Kurt Suzuki Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Suzuki averages 23.5 degrees off the bat: 48.7% of his contact is in the air and 31.9% of it is on the ground.

113 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Suzuki strikes out in 11.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.2% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 124 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Suzuki is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .908 OPS there against .561 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Suzuki strikes out in 20.7% of his trips against right-handers and 11.6% of them against left-handers.

116 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Suzuki's quality of contact only supports a .194 expected average, 15th percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 512th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 26.5% of Suzuki's contact reaches 95 mph, 12th percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 526th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Suzuki hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.8 mph on average there, against 75.2 the other way.

46 batted balls to his pull side, 17 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Suzuki is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .217 OPS there against .561 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.7% of Suzuki's batted balls are barrelled, 18th percentile.

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

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

Suzuki trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 18th percentile barrel rate, 78th percentile strikeout rate.

159 plate appearances in 2022. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2022.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Suzuki slugs .333 against right-handers and .176 against left-handers.

116 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Suzuki's OPS+ of 61 sits 21st percentile among hitters this season.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 473rd in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Suzuki averages 84.8 mph off the bat, 18th percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 489th in MLB.

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

3 of Suzuki's 4 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 386 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2022.

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

Suzuki strikes out in only 18.2% of his trips, 78th percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 130th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Suzuki is slugging .295, 21st percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 476th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Suzuki has an OPS of .688; with the bases empty it is .526.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 124 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Suzuki does his damage against fastballs: a .555 OPS against them, against .413 on breaking balls.

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

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Suzuki's fly balls travel 236 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 397.

59 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Suzuki puts up a .601 OPS against right-handers and .438 against left-handers.

116 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Suzuki is on base at a .266 clip, 24th percentile in the league.

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

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Suzuki finds a productive launch angle on only 31.9% of his contact, 26th percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 441st in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Suzuki walks in 9.4% of his plate appearances, 72nd percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 171st in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Suzuki's batting average is .180 but the quality of his contact projects .194, a gap of .014 in his favour once the bounces even out.

159 plate appearances in 2022.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Suzuki's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2022.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Suzuki walks in 11.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.9% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 124 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Suzuki slugs .279 against fastballs and .205 against breaking balls.

99 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Suzuki pulls 42.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36.7% of it against left-handers.

83 batted balls against right-handers, 30 against left-handers.

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