Kevin McGonigle Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

McGonigle is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a 1.307 OPS there against .821 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

McGonigle walks in 22.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 12% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 158 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

McGonigle is on base at a .397 clip, 95th percentile in the league.

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

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

McGonigle averages 20.6 degrees off the bat: 40.4% of his contact is in the air and 30.9% of it is on the ground.

136 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

McGonigle strikes out in 2.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 15.2% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 158 with the bases empty.

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

McGonigle does both: top-end barrel rate without the strikeouts that usually come with it: 70th percentile barrel rate, 92nd percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

McGonigle does his damage against fastballs: a .928 OPS against them, against .671 on breaking balls.

122 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 42 on breaking balls.

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

McGonigle strikes out in only 12.9% of his trips, 92nd percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 36th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position McGonigle has an OPS of 1.139; with the bases empty it is .753.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 158 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

McGonigle puts up a .870 OPS against right-handers and .677 against left-handers.

145 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

McGonigle hits it hardest up the middle: 92.0 mph on average there, against 83.6 the other way.

54 batted balls up the middle, 33 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

McGonigle is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .538 OPS there against .821 overall.

20 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, McGonigle should be hitting .270, 77th percentile in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 99th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: McGonigle slugs .463 against right-handers and .310 against left-handers.

145 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

McGonigle walks in 13.9% of his plate appearances, 88th percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 52nd in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

McGonigle's OPS+ of 130 puts him 83rd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 74th in MLB.

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

McGonigle finds the launch angles that produce hits on 41.2% of his contact, 83rd percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 73rd in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.6% of McGonigle's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 70th percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 126th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

McGonigle slugs .485 against fastballs and .333 against offspeed pitches.

122 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

McGonigle's batting average is .291 but the quality of his contact projects .270, a gap of .021 he is currently outrunning.

194 plate appearances in 2026.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

McGonigle's fly balls travel 275 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

75 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is real damage in his bat

McGonigle is slugging .424, 72nd percentile in the league.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 119th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

McGonigle strikes out in 11.7% of his trips against right-handers and 16.3% of them against left-handers.

145 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36.8% of McGonigle's contact reaches 95 mph, 37th percentile.

194 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 264th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

McGonigle pulls 34.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 41.2% of it against left-handers.

106 batted balls against right-handers, 34 against left-handers.

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