Munetaka Murakami Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Murakami does his damage against fastballs: a 1.131 OPS against them, against .559 on breaking balls.

94 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 64 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Murakami is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.286 OPS there against .884 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

62.2% of Murakami's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 100th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 2nd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Murakami strikes out in 45.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 31.8% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 154 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

22.5% of Murakami's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 99th percentile.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 6th in MLB.

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

Murakami trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 99th percentile barrel rate, 5th percentile strikeout rate.

187 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

There is real damage in his bat

Murakami is slugging .526, 93rd percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 29th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Murakami is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .249 OPS there against .884 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Murakami hits the ball hard: 95.2 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 5th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Murakami walks in 17.1% of his plate appearances, 96th percentile.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 16th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Murakami slugs .694 against fastballs and .309 against breaking balls.

94 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Murakami hits it hardest the other way: 99.9 mph on average there, against 92.9 to his pull side.

11 batted balls the other way, 41 to his pull side.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Murakami strikes out in 34.2% of his trips, 5th percentile.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 400th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Murakami's OPS+ of 148 puts him 90th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 43rd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Murakami walks in 12.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 18.2% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 154 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Murakami strikes out in 32.3% of his trips against right-handers and 38.6% of them against left-handers.

130 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

Getting on base is what he does best

Murakami is on base at a .358 clip, 81st percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 82nd in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Murakami swings it at 69.2 mph, 74th percentile bat speed in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 110th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Murakami's quality of contact only supports a .226 expected average, 35th percentile in the league.

187 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 274th in MLB.

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

Murakami averages 15.8 degrees off the bat: 45.6% of his contact is in the air and 38.9% of it is on the ground.

90 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His contact is about the same with runners on

57.1% of Murakami's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 63.2% of it with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 154 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Murakami pulls 49.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 37.5% of it against left-handers.

67 batted balls against right-handers, 24 against left-handers.

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

Murakami pulls 46.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 12.1%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

42 pulled, 38 up the middle and 11 the other way over 91 located batted balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Murakami's fly balls travel 329 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 451.

43 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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