Mark Teixeira Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Teixeira is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .261 OPS there against .652 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

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

12 of Teixeira's 15 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 444 feet.

15 tracked home runs in 2016.

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

With a runner in scoring position Teixeira averages 84.3 mph off the bat, against 90.2 with the bases empty.

59 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 196 without.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Teixeira strikes out in 26.7% of his trips against right-handers and 17.4% of them against left-handers.

307 plate appearances against right-handers, 132 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Teixeira does his damage against fastballs: a .735 OPS against them, against .498 on offspeed pitches.

281 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 64 on offspeed pitches.

His contact is about the same with runners on

33.3% of Teixeira's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.4% of it with the bases empty.

112 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Teixeira walks in 10.5% of his plate appearances, 82nd percentile.

439 plate appearances in 2016. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 116th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Teixeira is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .894 OPS there against .652 overall.

54 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

12 of Teixeira's 15 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

15 tracked home runs in 2016.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Teixeira strikes out in 28.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22.3% with the bases empty.

112 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Teixeira slugs .411 against fastballs and .232 against offspeed pitches.

281 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Teixeira hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.9 mph on average there, against 86.5 up the middle.

119 batted balls to his pull side, 91 up the middle.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

41.1% of Teixeira's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 65th percentile in the league.

439 plate appearances in 2016. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 223rd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Teixeira is on base at a .292 clip, 36th percentile in the league.

439 plate appearances in 2016. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 403rd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Teixeira's quality of contact only supports a .217 expected average, 38th percentile in the league.

439 plate appearances in 2016. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 393rd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Teixeira walks in 12.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.8% with the bases empty.

112 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 327 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Teixeira pulls 48.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36.8% of it against left-handers.

194 batted balls against right-handers, 87 against left-handers.

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