Ketel Marte Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Marte's batting average is .209 but the quality of his contact projects .282, a gap of .073 in his favour once the bounces even out.

175 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Marte does his damage against fastballs: a .788 OPS against them, against .486 on breaking balls.

74 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 53 on breaking balls.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Marte swings it at 71.8 mph, 94th percentile bat speed in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 26th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Marte is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .954 OPS there against .619 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Marte should be hitting .282, 83rd percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 71st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Marte is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .296 OPS there against .619 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Marte has an OPS of .452; with the bases empty it is .656.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 143 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Marte hits the ball hard: 90.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 76th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

18 of Marte's 22 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

22 tracked home runs in 2026.

He does not get on base enough to help

Marte is on base at a .263 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 334th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Marte slugs .478 against fastballs and .260 against breaking balls.

74 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47% of Marte's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 80th percentile in the league.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 85th in MLB.

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

Marte does both: top-end barrel rate without the strikeouts that usually come with it: 68th percentile barrel rate, 74th percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one part of the field he lives in

Marte hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.8 mph on average there, against 86.5 the other way.

213 batted balls to his pull side, 70 the other way.

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

Marte strikes out in only 17.7% of his trips, 74th percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 112th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Marte's fly balls travel 273 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 452.

198 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His contact is about the same with runners on

41.7% of Marte's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.1% of it with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 143 with the bases empty.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Marte's OPS+ of 74 sits 31st percentile among hitters this season.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 290th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.2% of Marte's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 68th percentile.

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

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Marte finds a productive launch angle on only 32.1% of his contact, 33rd percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 284th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Marte walks in only 6.9% of his plate appearances, 34th percentile.

175 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 278th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Marte averages 88.6 mph off the bat, against 90.3 with the bases empty.

89 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 389 without.

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

Marte pulls 44.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 14.6%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

216 pulled, 195 up the middle and 70 the other way over 481 located batted balls.

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