Ronald Acuna Jr. Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Acuna Jr. does his damage against breaking balls: a 1.005 OPS against them, against .603 on fastballs.

27 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 93 on fastballs.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Acuna Jr. is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .248 OPS there against .750 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Acuna Jr. hits it hardest up the middle: 92.4 mph on average there, against 82.3 the other way.

37 batted balls up the middle, 27 the other way.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Acuna Jr. is at his best with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a 1.147 OPS there against .750 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Acuna Jr. slugs .640 against offspeed pitches and .269 against fastballs.

26 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Acuna Jr. puts up a .818 OPS against right-handers and .617 against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Acuna Jr. should be hitting .275, 80th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 85th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Acuna Jr. is on base at a .363 clip, 83rd percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 71st in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

11.7% of Acuna Jr.'s batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 80th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 83rd in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Acuna Jr. walks in 12.3% of his plate appearances, 81st percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 80th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Acuna Jr. strikes out in 19.4% of his trips against right-handers and 25% of them against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Acuna Jr.'s fly balls travel 272 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 411.

39 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Acuna Jr. swings it at 69.0 mph, 72nd percentile bat speed in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 119th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Acuna Jr.'s OPS+ of 112 puts him 68th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 136th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Acuna Jr. slugs .420 against right-handers and .326 against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 48 against left-handers.

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

Acuna Jr. pulls 31.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

30 pulled, 37 up the middle and 27 the other way over 94 located batted balls.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Acuna Jr.'s batting average is .258 but the quality of his contact projects .275, a gap of .017 in his favour once the bounces even out.

146 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Acuna Jr. finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.2% of his contact, 63rd percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 158th in MLB.

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

Acuna Jr. averages 14.9 degrees off the bat: 33% of his contact is in the air and 42.6% of it is on the ground.

94 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Acuna Jr. pulls 34.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25.8% of it against left-handers.

63 batted balls against right-handers, 31 against left-handers.

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