Josh Naylor Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Naylor does his damage against fastballs: a .818 OPS against them, against .436 on breaking balls.

106 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 52 on breaking balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Naylor puts up a .754 OPS against right-handers and .451 against left-handers.

139 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Naylor is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.133 OPS there against .675 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Naylor hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.5 mph on average there, against 77.8 the other way.

69 batted balls to his pull side, 22 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Naylor is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .300 OPS there against .675 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Naylor should be hitting .283, 85th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 66th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Naylor walks in 12.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.8% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 148 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Naylor slugs .416 against right-handers and .222 against left-handers.

139 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Naylor slugs .469 against fastballs and .224 against breaking balls.

106 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Naylor's fly balls travel 250 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 433.

58 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Naylor has an OPS of .848; with the bases empty it is .633.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 148 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Naylor's batting average is .247 but the quality of his contact projects .283, a gap of .036 in his favour once the bounces even out.

187 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Naylor strikes out in only 16% of his trips, 83rd percentile.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 73rd in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Naylor swings it at 65.3 mph, 28th percentile bat speed in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 302nd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Naylor strikes out in 14.4% of his trips against right-handers and 20.8% of them against left-handers.

139 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Naylor strikes out in 20.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 14.9% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 148 with the bases empty.

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

Naylor pulls 48.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.6%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

69 pulled, 50 up the middle and 22 the other way over 141 located batted balls.

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

With a runner in scoring position Naylor averages 90.4 mph off the bat, against 87.6 with the bases empty.

26 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 115 without.

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

3 of Naylor's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 433 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

46.2% of Naylor's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.7% of it with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 148 with the bases empty.

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

Naylor averages 14.3 degrees off the bat: 34.8% of his contact is in the air and 44.7% of it is on the ground.

141 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Naylor pulls 50.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 44.4% of it against left-handers.

105 batted balls against right-handers, 36 against left-handers.

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