Maikel Franco Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Franco does his damage against fastballs: a .688 OPS against them, against .264 on offspeed pitches.

196 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 58 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Franco is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a 1.072 OPS there against .597 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

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

8 of Franco's 9 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 428 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2022.

His contact is about the same with runners on

25.4% of Franco's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.6% of it with the bases empty.

88 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 300 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Franco walks in only 3.1% of his plate appearances, 6th percentile.

388 plate appearances in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 562nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Franco hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.3 mph on average there, against 82.2 the other way.

116 batted balls to his pull side, 62 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Franco is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .264 OPS there against .597 overall.

58 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Franco is on base at a .255 clip, 17th percentile in the league.

388 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 496th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Franco slugs .392 against fastballs and .143 against offspeed pitches.

196 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Franco strikes out in 17.3% of his trips against right-handers and 23.9% of them against left-handers.

271 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

8 of Franco's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2022.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Franco trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 30th percentile barrel rate, 73rd percentile strikeout rate.

388 plate appearances in 2022. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2022.

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

With a runner in scoring position Franco averages 84.2 mph off the bat, against 87.8 with the bases empty.

67 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 229 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Franco's fly balls travel 250 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 428.

116 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.1% of Franco's batted balls are barrelled, 30th percentile.

388 plate appearances in 2022. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 422nd in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Franco's OPS+ of 68 sits 27th percentile among hitters this season.

388 plate appearances in 2022. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 436th in MLB.

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

Franco strikes out in only 19.3% of his trips, 73rd percentile.

388 plate appearances in 2022. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 161st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Franco has an OPS of .699; with the bases empty it is .568.

88 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 300 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Franco should be hitting .242, 62nd percentile in the league.

388 plate appearances in 2022. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 226th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.8% of Franco's contact reaches 95 mph, 38th percentile.

388 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 374th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Franco pulls 42.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.4% of it against left-handers.

218 batted balls against right-handers, 81 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Franco is slugging .342, 38th percentile in the league.

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

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