Khris Davis Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Davis is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .212 OPS there against .623 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Davis averages 98.1 mph off the bat, against 88.3 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 61 without.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Davis does his damage against fastballs: a .887 OPS against them, against .612 on breaking balls.

48 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 41 on breaking balls.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

11.4% of Davis's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 85th percentile.

116 plate appearances in 2021. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 99th in MLB.

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

Davis trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 85th percentile barrel rate, 35th percentile strikeout rate.

116 plate appearances in 2021. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2021.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.2% of Davis's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 84th percentile in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2021. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 105th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Davis is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a .931 OPS there against .623 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Davis pulls 30.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 48.6% of it against left-handers.

36 batted balls against right-handers, 37 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Davis hits the ball hard: 89.9 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 132nd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Davis is on base at a .267 clip, 29th percentile in the league.

116 plate appearances in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 460th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Davis slugs .512 against fastballs and .368 against breaking balls.

48 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Davis's batting average is .202 but the quality of his contact projects .223, a gap of .021 in his favour once the bounces even out.

116 plate appearances in 2021.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Davis's fly balls travel 281 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 440.

29 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Davis puts up a .660 OPS against right-handers and .586 against left-handers.

58 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Davis strikes out in 28.4% of his trips, 35th percentile.

116 plate appearances in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 425th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Davis's OPS+ of 73 sits 35th percentile among hitters this season.

116 plate appearances in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 425th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Davis slugs .385 against right-handers and .327 against left-handers.

58 plate appearances against right-handers, 58 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Davis hits it hardest up the middle: 91.1 mph on average there, against 88.2 to his pull side.

29 batted balls up the middle, 29 to his pull side.

Khris Davis

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