Mark Mathias Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Mathias does his damage against fastballs: a .758 OPS against them, against .390 on breaking balls.

39 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 21 on breaking balls.

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

Mathias averages 1.3 degrees off the bat: 14.9% of his contact is in the air and 63.8% of it is on the ground.

47 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Mathias is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a .938 OPS there against .583 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

The power is not there this season

Mathias is slugging .254, 7th percentile in the league.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 549th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Mathias averages 83.6 mph off the bat, 9th percentile in the league.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 541st in MLB.

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

Mathias pulls 21.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 19.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

10 pulled, 28 up the middle and 9 the other way over 47 located batted balls.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Mathias walks in 13.7% of his plate appearances, 94th percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 37th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Mathias finds a productive launch angle on only 27.7% of his contact, 9th percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 542nd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 29.8% of Mathias's contact reaches 95 mph, 20th percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 477th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Mathias's OPS+ of 62 sits 20th percentile among hitters this season.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 473rd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Mathias averages 81.2 mph off the bat, against 84.5 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 34 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Mathias is at his worst on breaking balls: a .390 OPS there against .583 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Mathias's quality of contact only supports a .225 expected average, 33rd percentile in the league.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 398th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Mathias is on base at a .329 clip, 72nd percentile in the league.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 168th in MLB.

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

Mathias strikes out in only 20.5% of his trips, 71st percentile.

73 plate appearances in 2023. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 174th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Mathias slugs .323 against fastballs and .200 against breaking balls.

39 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Mathias hits it hardest the other way: 85.4 mph on average there, against 81.5 to his pull side.

9 batted balls the other way, 10 to his pull side.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Mathias pulls 27.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 17.2% of it against left-handers.

18 batted balls against right-handers, 29 against left-handers.

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