Nick Swisher Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Swisher strikes out in 26.8% of his trips against right-handers and 10.1% of them against left-handers.

168 plate appearances against right-handers, 89 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

22.7% of Swisher's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.1% of it with the bases empty.

69 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 188 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Swisher walks in 13.6% of his plate appearances, 96th percentile.

257 plate appearances in 2015. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 28th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Swisher's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2015.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Swisher is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .384 OPS there against .626 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Swisher's quality of contact only supports a .189 expected average, 24th percentile in the league.

257 plate appearances in 2015. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 486th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Swisher slugs .266 against right-handers and .403 against left-handers.

168 plate appearances against right-handers, 89 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Swisher walks in 10.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.9% with the bases empty.

69 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 188 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Swisher slugs .363 against fastballs and .200 against breaking balls.

173 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

4 of Swisher's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 383 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2015.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Swisher does his damage against fastballs: a .669 OPS against them, against .519 on offspeed pitches.

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

The power is not there this season

Swisher is slugging .315, 30th percentile in the league.

257 plate appearances in 2015. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 445th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Swisher is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .806 OPS there against .626 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Swisher puts up a .582 OPS against right-handers and .706 against left-handers.

168 plate appearances against right-handers, 89 against left-handers.

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

Swisher averages 7.7 degrees off the bat: 24.8% of his contact is in the air and 53.1% of it is on the ground.

145 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Swisher finds a productive launch angle on only 33.8% of his contact, 29th percentile.

257 plate appearances in 2015. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 448th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32.9% of Swisher's contact reaches 95 mph, 36th percentile.

257 plate appearances in 2015. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 405th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.8% of Swisher's batted balls are barrelled, 38th percentile.

257 plate appearances in 2015. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 392nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Swisher has an OPS of .694; with the bases empty it is .602.

69 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 188 with the bases empty.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Swisher's OPS+ of 77 sits 38th percentile among hitters this season.

257 plate appearances in 2015. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 391st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Swisher strikes out in 18.8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 21.8% with the bases empty.

69 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 188 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Swisher hits it hardest the other way: 88.6 mph on average there, against 86.2 to his pull side.

29 batted balls the other way, 60 to his pull side.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Swisher pulls 43.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 35.7% of it against left-handers.

95 batted balls against right-handers, 70 against left-handers.

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