Mike Zunino Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Zunino puts up a .497 OPS against right-handers and .787 against left-handers.

100 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Zunino's quality of contact only supports a .158 expected average, 3rd percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 574th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

50% of Zunino's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.6% of it with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Zunino hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.5 mph on average there, against 77.9 the other way.

31 batted balls to his pull side, 10 the other way.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Zunino strikes out in 43.6% of his trips, 1st percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 586th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Zunino averages 92.8 mph off the bat, against 83.9 with the bases empty.

14 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 49 without.

The power is not there this season

Zunino is slugging .306, 17th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 492nd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Zunino's fly balls travel 256 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 396.

25 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Zunino is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .812 OPS there against .578 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Zunino finds a productive launch angle on only 28.6% of his contact, 10th percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 532nd in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Zunino slugs .267 against right-handers and .412 against left-handers.

100 plate appearances against right-handers, 40 against left-handers.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Zunino has an OPS of .751; with the bases empty it is .525.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Zunino's OPS+ of 59 sits 18th percentile among hitters this season.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 485th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Zunino averages 85.9 mph off the bat, 24th percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 452nd in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Zunino walks in 10.7% of his plate appearances, 79th percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 124th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Zunino is on base at a .271 clip, 21st percentile in the league.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 468th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Zunino is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .409 OPS there against .578 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Zunino pulls 49.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.9%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

31 pulled, 22 up the middle and 10 the other way over 63 located batted balls.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Zunino's batting average is .177 but the quality of his contact projects .158, a gap of .019 he is currently outrunning.

140 plate appearances in 2023.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.9% of Zunino's contact reaches 95 mph, 35th percentile.

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

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.9% of Zunino's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 61st percentile.

140 plate appearances in 2023. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 234th in MLB.

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

Zunino averages 15.1 degrees off the bat: 36.5% of his contact is in the air and 46% of it is on the ground.

63 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Zunino strikes out in 45.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 43% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Zunino walks in 12.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.3% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.

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