Kennys Vargas Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Vargas does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .883 OPS against them, against .516 on breaking balls.

50 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 78 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Vargas is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .358 OPS there against .756 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Vargas puts up a .819 OPS against right-handers and .588 against left-handers.

188 plate appearances against right-handers, 75 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Vargas walks in 2.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.9% with the bases empty.

72 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 191 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.3% of Vargas's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 86th percentile.

263 plate appearances in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 92nd in MLB.

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

Vargas trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 86th percentile barrel rate, 27th percentile strikeout rate.

263 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Vargas slugs .494 against right-handers and .308 against left-handers.

188 plate appearances against right-handers, 75 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Vargas slugs .563 against offspeed pitches and .311 against breaking balls.

50 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Vargas is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.019 OPS there against .756 overall.

71 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Vargas hits it hardest up the middle: 89.4 mph on average there, against 84.0 the other way.

57 batted balls up the middle, 31 the other way.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Vargas strikes out in 33.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27.7% with the bases empty.

72 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 191 with the bases empty.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Vargas's batting average is .253 but the quality of his contact projects .225, a gap of .028 he is currently outrunning.

263 plate appearances in 2017.

There is real damage in his bat

Vargas is slugging .444, 71st percentile in the league.

263 plate appearances in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 184th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Vargas strikes out in 29.3% of his trips, 27th percentile.

263 plate appearances in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 467th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Vargas's 11 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

11 tracked home runs in 2017.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Vargas pulls 40.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 26.3% of it against left-handers.

117 batted balls against right-handers, 38 against left-handers.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Vargas's OPS+ of 98 puts him 65th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

263 plate appearances in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 222nd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Vargas strikes out in 28.2% of his trips against right-handers and 32% of them against left-handers.

188 plate appearances against right-handers, 75 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Vargas's fly balls travel 289 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 483.

48 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Vargas finds a productive launch angle on only 36.6% of his contact, 39th percentile.

263 plate appearances in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 386th in MLB.

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

6 of Vargas's 11 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 483 feet.

11 tracked home runs in 2017.

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