Kyle Karros Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Karros does his damage against fastballs: a .882 OPS against them, against .329 on breaking balls.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 55 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Karros strikes out in 21.4% of his trips against right-handers and 32.6% of them against left-handers.

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

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Karros is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.356 OPS there against .631 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Karros pulls 22.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

20 pulled, 49 up the middle and 19 the other way over 88 located batted balls.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Karros swings it at 61.9 mph, 7th percentile bat speed in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 391st in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Karros slugs .446 against fastballs and .111 against breaking balls.

78 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Karros walks in 15.1% of his plate appearances, 91st percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 37th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Karros is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .314 OPS there against .631 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Karros finds the launch angles that produce hits on 47.1% of his contact, 96th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 17th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Karros's batting average is .221 but the quality of his contact projects .260, a gap of .039 in his favour once the bounces even out.

146 plate appearances in 2026.

The power is not there this season

Karros is slugging .295, 22nd percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 328th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

33.3% of Karros's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.9% of it with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 110 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Karros hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.2 mph on average there, against 87.8 up the middle.

19 batted balls to his pull side, 49 up the middle.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Karros should be hitting .260, 68th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 135th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Karros's fly balls travel 272 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 448.

29 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Karros's OPS+ of 72 sits 29th percentile among hitters this season.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 298th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.6% of Karros's batted balls are barrelled, 31st percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 290th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Karros puts up a .607 OPS against right-handers and .682 against left-handers.

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

His walks do not change much with runners on

Karros walks in 16.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.5% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 110 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Karros is on base at a .336 clip, 66th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 144th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Karros hits the ball hard: 89.3 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 165th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Karros strikes out in 24.7% of his trips, 37th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 264th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Karros slugs .277 against right-handers and .333 against left-handers.

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

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Karros pulls 20.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28% of it against left-handers.

63 batted balls against right-handers, 25 against left-handers.

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