Oneil Cruz Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

One of the fastest swings in the league

Cruz swings it at 75.0 mph, 100th percentile bat speed in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 1st in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Cruz hits the ball hard: 95.9 mph off the bat on average, 100th percentile in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 3rd in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

50% of Cruz's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 66.3% of it with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

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

Cruz trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 95th percentile barrel rate, 5th percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one part of the field he lives in

Cruz hits it hardest up the middle: 97.6 mph on average there, against 88.9 the other way.

49 batted balls up the middle, 18 the other way.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

61.9% of Cruz's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 100th percentile in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 3rd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Cruz strikes out in 31.4% of his trips against right-handers and 40.4% of them against left-handers.

140 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Cruz strikes out in 34% of his trips, 5th percentile.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 398th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

17.1% of Cruz's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 95th percentile.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 23rd in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Cruz strikes out in 27.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 36% with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Cruz is slugging .481, 85th percentile in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 65th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Cruz is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.045 OPS there against .806 overall.

30 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Cruz does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .898 OPS against them, against .732 on breaking balls.

28 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 62 on breaking balls.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Cruz's OPS+ of 126 puts him 80th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 87th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Cruz slugs .444 against right-handers and .564 against left-handers.

140 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

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

Cruz averages 7.1 degrees off the bat: 24.3% of his contact is in the air and 51.4% of it is on the ground.

111 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Cruz puts up a .766 OPS against right-handers and .897 against left-handers.

140 plate appearances against right-handers, 57 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Cruz is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .647 OPS there against .806 overall.

46 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Cruz slugs .577 against offspeed pitches and .458 against breaking balls.

28 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Cruz has an OPS of .886; with the bases empty it is .780.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Cruz should be hitting .257, 61st percentile in the league.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 163rd in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Cruz's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2026.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Cruz walks in only 7.1% of his plate appearances, 36th percentile.

197 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 269th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Cruz averages 94.9 mph off the bat, against 96.3 with the bases empty.

30 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 83 without.

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