Russell Martin Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Martin does his damage against fastballs: a .870 OPS against them, against .346 on breaking balls.

152 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 73 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Martin is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .206 OPS there against .662 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Martin slugs .456 against fastballs and .154 against breaking balls.

152 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Martin is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .984 OPS there against .662 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Martin walks in 11.3% of his plate appearances, 86th percentile.

247 plate appearances in 2019. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 90th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

31.4% of Martin's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.8% of it with the bases empty.

66 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 181 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Martin finds a productive launch angle on only 30.2% of his contact, 14th percentile.

247 plate appearances in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 556th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

2 of Martin's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2019.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Martin strikes out in 25.6% of his trips against right-handers and 20.9% of them against left-handers.

180 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

Getting on base is what he does best

Martin is on base at a .332 clip, 71st percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 191st in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Martin's quality of contact only supports a .213 expected average, 32nd percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2019. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 441st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Martin strikes out in 21.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 25.4% with the bases empty.

66 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 181 with the bases empty.

The power is not there this season

Martin is slugging .330, 30th percentile in the league.

247 plate appearances in 2019. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 454th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Martin slugs .307 against right-handers and .393 against left-handers.

180 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Martin pulls 31.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 42.9% of it against left-handers.

109 batted balls against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Martin walks in 13.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.5% with the bases empty.

66 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 181 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Martin puts up a .635 OPS against right-handers and .736 against left-handers.

180 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Martin's fly balls travel 288 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 445.

43 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Martin hits it hardest the other way: 91.1 mph on average there, against 88.2 up the middle.

23 batted balls the other way, 63 up the middle.

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

2 of Martin's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 445 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2019.

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

Martin pulls 34.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.9%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

52 pulled, 72 up the middle and 27 the other way over 151 located batted balls.

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