Josh Rutledge Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Rutledge does his damage against fastballs: a .730 OPS against them, against .416 on breaking balls.

70 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 37 on breaking balls.

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

Rutledge pulls 23% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 18.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

17 pulled, 43 up the middle and 14 the other way over 74 located batted balls.

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

Rutledge averages 4.2 degrees off the bat: 22.7% of his contact is in the air and 59.1% of it is on the ground.

66 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The power is not there this season

Rutledge is slugging .262, 19th percentile in the league.

118 plate appearances in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 518th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Rutledge hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.1 mph on average there, against 82.1 the other way.

13 batted balls to his pull side, 14 the other way.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.5% of Rutledge's batted balls are barrelled, 26th percentile.

118 plate appearances in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 474th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Rutledge is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .373 OPS there against .558 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Rutledge's OPS+ of 53 sits 24th percentile among hitters this season.

118 plate appearances in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 483rd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Rutledge averages 85.1 mph off the bat, against 88.0 with the bases empty.

17 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 49 without.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Rutledge is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .740 OPS there against .558 overall.

52 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Rutledge's quality of contact only supports a .214 expected average, 33rd percentile in the league.

118 plate appearances in 2017. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 428th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Rutledge slugs .344 against fastballs and .200 against breaking balls.

70 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Rutledge finds a productive launch angle on only 34.3% of his contact, 27th percentile.

118 plate appearances in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 466th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Rutledge pulls 18.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36.8% of it against left-handers.

55 batted balls against right-handers, 19 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.3% of Rutledge's contact reaches 95 mph, 34th percentile.

118 plate appearances in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 421st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Rutledge has an OPS of .481; with the bases empty it is .585.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 88 with the bases empty.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Rutledge strikes out in 26.3% of his trips, 36th percentile.

118 plate appearances in 2017. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 406th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Rutledge's fly balls travel 290 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 390.

19 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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