Odubel Herrera Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His contact is about the same with runners on

23.3% of Herrera's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.3% of it with the bases empty.

43 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 154 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Herrera does his damage against fastballs: a .796 OPS against them, against .488 on breaking balls.

109 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 61 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Herrera strikes out in 23.5% of his trips against right-handers and 13.6% of them against left-handers.

153 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

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

Herrera averages 3.1 degrees off the bat: 25.7% of his contact is in the air and 57.9% of it is on the ground.

140 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Herrera has an OPS of .386; with the bases empty it is .733.

43 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 154 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Herrera is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .328 OPS there against .658 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.

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

4 of Herrera's 5 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 431 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2022.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Herrera finds a productive launch angle on only 25.7% of his contact, 6th percentile.

197 plate appearances in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 562nd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Herrera averages 81.8 mph off the bat, against 87.5 with the bases empty.

30 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 111 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Herrera's fly balls travel 254 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 431.

41 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Herrera slugs .465 against fastballs and .259 against breaking balls.

109 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Herrera is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .897 OPS there against .658 overall.

90 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Herrera walks in only 5.6% of his plate appearances, 27th percentile.

197 plate appearances in 2022. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 438th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Herrera averages 86.3 mph off the bat, 32nd percentile in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 407th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Herrera is on base at a .279 clip, 32nd percentile in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 407th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2022.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Herrera strikes out in 25.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.1% with the bases empty.

43 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 154 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Herrera puts up a .634 OPS against right-handers and .739 against left-handers.

153 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Herrera's batting average is .238 but the quality of his contact projects .221, a gap of .017 he is currently outrunning.

197 plate appearances in 2022.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Herrera's quality of contact only supports a .221 expected average, 38th percentile in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 371st in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Herrera hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.1 mph on average there, against 84.1 up the middle.

59 batted balls to his pull side, 51 up the middle.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 5% of Herrera's batted balls are barrelled, 38th percentile.

197 plate appearances in 2022. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 372nd in MLB.

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

Herrera strikes out in only 21.3% of his trips, 64th percentile.

197 plate appearances in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 218th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Herrera pulls 42.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 35.3% of it against left-handers.

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

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