Kevin Kiermaier Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Kiermaier averages 83.5 mph off the bat, 9th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 533rd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Kiermaier is on base at a .237 clip, 9th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 530th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Kiermaier hits it hardest the other way: 88.2 mph on average there, against 80.2 up the middle.

31 batted balls the other way, 79 up the middle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Kiermaier's quality of contact only supports a .205 expected average, 17th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 485th in MLB.

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

Kiermaier averages 4.2 degrees off the bat: 26.7% of his contact is in the air and 55.1% of it is on the ground.

176 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.8% of Kiermaier's batted balls are barrelled, 17th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 482nd in MLB.

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

Kiermaier gets neither side of the trade: bottom-end barrel rate and bottom-end strikeout rate: 17th percentile barrel rate, 20th percentile strikeout rate.

281 plate appearances in 2024. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2024.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Kiermaier slugs .341 against right-handers and .196 against left-handers.

224 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Kiermaier walks in only 4.3% of his plate appearances, 14th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 504th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Kiermaier's OPS+ of 55 sits 16th percentile among hitters this season.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 491st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 30% of Kiermaier's contact reaches 95 mph, 19th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 473rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Kiermaier finds a productive launch angle on only 29.5% of his contact, 14th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 504th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Kiermaier swings it at 64.7 mph, 21st percentile bat speed in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 459th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Kiermaier puts up a .580 OPS against right-handers and .428 against left-handers.

224 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Kiermaier strikes out in 30.6% of his trips, 20th percentile.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 470th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Kiermaier strikes out in 33.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 29.5% with the bases empty.

71 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 210 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Kiermaier does his damage against fastballs: a .598 OPS against them, against .477 on breaking balls.

159 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 87 on breaking balls.

The power is not there this season

Kiermaier is slugging .313, 24th percentile in the league.

281 plate appearances in 2024. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 445th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Kiermaier is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .417 OPS there against .550 overall.

45 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Kiermaier's fly balls travel 278 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 415.

60 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Kiermaier is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .661 OPS there against .550 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

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

3 of Kiermaier's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 415 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2024.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Kiermaier walks in 2.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.8% with the bases empty.

71 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 210 with the bases empty.

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

With a runner in scoring position Kiermaier averages 84.5 mph off the bat, against 83.1 with the bases empty.

44 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 136 without.

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