J.P. Crawford Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

11 of Crawford's 14 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 421 feet.

14 tracked home runs in 2026.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Crawford walks in 17.7% of his plate appearances, 97th percentile.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 13th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

28.6% of Crawford's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.2% of it with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 131 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Crawford's batting average is .211 but the quality of his contact projects .256, a gap of .045 in his favour once the bounces even out.

164 plate appearances in 2026.

Getting on base is what he does best

Crawford is on base at a .360 clip, 82nd percentile in the league.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 77th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Crawford is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .457 OPS there against .713 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Crawford slugs .394 against right-handers and .256 against left-handers.

115 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

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

Crawford strikes out in only 14.6% of his trips, 87th percentile.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 56th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Crawford strikes out in 16.5% of his trips against right-handers and 10.2% of them against left-handers.

115 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Crawford's fly balls travel 267 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 421.

125 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Crawford slugs .471 against breaking balls and .306 against fastballs.

37 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Crawford puts up a .759 OPS against right-handers and .603 against left-handers.

115 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

11 of Crawford's 14 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

14 tracked home runs in 2026.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Crawford's OPS+ of 115 puts him 71st percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 123rd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Crawford walks in 15.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 18.3% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 131 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Crawford is at his best with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .856 OPS there against .713 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Crawford hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.8 mph on average there, against 84.9 the other way.

121 batted balls to his pull side, 59 the other way.

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

Crawford finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.3% of his contact, 69th percentile.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 130th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Crawford averages 87.3 mph off the bat, 37th percentile in the league.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 267th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Crawford averages 85.0 mph off the bat, against 87.4 with the bases empty.

54 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 264 without.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Crawford should be hitting .256, 61st percentile in the league.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 165th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.4% of Crawford's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 61st percentile.

164 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 163rd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Crawford has an OPS of .653; with the bases empty it is .729.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 131 with the bases empty.

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