, 40 up the middle.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Harrison averages 86.6 mph off the bat, 31st percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2023. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 410th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Harrison is at his best on breaking balls: a .688 OPS there against .554 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Harrison pulls 23.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 38.1% of it against left-handers.

43 batted balls against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

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