Josh Thole Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Thole is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .890 OPS there against .474 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Thole strikes out in 23.2% of his trips against right-handers and 14.6% of them against left-handers.

95 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Thole is slugging .220, 13th percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 551st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Thole averages 89.6 mph off the bat, against 85.2 with the bases empty.

15 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 62 without.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Thole hits it hardest up the middle: 89.3 mph on average there, against 83.2 the other way.

30 batted balls up the middle, 12 the other way.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Thole's quality of contact only supports a .197 expected average, 23rd percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 487th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Thole's OPS+ of 32 sits 16th percentile among hitters this season.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 530th in MLB.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Thole finds the launch angles that produce hits on 44.7% of his contact, 89th percentile.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 71st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 27.8% of Thole's contact reaches 95 mph, 22nd percentile.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 492nd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.3% of Thole's batted balls are barrelled, 23rd percentile.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 488th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Thole's batting average is .169 but the quality of his contact projects .197, a gap of .028 in his favour once the bounces even out.

136 plate appearances in 2016.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Thole is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .256 OPS there against .474 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Thole is on base at a .254 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 502nd in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Thole walks in 9.6% of his plate appearances, 73rd percentile.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 169th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Thole averages 86.3 mph off the bat, 27th percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2016. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 460th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Thole puts up a .440 OPS against right-handers and .563 against left-handers.

95 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Thole pulls 48.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 35.7% of it against left-handers.

64 batted balls against right-handers, 28 against left-handers.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Thole slugs .198 against right-handers and .281 against left-handers.

95 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

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