Pat Valaika Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Valaika does his damage against fastballs: a .711 OPS against them, against .343 on offspeed pitches.

143 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 35 on offspeed pitches.

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

4 of Valaika's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 422 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2021.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Valaika strikes out in 30.5% of his trips against right-handers and 21.7% of them against left-handers.

167 plate appearances against right-handers, 115 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Valaika is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .234 OPS there against .545 overall.

70 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Valaika averages 19.9 degrees off the bat: 44.9% of his contact is in the air and 29.7% of it is on the ground.

185 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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

Valaika finds the launch angles that produce hits on 43.8% of his contact, 96th percentile.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 30th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Valaika strikes out in 22% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 28.3% with the bases empty.

59 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 223 with the bases empty.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Valaika's OPS+ of 52 sits 23rd percentile among hitters this season.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 503rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Valaika slugs .373 against fastballs and .171 against offspeed pitches.

143 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Valaika hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.9 mph on average there, against 82.8 the other way.

51 batted balls to his pull side, 55 the other way.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Valaika is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a .772 OPS there against .545 overall.

94 plate appearances in that situation.

The power is not there this season

Valaika is slugging .292, 23rd percentile in the league.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 500th in MLB.

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

Valaika pulls 27.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 29.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

51 pulled, 81 up the middle and 55 the other way over 187 located batted balls.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.8% of Valaika's batted balls are barrelled, 31st percentile.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 453rd in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Valaika is on base at a .253 clip, 24th percentile in the league.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 494th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Valaika walks in only 5.7% of his plate appearances, 30th percentile.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 458th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

37.5% of Valaika's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.3% of it with the bases empty.

59 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 223 with the bases empty.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32.6% of Valaika's contact reaches 95 mph, 35th percentile.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 425th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2021.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Valaika's quality of contact only supports a .216 expected average, 37th percentile in the league.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 413th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Valaika's fly balls travel 270 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 422.

100 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Valaika averages 86.3 mph off the bat, 36th percentile in the league.

282 plate appearances in 2021. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 416th in MLB.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Valaika averages 87.7 mph off the bat, against 86.0 with the bases empty.

40 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 147 without.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Valaika pulls 24% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 31.3% of it against left-handers.

104 batted balls against right-handers, 83 against left-handers.

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