Kole Calhoun Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Calhoun does his damage against fastballs: a .809 OPS against them, against .396 on breaking balls.

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

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

5 of Calhoun's 6 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 433 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Calhoun strikes out in 14.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 24.2% with the bases empty.

54 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 120 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Calhoun is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .287 OPS there against .657 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Calhoun has an OPS of .467; with the bases empty it is .745.

54 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 120 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Calhoun is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.003 OPS there against .657 overall.

51 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Calhoun hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.5 mph on average there, against 82.1 the other way.

52 batted balls to his pull side, 20 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Calhoun slugs .472 against fastballs and .205 against breaking balls.

101 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Calhoun averages 20.1 degrees off the bat: 45.5% of his contact is in the air and 33.9% of it is on the ground.

121 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Calhoun strikes out in 23% of his trips against right-handers and 16.7% of them against left-handers.

126 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Calhoun walks in 3.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.2% with the bases empty.

54 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 120 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Calhoun is on base at a .282 clip, 28th percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2023. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 429th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Calhoun's fly balls travel 257 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 433.

62 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Calhoun averages 86.6 mph off the bat, 31st percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2023. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 408th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Calhoun's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Calhoun slugs .351 against right-handers and .435 against left-handers.

126 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Calhoun's batting average is .217 but the quality of his contact projects .236, a gap of .019 in his favour once the bounces even out.

174 plate appearances in 2023.

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

Calhoun strikes out in only 21.3% of his trips, 67th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 195th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 35.2% of Calhoun's contact reaches 95 mph, 36th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 381st in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Calhoun's OPS+ of 78 sits 36th percentile among hitters this season.

174 plate appearances in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 381st in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Calhoun pulls 46.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 34.2% of it against left-handers.

84 batted balls against right-handers, 38 against left-handers.

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