Justin Bour Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Bour does his damage against fastballs: a .753 OPS against them, against .314 on breaking balls.

90 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 42 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Bour is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .233 OPS there against .614 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

12.4% of Bour's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 87th percentile.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 88th in MLB.

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

Bour trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 87th percentile barrel rate, 26th percentile strikeout rate.

169 plate appearances in 2019. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2019.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Bour's quality of contact only supports a .190 expected average, 20th percentile in the league.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 519th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.2% of Bour's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 83rd percentile in the league.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 114th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

54.5% of Bour's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.8% of it with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Bour slugs .442 against fastballs and .195 against breaking balls.

90 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He does not get on base enough to help

Bour is on base at a .254 clip, 22nd percentile in the league.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 508th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Bour is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .871 OPS there against .614 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Bour hits it hardest the other way: 92.9 mph on average there, against 87.8 up the middle.

12 batted balls the other way, 44 up the middle.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Bour walks in 10.1% of his plate appearances, 78th percentile.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 144th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Bour has an OPS of .745; with the bases empty it is .575.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

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

With a runner in scoring position Bour averages 92.8 mph off the bat, against 89.0 with the bases empty.

22 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 67 without.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Bour's batting average is .167 but the quality of his contact projects .190, a gap of .023 in his favour once the bounces even out.

169 plate appearances in 2019.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Bour's OPS+ of 63 sits 28th percentile among hitters this season.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 469th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Bour strikes out in 30.8% of his trips, 26th percentile.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 482nd in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Bour hits the ball hard: 90.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile in the league.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 191st in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Bour finds a productive launch angle on only 34.8% of his contact, 29th percentile.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 464th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Bour walks in 7.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.8% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Bour pulls 38.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 46.7% of it against left-handers.

83 batted balls against right-handers, 15 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Bour is slugging .360, 38th percentile in the league.

169 plate appearances in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 406th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Bour strikes out in 28.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 31.5% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

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