Matt Wallner Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His contact is about the same with runners on

66.7% of Wallner's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.7% of it with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 99 with the bases empty.

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

Wallner trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 75th percentile barrel rate, 1st percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Wallner does his damage against fastballs: a .660 OPS against them, against .358 on breaking balls.

72 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 38 on breaking balls.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Wallner strikes out in 39.3% of his trips, 1st percentile.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 416th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Wallner is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .214 OPS there against .551 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Wallner averages 96.2 mph off the bat, against 86.1 with the bases empty.

15 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 52 without.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Wallner's quality of contact only supports a .202 expected average, 17th percentile in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 349th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Wallner is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .857 OPS there against .551 overall.

34 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Wallner's OPS+ of 56 sits 18th percentile among hitters this season.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 345th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Wallner's batting average is .167 but the quality of his contact projects .202, a gap of .035 in his favour once the bounces even out.

135 plate appearances in 2026.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Wallner finds a productive launch angle on only 26.9% of his contact, 10th percentile.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 377th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Wallner is on base at a .259 clip, 20th percentile in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 339th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.4% of Wallner's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 75th percentile.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 108th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Wallner walks in 11.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.1% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 99 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Wallner strikes out in 40.9% of his trips against right-handers and 36.2% of them against left-handers.

88 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Wallner is slugging .292, 20th percentile in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 335th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Wallner pulls 50% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36% of it against left-handers.

42 batted balls against right-handers, 25 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Wallner slugs .355 against fastballs and .200 against breaking balls.

72 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Wallner averages 8.1 degrees off the bat: 22.4% of his contact is in the air and 50.7% of it is on the ground.

67 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Wallner swings it at 68.6 mph, 68th percentile bat speed in the league.

135 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 135th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Wallner puts up a .580 OPS against right-handers and .496 against left-handers.

88 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Wallner's fly balls travel 290 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 424.

21 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Wallner strikes out in 41.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 38.4% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 99 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Wallner hits it hardest the other way: 90.3 mph on average there, against 87.5 to his pull side.

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

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