Kolten Wong Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

4 of Wong's 4 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 384 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2023.

The power is not there this season

Wong is slugging .263, 9th percentile in the league.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 542nd in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Wong averages 84.1 mph off the bat, 10th percentile in the league.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 533rd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.8% of Wong's batted balls are barrelled, 11th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 526th in MLB.

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

Wong trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 11th percentile barrel rate, 67th percentile strikeout rate.

250 plate appearances in 2023. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2023.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Wong does his damage against fastballs: a .601 OPS against them, against .363 on offspeed pitches.

137 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 51 on offspeed pitches.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Wong's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2023.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Wong's OPS+ of 47 sits 10th percentile among hitters this season.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 533rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 27.2% of Wong's contact reaches 95 mph, 14th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 510th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Wong's quality of contact only supports a .215 expected average, 24th percentile in the league.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 448th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Wong is on base at a .256 clip, 13th percentile in the league.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 517th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Wong's batting average is .183 but the quality of his contact projects .215, a gap of .032 in his favour once the bounces even out.

250 plate appearances in 2023.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Wong's fly balls travel 260 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 389.

75 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Wong is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .329 OPS there against .519 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Wong hits it hardest to his pull side: 86.9 mph on average there, against 80.5 the other way.

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

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Wong strikes out in 18.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22% with the bases empty.

64 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Wong slugs .294 against fastballs and .167 against offspeed pitches.

137 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Wong finds a productive launch angle on only 32.5% of his contact, 29th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 421st in MLB.

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

Wong strikes out in only 21.2% of his trips, 67th percentile.

250 plate appearances in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 194th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Wong is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .645 OPS there against .519 overall.

90 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

30.4% of Wong's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 26% of it with the bases empty.

64 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Wong pulls 39.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 50% of it against left-handers.

154 batted balls against right-handers, 20 against left-handers.

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