Pedro Ciriaco Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Ciriaco's batting average is .261 but the quality of his contact projects .204, a gap of .057 he is currently outrunning.

151 plate appearances in 2015.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 17.8% of Ciriaco's contact reaches 95 mph, 7th percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 591st in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Ciriaco walks in only 1.3% of his plate appearances, 6th percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 6th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 594th in MLB.

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

Ciriaco pulls 25% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

26 pulled, 52 up the middle and 26 the other way over 104 located batted balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Ciriaco averages 81.7 mph off the bat, 8th percentile in the league.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 583rd in MLB.

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

Ciriaco finds the launch angles that produce hits on 51.1% of his contact, 98th percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 13th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Ciriaco strikes out in 23.1% of his trips against right-handers and 29.8% of them against left-handers.

104 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Ciriaco hits it hardest to his pull side: 83.7 mph on average there, against 76.6 the other way.

22 batted balls to his pull side, 23 the other way.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Ciriaco has an OPS of .513; with the bases empty it is .681.

51 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 100 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Ciriaco does his damage against fastballs: a .609 OPS against them, against .434 on breaking balls.

89 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 43 on breaking balls.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Ciriaco slugs .394 against right-handers and .256 against left-handers.

104 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Ciriaco is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .423 OPS there against .627 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Ciriaco strikes out in 21.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27% with the bases empty.

51 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 100 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Ciriaco puts up a .675 OPS against right-handers and .517 against left-handers.

104 plate appearances against right-handers, 47 against left-handers.

He does not get on base enough to help

Ciriaco is on base at a .275 clip, 30th percentile in the league.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 446th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Ciriaco's quality of contact only supports a .204 expected average, 33rd percentile in the league.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 427th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Ciriaco slugs .333 against fastballs and .225 against breaking balls.

89 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

With a runner in scoring position Ciriaco averages 82.5 mph off the bat, against 80.2 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 52 without.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Ciriaco's OPS+ of 73 sits 36th percentile among hitters this season.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 407th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Ciriaco strikes out in 25.2% of his trips, 35th percentile.

151 plate appearances in 2015. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 413th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Ciriaco pulls 28% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 17.2% of it against left-handers.

75 batted balls against right-handers, 29 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Ciriaco is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .718 OPS there against .627 overall.

66 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Ciriaco's fly balls travel 289 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 390.

34 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His contact is about the same with runners on

20.6% of Ciriaco's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 16.1% of it with the bases empty.

51 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 100 with the bases empty.

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