Kevin Plawecki Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Plawecki puts up a .650 OPS against right-handers and .360 against left-handers.

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

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Plawecki slugs .333 against right-handers and .156 against left-handers.

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

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Plawecki's fly balls travel 260 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 400.

48 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Plawecki is slugging .286, 18th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 494th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Plawecki walks in 11.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.3% with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 142 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Plawecki does his damage against fastballs: a .630 OPS against them, against .445 on breaking balls.

127 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 46 on breaking balls.

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

Plawecki strikes out in only 17.2% of his trips, 82nd percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2022. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 109th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Plawecki is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .796 OPS there against .572 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Plawecki hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.3 mph on average there, against 84.7 the other way.

41 batted balls to his pull side, 33 the other way.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Plawecki has an OPS of .700; with the bases empty it is .535.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 142 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Plawecki finds a productive launch angle on only 30.4% of his contact, 18th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 490th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Plawecki is at his worst against left-handers: a .360 OPS there against .572 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Plawecki's OPS+ of 64 sits 24th percentile among hitters this season.

186 plate appearances in 2022. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 454th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

32.3% of Plawecki's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.6% of it with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 142 with the bases empty.

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

Plawecki pulls 30.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

42 pulled, 63 up the middle and 33 the other way over 138 located batted balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Plawecki strikes out in 16.1% of his trips against right-handers and 20.4% of them against left-handers.

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

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Plawecki hits the ball hard: 88.8 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 216th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Plawecki slugs .313 against fastballs and .227 against breaking balls.

127 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

With a runner in scoring position Plawecki averages 87.1 mph off the bat, against 89.3 with the bases empty.

31 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 106 without.

He does not get on base enough to help

Plawecki is on base at a .286 clip, 38th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 369th in MLB.

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