Matt Olson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Olson does his damage against fastballs: a 1.144 OPS against them, against .475 on offspeed pitches.

104 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 28 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Olson is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .475 OPS there against .965 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

There is real damage in his bat

Olson is slugging .606, 98th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 9th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Olson hits the ball hard: 93.5 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 18th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

17.4% of Olson's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 95th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 21st in MLB.

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

Olson trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 95th percentile barrel rate, 32nd percentile strikeout rate.

192 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Olson hits it hardest up the middle: 95.7 mph on average there, against 87.5 the other way.

50 batted balls up the middle, 24 the other way.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Olson's OPS+ of 167 puts him 97th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 15th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Olson slugs .721 against fastballs and .296 against offspeed pitches.

104 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Olson has an OPS of .797; with the bases empty it is 1.018.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 143 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Olson is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a 1.309 OPS there against .965 overall.

56 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

51.6% of Olson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 92nd percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 36th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Olson puts up a 1.038 OPS against right-handers and .870 against left-handers.

110 plate appearances against right-handers, 82 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Olson walks in 14.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.1% with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 143 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Olson should be hitting .266, 73rd percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 115th in MLB.

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

Olson averages 17.6 degrees off the bat: 42.1% of his contact is in the air and 36.4% of it is on the ground.

121 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Olson swings it at 69.6 mph, 78th percentile bat speed in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 94th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Olson is on base at a .359 clip, 81st percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 81st in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Olson slugs .656 against right-handers and .541 against left-handers.

110 plate appearances against right-handers, 82 against left-handers.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Olson's batting average is .288 but the quality of his contact projects .266, a gap of .022 he is currently outrunning.

192 plate appearances in 2026.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Olson walks in 10.4% of his plate appearances, 68th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 136th in MLB.

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

8 of Olson's 13 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 441 feet.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Olson strikes out in 26% of his trips, 32nd percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 288th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Olson strikes out in 28.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 25.2% with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 143 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Olson's 13 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Olson's fly balls travel 295 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 441.

59 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Olson pulls 36.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 43.4% of it against left-handers.

69 batted balls against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

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