Josh Lowe Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Lowe is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .850 OPS there against .503 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Lowe's quality of contact only supports a .192 expected average, 11th percentile in the league.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 375th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Lowe is on base at a .216 clip, 7th percentile in the league.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 391st in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Lowe's OPS+ of 42 sits 10th percentile among hitters this season.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 380th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Lowe swings it at 69.9 mph, 80th percentile bat speed in the league.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 84th in MLB.

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

Lowe averages 17.8 degrees off the bat: 43.7% of his contact is in the air and 35.9% of it is on the ground.

206 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Lowe walks in only 5.1% of his plate appearances, 18th percentile.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 344th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Lowe averages 86.3 mph off the bat, 25th percentile in the league.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 316th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Lowe strikes out in 29.1% of his trips, 20th percentile.

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

The power is not there this season

Lowe is slugging .287, 19th percentile in the league.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 343rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32.9% of Lowe's contact reaches 95 mph, 25th percentile.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 317th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Lowe's batting average is .167 but the quality of his contact projects .192, a gap of .025 in his favour once the bounces even out.

117 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Lowe hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.2 mph on average there, against 85.3 the other way.

72 batted balls to his pull side, 46 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Lowe slugs .387 against breaking balls and .262 against fastballs.

32 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

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

With a runner in scoring position Lowe averages 85.5 mph off the bat, against 87.8 with the bases empty.

30 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 180 without.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Lowe finds a productive launch angle on only 31.5% of his contact, 30th percentile.

117 plate appearances in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 297th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Lowe's fly balls travel 289 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 437.

103 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

Lowe pulls 34.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

72 pulled, 92 up the middle and 46 the other way over 210 located batted balls.

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