Marwin Gonzalez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gonzalez does his damage against fastballs: a .695 OPS against them, against .324 on breaking balls.

117 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 45 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gonzalez strikes out in 22.5% of his trips against right-handers and 33.8% of them against left-handers.

142 plate appearances against right-handers, 65 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gonzalez hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.8 mph on average there, against 81.7 the other way.

62 batted balls to his pull side, 30 the other way.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gonzalez averages 82.1 mph off the bat, against 88.7 with the bases empty.

41 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 93 without.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gonzalez is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .870 OPS there against .576 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

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

207 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 497th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gonzalez's fly balls travel 242 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 410.

62 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Gonzalez's batting average is .185 but the quality of his contact projects .221, a gap of .036 in his favour once the bounces even out.

207 plate appearances in 2022.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gonzalez is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .312 OPS there against .576 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Gonzalez averages 18.9 degrees off the bat: 38.8% of his contact is in the air and 38.8% of it is on the ground.

134 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gonzalez slugs .370 against fastballs and .190 against breaking balls.

117 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gonzalez's OPS+ of 64 sits 24th percentile among hitters this season.

207 plate appearances in 2022. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 457th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gonzalez strikes out in 22.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27.5% with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Gonzalez's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2022.

The power is not there this season

Gonzalez is slugging .321, 30th percentile in the league.

207 plate appearances in 2022. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 421st in MLB.

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

4 of Gonzalez's 6 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 410 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2022.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gonzalez's quality of contact only supports a .221 expected average, 38th percentile in the league.

207 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 369th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gonzalez averages 86.7 mph off the bat, 37th percentile in the league.

207 plate appearances in 2022. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 378th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gonzalez strikes out in 26.1% of his trips, 38th percentile.

207 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 371st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gonzalez has an OPS of .512; with the bases empty it is .599.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Gonzalez walks in 5.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.4% with the bases empty.

58 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

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

Gonzalez pulls 45.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.2%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

62 pulled, 43 up the middle and 30 the other way over 135 located batted balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gonzalez pulls 48% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 40.5% of it against left-handers.

98 batted balls against right-handers, 37 against left-handers.

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