Leody Taveras Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Taveras does his damage against breaking balls: a .853 OPS against them, against .497 on offspeed pitches.

27 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 25 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Taveras is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a 1.405 OPS there against .732 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Taveras strikes out in 12.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 23.9% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 88 with the bases empty.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Taveras has an OPS of 1.130; with the bases empty it is .586.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 88 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Taveras hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.7 mph on average there, against 83.0 up the middle.

26 batted balls to his pull side, 33 up the middle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Taveras slugs .520 against breaking balls and .217 against offspeed pitches.

27 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Taveras walks in 14.2% of his plate appearances, 89th percentile.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 46th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Taveras pulls 39.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 15% of it against left-handers.

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

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Taveras swings it at 64.5 mph, 20th percentile bat speed in the league.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 337th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Taveras averages 85.6 mph off the bat, 20th percentile in the league.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 335th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Taveras is on base at a .356 clip, 78th percentile in the league.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 92nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Taveras is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .497 OPS there against .732 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Taveras's fly balls travel 263 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 419.

37 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32.1% of Taveras's contact reaches 95 mph, 24th percentile.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 322nd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Taveras averages 87.8 mph off the bat, against 84.8 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 55 without.

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

Taveras finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.5% of his contact, 70th percentile.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 127th in MLB.

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

Taveras averages 16.1 degrees off the bat: 37.2% of his contact is in the air and 37.2% of it is on the ground.

78 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 5.1% of Taveras's batted balls are barrelled, 36th percentile.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 271st in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Taveras's OPS+ of 109 puts him 64th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 151st in MLB.

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

Taveras pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

26 pulled, 33 up the middle and 19 the other way over 78 located batted balls.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Taveras walks in 15.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 13.6% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 88 with the bases empty.

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