Nolan Arenado Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Arenado does his damage against fastballs: a 1.134 OPS against them, against .475 on breaking balls.

79 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 57 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Arenado is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a 1.328 OPS there against .814 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Arenado walks in 18.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 6.8% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 117 with the bases empty.

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

5 of Arenado's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 411 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

16.7% of Arenado's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% of it with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 117 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Arenado is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .366 OPS there against .814 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Arenado hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.2 mph on average there, against 76.2 the other way.

37 batted balls to his pull side, 17 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Arenado slugs .691 against fastballs and .212 against breaking balls.

79 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Arenado has an OPS of 1.210; with the bases empty it is .705.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 117 with the bases empty.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Arenado averages 84.5 mph off the bat, 14th percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 361st in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Arenado's OPS+ of 130 puts him 82nd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 76th in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 29.6% of Arenado's contact reaches 95 mph, 16th percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 354th in MLB.

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

Arenado averages 19.9 degrees off the bat: 39.6% of his contact is in the air and 35.8% of it is on the ground.

106 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Arenado puts up a .858 OPS against right-handers and .714 against left-handers.

106 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 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, Arenado should be hitting .267, 74th percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 111th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Arenado is slugging .463, 81st percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 79th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Arenado slugs .500 against right-handers and .381 against left-handers.

106 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Arenado's fly balls travel 249 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 411.

51 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Getting on base is what he does best

Arenado is on base at a .351 clip, 76th percentile in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 103rd in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Arenado swings it at 65.6 mph, 32nd percentile bat speed in the league.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 288th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Arenado strikes out in 20.8% of his trips against right-handers and 16.7% of them against left-handers.

106 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Arenado strikes out in 16.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.5% with the bases empty.

37 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 117 with the bases empty.

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

Arenado strikes out in only 19.5% of his trips, 64th percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 153rd in MLB.

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

Arenado finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.7% of his contact, 66th percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 145th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Arenado walks in 9.7% of his plate appearances, 63rd percentile.

154 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 158th in MLB.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Arenado averages 82.5 mph off the bat, against 85.1 with the bases empty.

24 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 84 without.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Arenado pulls 29.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 44.1% of it against left-handers.

74 batted balls against right-handers, 34 against left-handers.

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

Arenado pulls 34.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

37 pulled, 54 up the middle and 17 the other way over 108 located batted balls.

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