Mitch Haniger Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Haniger is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .243 OPS there against .620 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Haniger does his damage against fastballs: a .713 OPS against them, against .471 on offspeed pitches.

245 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 42 on offspeed pitches.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Haniger puts up a .693 OPS against right-handers and .486 against left-handers.

278 plate appearances against right-handers, 145 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Haniger hits the ball hard: 90.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile in the league.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 89th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Haniger pulls 26.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 46.6% of it against left-handers.

167 batted balls against right-handers, 88 against left-handers.

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

Haniger trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 72nd percentile barrel rate, 21st percentile strikeout rate.

423 plate appearances in 2024. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2024.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

46.1% of Haniger's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 83rd percentile in the league.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 102nd in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Haniger strikes out in 29.8% of his trips, 21st percentile.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 463rd in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Haniger's quality of contact only supports a .216 expected average, 27th percentile in the league.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 425th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Haniger is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .851 OPS there against .620 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Haniger slugs .380 against right-handers and .252 against left-handers.

278 plate appearances against right-handers, 145 against left-handers.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.1% of Haniger's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 72nd percentile.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 163rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Haniger hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.5 mph on average there, against 88.4 the other way.

84 batted balls to his pull side, 51 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Haniger slugs .403 against fastballs and .240 against breaking balls.

245 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Haniger walks in 11.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.8% with the bases empty.

94 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 329 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Haniger walks in 9.5% of his plate appearances, 73rd percentile.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 159th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Haniger is slugging .334, 33rd percentile in the league.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 392nd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Haniger's fly balls travel 277 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 422.

105 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Haniger finds a productive launch angle on only 32.1% of his contact, 28th percentile.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 422nd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Haniger strikes out in 28.4% of his trips against right-handers and 32.4% of them against left-handers.

278 plate appearances against right-handers, 145 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Haniger is on base at a .286 clip, 37th percentile in the league.

423 plate appearances in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 369th in MLB.

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

Haniger pulls 33.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

85 pulled, 119 up the middle and 51 the other way over 255 located batted balls.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Haniger's 12 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

12 tracked home runs in 2024.

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