Paul Goldschmidt Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Goldschmidt is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a 1.318 OPS there against .915 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Goldschmidt should be hitting .299, 93rd percentile in the league.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 29th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

56.5% of Goldschmidt's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 96th percentile in the league.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 16th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

17.4% of Goldschmidt's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 95th percentile.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 20th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Goldschmidt is slugging .557, 95th percentile in the league.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 22nd in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Goldschmidt's OPS+ of 158 puts him 94th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 25th in MLB.

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

Goldschmidt pulls 26.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 27.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

70 pulled, 119 up the middle and 73 the other way over 262 located batted balls.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Goldschmidt hits the ball hard: 91.9 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile in the league.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 46th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Goldschmidt's batting average is .262 but the quality of his contact projects .299, a gap of .037 in his favour once the bounces even out.

70 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Goldschmidt finds the launch angles that produce hits on 43.5% of his contact, 92nd percentile.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 34th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Goldschmidt is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .639 OPS there against .915 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

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

12 of Goldschmidt's 18 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 430 feet.

18 tracked home runs in 2026.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Goldschmidt walks in 11.4% of his plate appearances, 75th percentile.

70 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 107th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Goldschmidt is on base at a .357 clip, 80th percentile in the league.

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

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Goldschmidt's fly balls travel 274 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 430.

119 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Goldschmidt hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.0 mph on average there, against 85.0 the other way.

70 batted balls to his pull side, 73 the other way.

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

With a runner in scoring position Goldschmidt averages 88.0 mph off the bat, against 86.5 with the bases empty.

49 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 213 without.

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

Goldschmidt averages 14.7 degrees off the bat: 38% of his contact is in the air and 43% of it is on the ground.

258 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

12 of Goldschmidt's 18 home runs have gone to his pull side and 6 of them the other way.

18 tracked home runs in 2026.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Goldschmidt pulls 24.1% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 29.6% of it against left-handers.

137 batted balls against right-handers, 125 against left-handers.

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