Justin Crawford Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Crawford does his damage against fastballs: a .923 OPS against them, against .385 on offspeed pitches.

71 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 29 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Crawford is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.211 OPS there against .752 overall.

45 plate appearances in that situation.

The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Crawford averages 0.4 degrees off the bat: 20.4% of his contact is in the air and 61.2% of it is on the ground.

98 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Crawford walks in 17.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.8% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Crawford is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .348 OPS there against .752 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Crawford swings it at 62.9 mph, 10th percentile bat speed in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 377th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Crawford slugs .500 against fastballs and .179 against offspeed pitches.

71 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

With a runner in scoring position Crawford averages 82.5 mph off the bat, against 87.8 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 76 without.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1% of Crawford's batted balls are barrelled, 12th percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 369th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Crawford hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.6 mph on average there, against 83.6 up the middle.

34 batted balls to his pull side, 40 up the middle.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Crawford's batting average is .276 but the quality of his contact projects .244, a gap of .032 he is currently outrunning.

140 plate appearances in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

30.4% of Crawford's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.8% of it with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Crawford averages 86.6 mph off the bat, 29th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 299th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Crawford is on base at a .343 clip, 71st percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 124th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Crawford is slugging .409, 67th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 141st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Crawford strikes out in 17.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 21% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Crawford's fly balls travel 288 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 403.

25 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Crawford's OPS+ of 109 puts him 65th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

140 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 149th in MLB.

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

Crawford strikes out in only 20% of his trips, 61st percentile.

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

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

Crawford pulls 34.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

34 pulled, 40 up the middle and 25 the other way over 99 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Crawford pulls 35.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.6% of it against left-handers.

85 batted balls against right-handers, 14 against left-handers.

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