Nolan Gorman Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gorman is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.121 OPS there against .679 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

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

5 of Gorman's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 443 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gorman is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .202 OPS there against .679 overall.

46 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gorman does his damage against fastballs: a .954 OPS against them, against .701 on breaking balls.

82 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 37 on breaking balls.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

Gorman averages 20.6 degrees off the bat: 42.6% of his contact is in the air and 29.7% of it is on the ground.

101 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gorman slugs .563 against fastballs and .323 against breaking balls.

82 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.1% of Gorman's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 80th percentile in the league.

166 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 84th in MLB.

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

Gorman finds the launch angles that produce hits on 42.6% of his contact, 89th percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 48th in MLB.

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

Gorman trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 66th percentile barrel rate, 26th percentile strikeout rate.

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

His contact is about the same with runners on

51.6% of Gorman's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.1% of it with the bases empty.

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

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gorman strikes out in 27.7% of his trips, 26th percentile.

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

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gorman hits it hardest up the middle: 92.1 mph on average there, against 86.2 the other way.

28 batted balls up the middle, 24 the other way.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.9% of Gorman's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 66th percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 144th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Gorman walks in 10.8% of his plate appearances, 70th percentile.

166 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 125th in MLB.

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

Gorman pulls 49% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.5%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

50 pulled, 28 up the middle and 24 the other way over 102 located batted balls.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Gorman swings it at 68.0 mph, 62nd percentile bat speed in the league.

166 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 161st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Gorman strikes out in 29.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27% with the bases empty.

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

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gorman's fly balls travel 279 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 443.

51 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gorman pulls 46.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 61.1% of it against left-handers.

84 batted balls against right-handers, 18 against left-handers.

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