Josh VanMeter Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

VanMeter does his damage against fastballs: a .627 OPS against them, against .345 on offspeed pitches.

119 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 33 on offspeed pitches.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

VanMeter strikes out in 17.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 24.8% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 157 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

VanMeter is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .264 OPS there against .558 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

VanMeter's batting average is .187 but the quality of his contact projects .227, a gap of .040 in his favour once the bounces even out.

192 plate appearances in 2022.

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

With a runner in scoring position VanMeter averages 91.7 mph off the bat, against 86.6 with the bases empty.

26 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 102 without.

He is not producing at the plate this season

VanMeter's OPS+ of 59 sits 19th percentile among hitters this season.

192 plate appearances in 2022. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 483rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

VanMeter is slugging .292, 20th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2022. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 480th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

VanMeter slugs .333 against fastballs and .133 against offspeed pitches.

119 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

VanMeter walks in 9.9% of his plate appearances, 78th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2022. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 134th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

VanMeter is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .784 OPS there against .558 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

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

VanMeter finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39.2% of his contact, 81st percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 116th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4% of VanMeter's batted balls are barrelled, 29th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 426th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

VanMeter is on base at a .266 clip, 24th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2022. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 453rd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position VanMeter has an OPS of .686; with the bases empty it is .531.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 157 with the bases empty.

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

VanMeter pulls 32.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

42 pulled, 59 up the middle and 27 the other way over 128 located batted balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 33.6% of VanMeter's contact reaches 95 mph, 34th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 395th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

VanMeter hits it hardest up the middle: 89.5 mph on average there, against 86.0 to his pull side.

59 batted balls up the middle, 42 to his pull side.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

VanMeter's fly balls travel 297 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 404.

54 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His contact is about the same with runners on

30.8% of VanMeter's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.3% of it with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 157 with the bases empty.

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