Matt Chapman Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Chapman is at his best with a runner in scoring position: a 1.008 OPS there against .589 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Chapman has an OPS of 1.008; with the bases empty it is .472.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Chapman's quality of contact only supports a .193 expected average, 12th percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 370th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Chapman swings it at 70.9 mph, 89th percentile bat speed in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 48th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Chapman's fly balls travel 233 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 387.

43 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

With a runner in scoring position Chapman averages 91.3 mph off the bat, against 85.8 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 95 without.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Chapman does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .655 OPS against them, against .441 on breaking balls.

24 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 51 on breaking balls.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Chapman finds a productive launch angle on only 23.7% of his contact, 7th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 393rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.4% of Chapman's contact reaches 95 mph, 21st percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 333rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Chapman is slugging .295, 22nd percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 327th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Chapman is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .333 OPS there against .589 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

39.1% of Chapman's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.5% of it with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Chapman's OPS+ of 68 sits 25th percentile among hitters this season.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 315th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Chapman puts up a .559 OPS against right-handers and .667 against left-handers.

133 plate appearances against right-handers, 51 against left-handers.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Chapman's batting average is .217 but the quality of his contact projects .193, a gap of .024 he is currently outrunning.

184 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Chapman hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.8 mph on average there, against 85.0 the other way.

36 batted balls to his pull side, 28 the other way.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Chapman strikes out in 30% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 23.6% with the bases empty.

40 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

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

Chapman pulls 30.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

37 pulled, 55 up the middle and 28 the other way over 120 located batted balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Chapman averages 86.9 mph off the bat, 32nd percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 286th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Chapman slugs .364 against offspeed pitches and .245 against breaking balls.

24 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Chapman strikes out in 25% of his trips, 36th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 268th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 5.1% of Chapman's batted balls are barrelled, 37th percentile.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 266th in MLB.

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

Chapman averages 8.6 degrees off the bat: 31.4% of his contact is in the air and 54.2% of it is on the ground.

118 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He does not get on base enough to help

Chapman is on base at a .293 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

184 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 267th in MLB.

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