Magneuris Sierra Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Sierra does his damage against fastballs: a .593 OPS against them, against .271 on breaking balls.

55 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 30 on breaking balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Sierra averages 77.8 mph off the bat, 2nd percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 589th in MLB.

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

Sierra averages 2.7 degrees off the bat: 26.2% of his contact is in the air and 58.5% of it is on the ground.

65 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He does not get on base enough to help

Sierra is on base at a .200 clip, 5th percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 571st in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 16.4% of Sierra's contact reaches 95 mph, 3rd percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 581st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Sierra is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a .736 OPS there against .442 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Sierra's OPS+ of 26 sits 7th percentile among hitters this season.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 556th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Sierra's quality of contact only supports a .200 expected average, 18th percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 494th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Sierra finds a productive launch angle on only 23.1% of his contact, 4th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 575th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Sierra walks in only 4.2% of his plate appearances, 15th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 511th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Sierra hits it hardest the other way: 80.8 mph on average there, against 73.4 up the middle.

13 batted balls the other way, 24 up the middle.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Sierra's batting average is .165 but the quality of his contact projects .200, a gap of .035 in his favour once the bounces even out.

96 plate appearances in 2022.

The power is not there this season

Sierra is slugging .242, 10th percentile in the league.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 539th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Sierra's fly balls travel 222 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 364.

20 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Sierra slugs .333 against fastballs and .138 against breaking balls.

55 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Sierra is at his worst on breaking balls: a .271 OPS there against .442 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Sierra averages 79.5 mph off the bat, against 77.3 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 51 without.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Sierra strikes out in 26% of his trips, 38th percentile.

96 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 370th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Sierra pulls 46.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 40.9% of it against left-handers.

45 batted balls against right-handers, 22 against left-handers.

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