Mike Moustakas Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Moustakas does his damage against breaking balls: a .776 OPS against them, against .423 on offspeed pitches.

112 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 58 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Moustakas is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a 1.242 OPS there against .685 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

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

10 of Moustakas's 12 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 454 feet.

12 tracked home runs in 2023.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Moustakas slugs .491 against breaking balls and .216 against offspeed pitches.

112 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Moustakas hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.4 mph on average there, against 85.0 the other way.

99 batted balls to his pull side, 56 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Moustakas is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on offspeed pitches: a .400 OPS there against .685 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Moustakas puts up a .714 OPS against right-handers and .569 against left-handers.

310 plate appearances against right-handers, 76 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Moustakas's quality of contact only supports a .216 expected average, 26th percentile in the league.

386 plate appearances in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 439th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Moustakas's batting average is .247 but the quality of his contact projects .216, a gap of .031 he is currently outrunning.

386 plate appearances in 2023.

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

Moustakas averages 18.3 degrees off the bat: 41.8% of his contact is in the air and 37.9% of it is on the ground.

256 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Moustakas slugs .414 against right-handers and .306 against left-handers.

310 plate appearances against right-handers, 76 against left-handers.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Moustakas walks in only 6% of his plate appearances, 28th percentile.

386 plate appearances in 2023. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 427th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

10 of Moustakas's 12 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

12 tracked home runs in 2023.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Moustakas finds a productive launch angle on only 31.6% of his contact, 24th percentile.

386 plate appearances in 2023. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 450th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

42% of Moustakas's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.5% of it with the bases empty.

104 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 282 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Moustakas is on base at a .293 clip, 35th percentile in the league.

386 plate appearances in 2023. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 383rd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Moustakas's fly balls travel 268 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 454.

125 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Moustakas hits the ball hard: 89.0 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile in the league.

386 plate appearances in 2023. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 228th in MLB.

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