Martin Maldonado Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Maldonado puts up a .479 OPS against right-handers and .766 against left-handers.

109 plate appearances against right-handers, 52 against left-handers.

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

4 of Maldonado's 4 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 432 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2025.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Maldonado is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .965 OPS there against .572 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Maldonado averages 81.1 mph off the bat, 3rd percentile in the league.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 570th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Maldonado swings it at 61.5 mph, 5th percentile bat speed in the league.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 556th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Maldonado averages 68.6 mph off the bat, against 84.0 with the bases empty.

18 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 78 without.

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

Maldonado trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 67th percentile barrel rate, 10th percentile strikeout rate.

161 plate appearances in 2025. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2025.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Maldonado strikes out in 38.5% of his trips against right-handers and 28.8% of them against left-handers.

109 plate appearances against right-handers, 52 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Maldonado hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.2 mph on average there, against 73.8 up the middle.

37 batted balls to his pull side, 41 up the middle.

He does not get on base enough to help

Maldonado is on base at a .245 clip, 13th percentile in the league.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 513th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Maldonado strikes out in 35.4% of his trips, 10th percentile.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 532nd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 28.1% of Maldonado's contact reaches 95 mph, 9th percentile.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 533rd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Maldonado's quality of contact only supports a .208 expected average, 19th percentile in the league.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 477th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Maldonado's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2025.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Maldonado's OPS+ of 58 sits 19th percentile among hitters this season.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 477th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Maldonado has an OPS of .422; with the bases empty it is .602.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Maldonado is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .347 OPS there against .572 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Maldonado finds a productive launch angle on only 30.2% of his contact, 18th percentile.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 480th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Maldonado does his damage against fastballs: a .638 OPS against them, against .495 on breaking balls.

101 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 48 on breaking balls.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Maldonado walks in only 5% of his plate appearances, 20th percentile.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 470th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Maldonado's fly balls travel 254 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 432.

41 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Maldonado slugs .287 against right-handers and .413 against left-handers.

109 plate appearances against right-handers, 52 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

22.2% of Maldonado's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.5% of it with the bases empty.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

The power is not there this season

Maldonado is slugging .327, 29th percentile in the league.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 416th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.4% of Maldonado's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 67th percentile.

161 plate appearances in 2025. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 192nd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Maldonado slugs .367 against fastballs and .283 against breaking balls.

101 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Maldonado walks in 6.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.6% with the bases empty.

31 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.

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