Nick Castellanos Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Castellanos's batting average is .200 but the quality of his contact projects .260, a gap of .060 in his favour once the bounces even out.

89 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Castellanos does his damage against fastballs: a .726 OPS against them, against .426 on breaking balls.

48 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on breaking balls.

He does not get on base enough to help

Castellanos is on base at a .225 clip, 8th percentile in the league.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 386th in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

3 of Castellanos's 4 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 405 feet.

4 tracked home runs in 2026.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Castellanos walks in only 3.4% of his plate appearances, 10th percentile.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 379th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Castellanos is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a .833 OPS there against .554 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Castellanos finds the launch angles that produce hits on 45.8% of his contact, 94th percentile.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 26th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Castellanos hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.1 mph on average there, against 83.2 the other way.

34 batted balls to his pull side, 14 the other way.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Castellanos's OPS+ of 55 sits 17th percentile among hitters this season.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 350th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Castellanos strikes out in 29.2% of his trips, 19th percentile.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 340th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Castellanos slugs .435 against fastballs and .250 against breaking balls.

48 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Castellanos should be hitting .260, 68th percentile in the league.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 134th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Castellanos is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .388 OPS there against .554 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Castellanos's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2026.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Castellanos swings it at 65.8 mph, 35th percentile bat speed in the league.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 276th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36.7% of Castellanos's contact reaches 95 mph, 37th percentile.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 267th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Castellanos is slugging .329, 34th percentile in the league.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 280th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.5% of Castellanos's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 63rd percentile.

89 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 157th in MLB.

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