Miguel Amaya Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Amaya averages 21.7 degrees off the bat: 46.3% of his contact is in the air and 30.9% of it is on the ground.

149 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 24.4% of Amaya's contact reaches 95 mph, 8th percentile.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 386th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Amaya's quality of contact only supports a .201 expected average, 16th percentile in the league.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 352nd in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Amaya is on base at a .365 clip, 85th percentile in the league.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 63rd in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Amaya walks in 13.3% of his plate appearances, 87th percentile.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 57th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Amaya is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .969 OPS there against .709 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Amaya slugs .395 against fastballs and .188 against breaking balls.

45 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Amaya's fly balls travel 259 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 400.

81 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Amaya averages 84.9 mph off the bat, 17th percentile in the league.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Amaya does his damage against fastballs: a .750 OPS against them, against .568 on breaking balls.

45 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 22 on breaking balls.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Amaya's batting average is .230 but the quality of his contact projects .201, a gap of .029 he is currently outrunning.

75 plate appearances in 2026.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Amaya finds a productive launch angle on only 28.9% of his contact, 18th percentile.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 346th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Amaya is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .503 OPS there against .709 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

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

4 of Amaya's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 395 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Amaya hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.7 mph on average there, against 84.3 up the middle.

48 batted balls to his pull side, 72 up the middle.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Amaya swings it at 66.2 mph, 38th percentile bat speed in the league.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 260th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Amaya's OPS+ of 109 puts him 64th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 152nd in MLB.

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

Amaya pulls 31.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

48 pulled, 72 up the middle and 32 the other way over 152 located batted balls.

The power is not there this season

Amaya is slugging .344, 39th percentile in the league.

75 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 256th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Amaya's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

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