Nolan Reimold Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Reimold does his damage against fastballs: a .732 OPS against them, against .401 on offspeed pitches.

157 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 21 on offspeed pitches.

His contact is about the same with runners on

23.1% of Reimold's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.2% of it with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 177 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Reimold hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.8 mph on average there, against 81.1 the other way.

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

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Reimold is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .996 OPS there against .664 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Reimold puts up a .775 OPS against right-handers and .565 against left-handers.

110 plate appearances against right-handers, 116 against left-handers.

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

Reimold pulls 26.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 31%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

37 pulled, 61 up the middle and 44 the other way over 142 located batted balls.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Reimold walks in 14% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.5% with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 177 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Reimold is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .401 OPS there against .664 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Reimold slugs .439 against right-handers and .298 against left-handers.

110 plate appearances against right-handers, 116 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Reimold's fly balls travel 261 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 417.

49 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Reimold's quality of contact only supports a .205 expected average, 29th percentile in the league.

227 plate appearances in 2016. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 452nd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Reimold slugs .394 against fastballs and .211 against offspeed pitches.

157 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Reimold walks in 9.7% of his plate appearances, 75th percentile.

227 plate appearances in 2016. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 160th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Reimold finds a productive launch angle on only 33.9% of his contact, 26th percentile.

227 plate appearances in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 468th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Reimold strikes out in 27.3% of his trips, 28th percentile.

227 plate appearances in 2016. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 458th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Reimold averages 87.0 mph off the bat, 34th percentile in the league.

227 plate appearances in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 415th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Reimold's batting average is .222 but the quality of his contact projects .205, a gap of .017 he is currently outrunning.

227 plate appearances in 2016.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Reimold strikes out in 30% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.6% with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 177 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Reimold strikes out in 25.5% of his trips against right-handers and 28.4% of them against left-handers.

110 plate appearances against right-handers, 116 against left-handers.

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