Nasim Nunez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Nunez does his damage against fastballs: a .689 OPS against them, against .349 on offspeed pitches.

77 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 35 on offspeed pitches.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Nunez puts up a .458 OPS against right-handers and .738 against left-handers.

108 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Nunez is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .929 OPS there against .536 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Nunez swings it at 60.4 mph, 3rd percentile bat speed in the league.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 410th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Nunez averages 80.6 mph off the bat, 4th percentile in the league.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 403rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Nunez is slugging .226, 7th percentile in the league.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 393rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 18.6% of Nunez's contact reaches 95 mph, 4th percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 404th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Nunez walks in 8.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.3% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 112 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Nunez is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .200 OPS there against .536 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Nunez averages 5.5 degrees off the bat: 27.4% of his contact is in the air and 52.6% of it is on the ground.

95 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Nunez walks in 12.8% of his plate appearances, 84th percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 69th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

26.1% of Nunez's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 16.2% of it with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 112 with the bases empty.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Nunez's OPS+ of 56 sits 18th percentile among hitters this season.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 344th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Nunez's quality of contact only supports a .218 expected average, 27th percentile in the league.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 307th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Nunez slugs .189 against right-handers and .324 against left-handers.

108 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Nunez hits it hardest to his pull side: 84.4 mph on average there, against 78.3 up the middle.

29 batted balls to his pull side, 51 up the middle.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Nunez strikes out in 24.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.9% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 112 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Nunez's fly balls travel 267 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 357.

34 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Nunez slugs .283 against fastballs and .133 against breaking balls.

77 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Nunez has an OPS of .657; with the bases empty it is .498.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 112 with the bases empty.

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

Nunez pulls 30% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

30 pulled, 53 up the middle and 17 the other way over 100 located batted balls.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Nunez's batting average is .202 but the quality of his contact projects .218, a gap of .016 in his favour once the bounces even out.

149 plate appearances in 2026.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Nunez strikes out in 18.5% of his trips against right-handers and 22% of them against left-handers.

108 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Nunez finds a productive launch angle on only 32.6% of his contact, 35th percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 272nd in MLB.

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

Nunez strikes out in only 19.5% of his trips, 63rd percentile.

149 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 155th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Nunez pulls 32% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 24% of it against left-handers.

75 batted balls against right-handers, 25 against left-handers.

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