Rickie Weeks Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Weeks does his damage against fastballs: a .839 OPS against them, against .393 on breaking balls.

63 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on breaking balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

50% of Weeks's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 95th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 30th in MLB.

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

Weeks trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 73rd percentile barrel rate, 5th percentile strikeout rate.

112 plate appearances in 2017. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2017.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Weeks's batting average is .216 but the quality of his contact projects .162, a gap of .054 he is currently outrunning.

112 plate appearances in 2017.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Weeks strikes out in 43.8% of his trips, 5th percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 604th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Weeks's quality of contact only supports a .162 expected average, 14th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 549th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Weeks hits the ball hard: 90.8 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 46th in MLB.

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

Weeks averages 19.2 degrees off the bat: 40% of his contact is in the air and 34.3% of it is on the ground.

35 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Weeks is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .940 OPS there against .662 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Weeks slugs .442 against fastballs and .188 against breaking balls.

63 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Weeks slugs .413 against right-handers and .275 against left-handers.

49 plate appearances against right-handers, 63 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Weeks is at his worst on breaking balls: a .393 OPS there against .662 overall.

34 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Weeks walks in 10.7% of his plate appearances, 81st percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 124th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.9% of Weeks's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 73rd percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 173rd in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Weeks pulls 28.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 45.5% of it against left-handers.

21 batted balls against right-handers, 22 against left-handers.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Weeks puts up a .719 OPS against right-handers and .608 against left-handers.

49 plate appearances against right-handers, 63 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Weeks is slugging .340, 34th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 421st in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Weeks is on base at a .321 clip, 61st percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 250th in MLB.

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