Michael Bourn Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Bourn does his damage against breaking balls: a .790 OPS against them, against .436 on offspeed pitches.

84 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 48 on offspeed pitches.

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

5 of Bourn's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 408 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2016.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 21% of Bourn's contact reaches 95 mph, 11th percentile.

412 plate appearances in 2016. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 564th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2016.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Bourn is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .382 OPS there against .683 overall.

44 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Bourn's batting average is .264 but the quality of his contact projects .221, a gap of .043 he is currently outrunning.

412 plate appearances in 2016.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Bourn puts up a .648 OPS against right-handers and .836 against left-handers.

338 plate appearances against right-handers, 74 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Bourn is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .979 OPS there against .683 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Bourn averages 84.2 mph off the bat, 14th percentile in the league.

412 plate appearances in 2016. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 546th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Bourn slugs .449 against breaking balls and .244 against offspeed pitches.

84 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

25.9% of Bourn's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 19.6% of it with the bases empty.

94 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 318 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Bourn slugs .351 against right-handers and .457 against left-handers.

338 plate appearances against right-handers, 74 against left-handers.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Bourn finds the launch angles that produce hits on 41.8% of his contact, 77th percentile.

412 plate appearances in 2016. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 146th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Bourn has an OPS of .774; with the bases empty it is .656.

94 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 318 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Bourn strikes out in 21.6% of his trips against right-handers and 25.7% of them against left-handers.

338 plate appearances against right-handers, 74 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Bourn walks in 4.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.2% with the bases empty.

94 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 318 with the bases empty.

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

Bourn averages 9.5 degrees off the bat: 26.7% of his contact is in the air and 48.7% of it is on the ground.

232 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Bourn strikes out in 24.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 21.7% with the bases empty.

94 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 318 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Bourn pulls 38% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 29.4% of it against left-handers.

237 batted balls against right-handers, 51 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Bourn's fly balls travel 301 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

79 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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