Lewin Diaz Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Diaz does his damage against fastballs: a .728 OPS against them, against .241 on breaking balls.

99 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 42 on breaking balls.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Diaz's quality of contact only supports a .168 expected average, 4th percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 573rd in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Diaz is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .875 OPS there against .512 overall.

75 plate appearances in that situation.

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

4 of Diaz's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 397 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2022.

He does not get on base enough to help

Diaz is on base at a .224 clip, 9th percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2022. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 546th in MLB.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Diaz averages 83.8 mph off the bat, against 89.3 with the bases empty.

19 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 89 without.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Diaz slugs .425 against fastballs and .122 against breaking balls.

99 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 28.7% of Diaz's contact reaches 95 mph, 17th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 495th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Diaz is at his worst with a runner in scoring position: a .202 OPS there against .512 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Diaz's OPS+ of 44 sits 12th percentile among hitters this season.

174 plate appearances in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 525th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Diaz strikes out in 31% of his trips, 18th percentile.

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

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Diaz's 5 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

5 tracked home runs in 2022.

The power is not there this season

Diaz is slugging .288, 19th percentile in the league.

174 plate appearances in 2022. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 486th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Diaz hits it hardest up the middle: 89.5 mph on average there, against 84.0 the other way.

40 batted balls up the middle, 20 the other way.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Diaz finds a productive launch angle on only 31.8% of his contact, 26th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2022. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 445th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Diaz's fly balls travel 276 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 397.

52 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Diaz walks in only 6.3% of his plate appearances, 35th percentile.

174 plate appearances in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 387th in MLB.

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

Diaz averages 15.7 degrees off the bat: 43.9% of his contact is in the air and 38.3% of it is on the ground.

107 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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