Kazuma Okamoto Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Okamoto strikes out in 32.2% of his trips against right-handers and 16.7% of them against left-handers.

143 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Okamoto hits the ball hard: 93.2 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 24th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

14.8% of Okamoto's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 90th percentile.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 43rd in MLB.

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

Okamoto trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 90th percentile barrel rate, 21st percentile strikeout rate.

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

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

Okamoto averages 19.7 degrees off the bat: 43.9% of his contact is in the air and 35.5% of it is on the ground.

383 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

54.1% of Okamoto's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 95th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 23rd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Okamoto has an OPS of .626; with the bases empty it is .812.

46 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Okamoto is slugging .448, 77th percentile in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 98th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Okamoto strikes out in 28.6% of his trips, 21st percentile.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 333rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Okamoto hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.9 mph on average there, against 88.3 the other way.

164 batted balls to his pull side, 64 the other way.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Okamoto's OPS+ of 116 puts him 72nd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 118th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Okamoto is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .619 OPS there against .767 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Okamoto walks in 11.4% of his plate appearances, 74th percentile.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 110th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

58.6% of Okamoto's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 52.4% of it with the bases empty.

46 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Okamoto's fly balls travel 280 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 453.

198 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Okamoto swings it at 68.6 mph, 68th percentile bat speed in the league.

185 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 136th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Okamoto slugs .465 against right-handers and .389 against left-handers.

143 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Okamoto is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .885 OPS there against .767 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Okamoto strikes out in 26.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 29.5% with the bases empty.

46 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

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

Okamoto finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38% of his contact, 67th percentile.

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

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

19 of Okamoto's 33 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 453 feet.

33 tracked home runs in 2026.

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