Mark Reynolds Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Reynolds is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a 1.214 OPS there against .601 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Reynolds walks in 20.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.4% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 123 with the bases empty.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Reynolds strikes out in 25.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 38.2% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 123 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Reynolds does his damage against fastballs: a .701 OPS against them, against .436 on breaking balls.

89 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 57 on breaking balls.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Reynolds walks in 13.6% of his plate appearances, 95th percentile.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 35th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Reynolds's quality of contact only supports a .173 expected average, 15th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 552nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Reynolds has an OPS of 1.103; with the bases empty it is .466.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 123 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Reynolds is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .307 OPS there against .601 overall.

43 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Reynolds's OPS+ of 54 sits 24th percentile among hitters this season.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 494th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Reynolds strikes out in 35.2% of his trips, 16th percentile.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 544th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Reynolds hits it hardest up the middle: 90.7 mph on average there, against 85.7 the other way.

34 batted balls up the middle, 18 the other way.

The power is not there this season

Reynolds is slugging .311, 25th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 490th in MLB.

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

Reynolds pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

27 pulled, 34 up the middle and 20 the other way over 81 located batted balls.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Reynolds hits the ball hard: 89.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 234th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

45% of Reynolds's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.2% of it with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 123 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Reynolds finds a productive launch angle on only 36% of his contact, 35th percentile.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 423rd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Reynolds is on base at a .290 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

162 plate appearances in 2019. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 411th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Reynolds pulls 28.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 37.2% of it against left-handers.

38 batted balls against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Reynolds averages 90.8 mph off the bat, against 89.0 with the bases empty.

20 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 55 without.

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