Luis Gonzalez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

4 of Gonzalez's 4 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 415 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2022.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gonzalez does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .780 OPS against them, against .521 on breaking balls.

50 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 99 on breaking balls.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.7% of Gonzalez's batted balls are barrelled, 11th percentile.

349 plate appearances in 2022. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 534th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

4 tracked home runs in 2022.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Gonzalez puts up a .738 OPS against right-handers and .536 against left-handers.

242 plate appearances against right-handers, 107 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gonzalez is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .958 OPS there against .675 overall.

53 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gonzalez averages 84.2 mph off the bat, 15th percentile in the league.

349 plate appearances in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 510th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Gonzalez's batting average is .251 but the quality of his contact projects .214, a gap of .037 he is currently outrunning.

349 plate appearances in 2022.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gonzalez hits it hardest the other way: 88.3 mph on average there, against 80.0 up the middle.

72 batted balls the other way, 105 up the middle.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gonzalez has an OPS of .803; with the bases empty it is .639.

80 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 269 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gonzalez strikes out in 19.4% of his trips against right-handers and 26.2% of them against left-handers.

242 plate appearances against right-handers, 107 against left-handers.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Gonzalez finds a productive launch angle on only 30% of his contact, 17th percentile.

349 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 499th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gonzalez's quality of contact only supports a .214 expected average, 29th percentile in the league.

349 plate appearances in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 423rd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gonzalez is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .469 OPS there against .675 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Gonzalez slugs .399 against right-handers and .265 against left-handers.

242 plate appearances against right-handers, 107 against left-handers.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.7% of Gonzalez's contact reaches 95 mph, 25th percentile.

349 plate appearances in 2022. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 450th in MLB.

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

Gonzalez pulls 26.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 29.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

64 pulled, 105 up the middle and 72 the other way over 241 located batted balls.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gonzalez slugs .400 against offspeed pitches and .239 against breaking balls.

50 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

Getting on base is what he does best

Gonzalez is on base at a .318 clip, 69th percentile in the league.

349 plate appearances in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 187th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gonzalez's fly balls travel 276 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 415.

92 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Gonzalez walks in 10% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.8% with the bases empty.

80 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 269 with the bases empty.

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

Gonzalez strikes out in only 21.5% of his trips, 62nd percentile.

349 plate appearances in 2022. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 227th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

34.6% of Gonzalez's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.9% of it with the bases empty.

80 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 269 with the bases empty.

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

Gonzalez averages 8.3 degrees off the bat: 34.2% of his contact is in the air and 47.7% of it is on the ground.

237 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gonzalez pulls 30% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 18.3% of it against left-handers.

170 batted balls against right-handers, 71 against left-handers.

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