Luis Garcia Jr. Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one part of the field he lives in

Garcia Jr. hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.9 mph on average there, against 85.3 the other way.

42 batted balls to his pull side, 22 the other way.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Garcia Jr. does his damage against breaking balls: a .826 OPS against them, against .548 on offspeed pitches.

43 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 31 on offspeed pitches.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Garcia Jr. hits the ball hard: 92.4 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 35th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

38.5% of Garcia Jr.'s contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% of it with the bases empty.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Garcia Jr. swings it at 70.9 mph, 88th percentile bat speed in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 50th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Garcia Jr. walks in only 4.4% of his plate appearances, 15th percentile.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 358th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Garcia Jr. is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .480 OPS there against .720 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Garcia Jr. should be hitting .268, 75th percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 107th in MLB.

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

Garcia Jr. strikes out in only 15.4% of his trips, 85th percentile.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 63rd in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.2% of Garcia Jr.'s contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 81st percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 81st in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Garcia Jr. is slugging .426, 73rd percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 116th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Garcia Jr. slugs .500 against breaking balls and .323 against offspeed pitches.

43 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Garcia Jr.'s fly balls travel 276 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 405.

38 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

With a runner in scoring position Garcia Jr. averages 90.3 mph off the bat, against 93.1 with the bases empty.

26 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 80 without.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Garcia Jr. is at his best against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .864 OPS there against .720 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Garcia Jr. strikes out in 12.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 16.2% with the bases empty.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Garcia Jr. is on base at a .294 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 265th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Garcia Jr. finds a productive launch angle on only 32.7% of his contact, 37th percentile.

136 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 267th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Garcia Jr. has an OPS of .657; with the bases empty it is .740.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Garcia Jr. pulls 38.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 46.2% of it against left-handers.

96 batted balls against right-handers, 13 against left-handers.

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