Michael A. Taylor Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Taylor is at his best against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .964 OPS there against .622 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Taylor's quality of contact only supports a .200 expected average, 13th percentile in the league.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 509th in MLB.

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

Taylor trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 70th percentile barrel rate, 11th percentile strikeout rate.

324 plate appearances in 2025. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2025.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Taylor strikes out in 34% of his trips, 11th percentile.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 524th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Taylor slugs .299 against right-handers and .450 against left-handers.

186 plate appearances against right-handers, 138 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Taylor is on base at a .256 clip, 17th percentile in the league.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 491st in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Taylor swings it at 63.7 mph, 18th percentile bat speed in the league.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 483rd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Taylor is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .323 OPS there against .622 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Taylor has an OPS of .505; with the bases empty it is .658.

78 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 246 with the bases empty.

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

Taylor pulls 30.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.2%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

58 pulled, 83 up the middle and 50 the other way over 191 located batted balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Taylor strikes out in 31.7% of his trips against right-handers and 37% of them against left-handers.

186 plate appearances against right-handers, 138 against left-handers.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Taylor averages 86.8 mph off the bat, 30th percentile in the league.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 410th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Taylor slugs .451 against offspeed pitches and .333 against breaking balls.

55 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10% of Taylor's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 70th percentile.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 179th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Taylor's fly balls travel 283 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 464.

94 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Taylor puts up a .571 OPS against right-handers and .686 against left-handers.

186 plate appearances against right-handers, 138 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Taylor's OPS+ of 72 sits 32nd percentile among hitters this season.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 402nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Taylor hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.9 mph on average there, against 85.2 the other way.

58 batted balls to his pull side, 50 the other way.

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

Taylor finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.4% of his contact, 67th percentile.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 195th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.2% of Taylor's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 64th percentile in the league.

324 plate appearances in 2025. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 213th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Taylor strikes out in 35.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 33.3% with the bases empty.

78 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 246 with the bases empty.

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

Taylor averages 15.5 degrees off the bat: 41.1% of his contact is in the air and 37.4% of it is on the ground.

190 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

5 of Taylor's 9 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 464 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2025.

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