Lane Thomas Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Thomas puts up a .461 OPS against right-handers and .778 against left-handers.

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

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

Thomas averages 26.6 degrees off the bat: 52.5% of his contact is in the air and 22% of it is on the ground.

59 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

With a runner in scoring position Thomas averages 93.5 mph off the bat, against 82.5 with the bases empty.

15 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 45 without.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Thomas strikes out in 25.5% of his trips against right-handers and 14.6% of them against left-handers.

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

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Thomas walks in 18.2% of his plate appearances, 98th percentile.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 10th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Thomas is slugging .256, 13th percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 367th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.7% of Thomas's batted balls are barrelled, 15th percentile.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 359th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Thomas slugs .167 against right-handers and .361 against left-handers.

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

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Thomas averages 85.2 mph off the bat, 19th percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 342nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Thomas hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.6 mph on average there, against 82.2 up the middle.

20 batted balls to his pull side, 30 up the middle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Thomas's quality of contact only supports a .216 expected average, 26th percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 312th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Thomas's fly balls travel 228 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 407.

32 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Getting on base is what he does best

Thomas is on base at a .354 clip, 78th percentile in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 94th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Thomas is at his best against left-handers: a .778 OPS there against .610 overall.

48 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Thomas does his damage against fastballs: a .630 OPS against them, against .512 on breaking balls.

56 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 28 on breaking balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Thomas pulls 23.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 43.3% of it against left-handers.

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

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

Thomas finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39% of his contact, 74th percentile.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 112th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Thomas swings it at 68.6 mph, 69th percentile bat speed in the league.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 132nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Thomas is at his worst against right-handers: a .461 OPS there against .610 overall.

51 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Thomas's OPS+ of 77 sits 34th percentile among hitters this season.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 277th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36.7% of Thomas's contact reaches 95 mph, 37th percentile.

99 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 266th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Thomas slugs .273 against fastballs and .190 against breaking balls.

56 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Thomas pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 16.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

20 pulled, 30 up the middle and 10 the other way over 60 located batted balls.

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