Nick Gordon Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gordon is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.114 OPS there against .627 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Gordon has an OPS of .924; with the bases empty it is .546.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 215 with the bases empty.

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

6 of Gordon's 8 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 407 feet.

8 tracked home runs in 2024.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Gordon walks in only 4% of his plate appearances, 11th percentile.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 517th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Gordon is on base at a .258 clip, 17th percentile in the league.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 483rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 29.9% of Gordon's contact reaches 95 mph, 19th percentile.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 474th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gordon does his damage against breaking balls: a .725 OPS against them, against .558 on fastballs.

83 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 142 on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gordon hits it hardest to his pull side: 87.3 mph on average there, against 81.6 the other way.

81 batted balls to his pull side, 35 the other way.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Gordon swings it at 65.2 mph, 27th percentile bat speed in the league.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 426th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gordon strikes out in 28.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 23.3% with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 215 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gordon's quality of contact only supports a .219 expected average, 31st percentile in the league.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 403rd in MLB.

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

Gordon averages 6.6 degrees off the bat: 25.8% of his contact is in the air and 48.4% of it is on the ground.

190 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gordon averages 86.2 mph off the bat, 29th percentile in the league.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 414th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gordon is at his worst with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .460 OPS there against .627 overall.

115 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gordon's OPS+ of 74 sits 31st percentile among hitters this season.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 403rd in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

35% of Gordon's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.6% of it with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 215 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gordon slugs .436 against breaking balls and .318 against fastballs.

83 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gordon pulls 44% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.6% of it against left-handers.

175 batted balls against right-handers, 21 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

6 of Gordon's 8 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

8 tracked home runs in 2024.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gordon averages 87.8 mph off the bat, against 85.7 with the bases empty.

40 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 154 without.

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

Gordon finds the launch angles that produce hits on 36.8% of his contact, 63rd percentile.

275 plate appearances in 2024. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 215th in MLB.

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