Rafael Devers Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His walks do not change much with runners on

Devers walks in 12.5% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.4% with the bases empty.

48 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 135 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Devers does his damage against fastballs: a .776 OPS against them, against .469 on breaking balls.

104 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 45 on breaking balls.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

35.7% of Devers's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.7% of it with the bases empty.

48 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 135 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Devers's quality of contact only supports a .208 expected average, 20th percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 337th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Devers strikes out in 30.6% of his trips, 13th percentile.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 367th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Devers is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .417 OPS there against .674 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Devers slugs .458 against fastballs and .225 against breaking balls.

104 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Devers's batting average is .243 but the quality of his contact projects .208, a gap of .035 he is currently outrunning.

183 plate appearances in 2026.

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

With a runner in scoring position Devers averages 86.5 mph off the bat, against 90.9 with the bases empty.

28 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 86 without.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Devers swings it at 69.1 mph, 73rd percentile bat speed in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 116th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

44.7% of Devers's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 73rd percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 113th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Devers slugs .411 against right-handers and .333 against left-handers.

121 plate appearances against right-handers, 62 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Devers's fly balls travel 282 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 411.

47 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not get on base enough to help

Devers is on base at a .290 clip, 35th percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 273rd in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Devers walks in only 6.6% of his plate appearances, 31st percentile.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 290th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Devers hits the ball hard: 89.8 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile in the league.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 145th in MLB.

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

3 of Devers's 5 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 411 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Devers is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .792 OPS there against .674 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Devers finds a productive launch angle on only 32.1% of his contact, 33rd percentile.

183 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 282nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Devers hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.8 mph on average there, against 88.1 the other way.

38 batted balls to his pull side, 25 the other way.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Devers pulls 30.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 41% of it against left-handers.

76 batted balls against right-handers, 39 against left-handers.

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

Devers pulls 33.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

39 pulled, 51 up the middle and 25 the other way over 115 located batted balls.

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