Mike Anthony Napoli Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Napoli does his damage against fastballs: a .761 OPS against them, against .412 on offspeed pitches.

295 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 61 on offspeed pitches.

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

Napoli averages 22.0 degrees off the bat: 49.8% of his contact is in the air and 33% of it is on the ground.

227 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Napoli is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .290 OPS there against .709 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

16.5% of Napoli's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 98th percentile.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 14th in MLB.

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

Napoli trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 98th percentile barrel rate, 16th percentile strikeout rate.

482 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

46.4% of Napoli's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 90th percentile in the league.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 66th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Napoli hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.5 mph on average there, against 82.8 the other way.

98 batted balls to his pull side, 34 the other way.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Napoli is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a 1.051 OPS there against .709 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Napoli slugs .487 against breaking balls and .232 against offspeed pitches.

125 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Napoli strikes out in 33.8% of his trips, 16th percentile.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 533rd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Napoli's quality of contact only supports a .198 expected average, 23rd percentile in the league.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 487th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Napoli strikes out in 32.6% of his trips against right-handers and 37.6% of them against left-handers.

365 plate appearances against right-handers, 117 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Napoli hits the ball hard: 88.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile in the league.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 149th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Napoli finds a productive launch angle on only 33.1% of his contact, 22nd percentile.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 494th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Napoli has an OPS of .805; with the bases empty it is .686.

95 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 387 with the bases empty.

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

18 of Napoli's 28 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 448 feet.

28 tracked home runs in 2017.

There is real damage in his bat

Napoli is slugging .428, 67th percentile in the league.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 212th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Napoli walks in 9.5% of his plate appearances, 71st percentile.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 183rd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Napoli is on base at a .281 clip, 34th percentile in the league.

482 plate appearances in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 422nd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Napoli strikes out in 31.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 34.4% with the bases empty.

95 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 387 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Napoli's fly balls travel 290 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 448.

129 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

18 of Napoli's 28 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

28 tracked home runs in 2017.

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