Ryan Rua Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Rua strikes out in 43.4% of his trips against right-handers and 28.2% of them against left-handers.

76 plate appearances against right-handers, 71 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Rua averages 96.0 mph off the bat, against 90.2 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 64 without.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Rua puts up a .450 OPS against right-handers and .722 against left-handers.

76 plate appearances against right-handers, 71 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Rua is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .886 OPS there against .580 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Rua hits the ball hard: 91.3 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile in the league.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 79th in MLB.

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

Rua trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 83rd percentile barrel rate, 14th percentile strikeout rate.

147 plate appearances in 2018. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2018.

He does not get on base enough to help

Rua is on base at a .221 clip, 16th percentile in the league.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 538th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Rua does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .683 OPS against them, against .471 on breaking balls.

20 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 36 on breaking balls.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.3% of Rua's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 83rd percentile.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 112th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Rua strikes out in 36.1% of his trips, 14th percentile.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 552nd in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Rua slugs .274 against right-handers and .455 against left-handers.

76 plate appearances against right-handers, 71 against left-handers.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.6% of Rua's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 81st percentile in the league.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 121st in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Rua hits it hardest to his pull side: 94.1 mph on average there, against 88.8 up the middle.

24 batted balls to his pull side, 34 up the middle.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Rua walks in only 3.4% of his plate appearances, 16th percentile.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 541st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Rua is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .355 OPS there against .580 overall.

32 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Rua pulls 29.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

26 pulled, 41 up the middle and 20 the other way over 87 located batted balls.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Rua's quality of contact only supports a .208 expected average, 32nd percentile in the league.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 436th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Rua's OPS+ of 60 sits 29th percentile among hitters this season.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 456th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Rua finds a productive launch angle on only 34.6% of his contact, 30th percentile.

147 plate appearances in 2018. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 448th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Rua pulls 23.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 35.6% of it against left-handers.

42 batted balls against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Rua slugs .391 against fastballs and .294 against breaking balls.

91 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Rua's batting average is .194 but the quality of his contact projects .208, a gap of .014 in his favour once the bounces even out.

147 plate appearances in 2018.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Rua's fly balls travel 291 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 399.

30 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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