Nick Gonzales Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Gonzales strikes out in 13.4% of his trips against right-handers and 25.5% of them against left-handers.

112 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Gonzales should be hitting .304, 95th percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 24th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Gonzales walks in 15.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.3% with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 115 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gonzales is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .337 OPS there against .738 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Gonzales puts up a .819 OPS against right-handers and .539 against left-handers.

112 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gonzales strikes out in 9.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20% with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 115 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Gonzales is on base at a .377 clip, 90th percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 42nd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 0.9% of Gonzales's batted balls are barrelled, 12th percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 370th in MLB.

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

Gonzales trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 12th percentile barrel rate, 79th percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gonzales is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a 1.050 OPS there against .738 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gonzales has an OPS of .932; with the bases empty it is .667.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 115 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Gonzales slugs .417 against right-handers and .220 against left-handers.

112 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

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

Gonzales averages 5.7 degrees off the bat: 18.8% of his contact is in the air and 55.6% of it is on the ground.

117 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

Gonzales strikes out in only 17% of his trips, 79th percentile.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 91st in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gonzales hits it hardest the other way: 90.2 mph on average there, against 85.1 to his pull side.

33 batted balls the other way, 39 to his pull side.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Gonzales swings it at 65.0 mph, 26th percentile bat speed in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 313th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gonzales averages 86.8 mph off the bat, 30th percentile in the league.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 294th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Gonzales's OPS+ of 112 puts him 68th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

159 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 135th in MLB.

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

Gonzales pulls 33.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

39 pulled, 46 up the middle and 33 the other way over 118 located batted balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

36.4% of Gonzales's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.4% of it with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 115 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gonzales's fly balls travel 288 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 375.

34 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Gonzales averages 88.0 mph off the bat, against 86.4 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 85 without.

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