Justin Maxwell Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Maxwell does his damage against fastballs: a .785 OPS against them, against .405 on breaking balls.

153 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 81 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Maxwell is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .220 OPS there against .631 overall.

41 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Maxwell strikes out in 21.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 29.9% with the bases empty.

71 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 197 with the bases empty.

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

Maxwell pulls 24.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 32.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

41 pulled, 73 up the middle and 55 the other way over 169 located batted balls.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Maxwell slugs .436 against fastballs and .208 against breaking balls.

153 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Maxwell is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .886 OPS there against .631 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Maxwell's quality of contact only supports a .193 expected average, 27th percentile in the league.

268 plate appearances in 2015. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 466th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Maxwell hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.2 mph on average there, against 86.2 the other way.

32 batted balls to his pull side, 46 the other way.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Maxwell strikes out in 27.6% of his trips, 27th percentile.

268 plate appearances in 2015. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 464th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Maxwell strikes out in 26.3% of his trips against right-handers and 30.3% of them against left-handers.

179 plate appearances against right-handers, 89 against left-handers.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Maxwell's batting average is .214 but the quality of his contact projects .193, a gap of .021 he is currently outrunning.

268 plate appearances in 2015.

He does not get on base enough to help

Maxwell is on base at a .281 clip, 34th percentile in the league.

268 plate appearances in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 421st in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

35% of Maxwell's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.6% of it with the bases empty.

71 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 197 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

5.7% of Maxwell's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 62nd percentile.

268 plate appearances in 2015. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 239th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Maxwell's OPS+ of 74 sits 37th percentile among hitters this season.

268 plate appearances in 2015. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 402nd in MLB.

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

4 of Maxwell's 7 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 454 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2015.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Maxwell has an OPS of .566; with the bases empty it is .653.

71 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 197 with the bases empty.

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

With a runner in scoring position Maxwell averages 87.1 mph off the bat, against 88.9 with the bases empty.

40 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 99 without.

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