Jung Hoo Lee Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Lee should be hitting .293, 90th percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 41st in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Lee trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 16th percentile barrel rate, 94th percentile strikeout rate.

184 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

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

Lee strikes out in only 12% of his trips, 94th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 26th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.1% of Lee's batted balls are barrelled, 16th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 352nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Lee hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.4 mph on average there, against 84.2 the other way.

55 batted balls to his pull side, 33 the other way.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.3% of Lee's contact reaches 95 mph, 20th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 337th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Lee puts up a .740 OPS against right-handers and .598 against left-handers.

130 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Lee is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .496 OPS there against .698 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Lee's batting average is .265 but the quality of his contact projects .293, a gap of .028 in his favour once the bounces even out.

184 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Lee finds the launch angles that produce hits on 41.1% of his contact, 82nd percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 75th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

37% of Lee's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.1% of it with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Lee walks in only 5.4% of his plate appearances, 20th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 338th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Lee swings it at 65.1 mph, 27th percentile bat speed in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 308th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Lee slugs .417 against right-handers and .320 against left-handers.

130 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Lee averages 90.3 mph off the bat, against 87.4 with the bases empty.

27 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 123 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Lee's fly balls travel 280 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 376.

57 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Lee walks in 2.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6% with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Lee strikes out in 10.8% of his trips against right-handers and 14.8% of them against left-handers.

130 plate appearances against right-handers, 54 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Lee is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .812 OPS there against .698 overall.

70 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Lee strikes out in 14.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 11.3% with the bases empty.

34 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Lee pulls 39.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 30.2% of it against left-handers.

107 batted balls against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

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