Mitch Moreland Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Moreland does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .913 OPS against them, against .488 on breaking balls.

49 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 78 on breaking balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Moreland puts up a .757 OPS against right-handers and .417 against left-handers.

211 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Moreland slugs .458 against right-handers and .195 against left-handers.

211 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Moreland is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a 1.067 OPS there against .697 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Moreland hits the ball hard: 91.0 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile in the league.

256 plate appearances in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 67th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Moreland slugs .587 against offspeed pitches and .257 against breaking balls.

49 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Moreland strikes out in 20.9% of his trips against right-handers and 31.1% of them against left-handers.

211 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.7% of Moreland's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 90th percentile in the league.

256 plate appearances in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 68th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Moreland is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .379 OPS there against .697 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.7% of Moreland's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 71st percentile.

256 plate appearances in 2021. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 192nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Moreland has an OPS of .605; with the bases empty it is .725.

62 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 194 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Moreland hits it hardest up the middle: 92.0 mph on average there, against 88.1 the other way.

70 batted balls up the middle, 40 the other way.

There is real damage in his bat

Moreland is slugging .412, 66th percentile in the league.

256 plate appearances in 2021. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 222nd in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Moreland pulls 38.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.6% of it against left-handers.

146 batted balls against right-handers, 28 against left-handers.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Moreland finds a productive launch angle on only 32.4% of his contact, 35th percentile.

256 plate appearances in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 423rd in MLB.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Moreland strikes out in only 22.7% of his trips, 62nd percentile.

256 plate appearances in 2021. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 247th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Moreland's fly balls travel 296 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 444.

73 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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