Kendrys Morales Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Morales does his damage against fastballs: a .857 OPS against them, against .275 on offspeed pitches.

103 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 45 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Morales is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.015 OPS there against .566 overall.

65 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Morales's batting average is .194 but the quality of his contact projects .276, a gap of .082 in his favour once the bounces even out.

201 plate appearances in 2019.

His contact is about the same with runners on

66.7% of Morales's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.3% of it with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Morales should be hitting .276, 90th percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 69th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Morales hits the ball hard: 92.1 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 51st in MLB.

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

Morales strikes out in only 12.9% of his trips, 96th percentile.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 26th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Morales is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .205 OPS there against .566 overall.

45 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Morales slugs .420 against fastballs and .104 against breaking balls.

103 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The power is not there this season

Morales is slugging .253, 16th percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 545th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

48.9% of Morales's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 88th percentile in the league.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 82nd in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Morales walks in 12.9% of his plate appearances, 92nd percentile.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 50th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Morales averages 95.5 mph off the bat, against 91.1 with the bases empty.

27 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 105 without.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Morales walks in 17.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.9% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Morales pulls 39.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 23.8% of it against left-handers.

123 batted balls against right-handers, 21 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Morales's OPS+ of 56 sits 25th percentile among hitters this season.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 485th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Morales finds a productive launch angle on only 33.1% of his contact, 21st percentile.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 513th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Morales hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.1 mph on average there, against 90.2 the other way.

49 batted balls to his pull side, 25 the other way.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.7% of Morales's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 62nd percentile.

201 plate appearances in 2019. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 249th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Morales has an OPS of .499; with the bases empty it is .583.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Morales's fly balls travel 298 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 417.

42 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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