Ryan Zimmerman Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Zimmerman does his damage against fastballs: a .913 OPS against them, against .525 on breaking balls.

148 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 94 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Zimmerman is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .351 OPS there against .756 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Zimmerman puts up a .656 OPS against right-handers and .891 against left-handers.

158 plate appearances against right-handers, 115 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Zimmerman hits the ball hard: 91.3 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile in the league.

273 plate appearances in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 50th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Zimmerman has an OPS of .590; with the bases empty it is .831.

87 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Zimmerman's 14 home runs have gone to his pull side and 5 of them the other way.

14 tracked home runs in 2021.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Zimmerman slugs .390 against right-handers and .578 against left-handers.

158 plate appearances against right-handers, 115 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Zimmerman is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.090 OPS there against .756 overall.

60 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

11.4% of Zimmerman's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 85th percentile.

273 plate appearances in 2021. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 98th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Zimmerman is slugging .471, 85th percentile in the league.

273 plate appearances in 2021. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 98th in MLB.

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

Zimmerman trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 85th percentile barrel rate, 35th percentile strikeout rate.

273 plate appearances in 2021. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2021.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.8% of Zimmerman's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 90th percentile in the league.

273 plate appearances in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 66th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Zimmerman slugs .568 against fastballs and .323 against breaking balls.

148 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Zimmerman pulls 30.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 16.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

55 pulled, 94 up the middle and 30 the other way over 179 located batted balls.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Zimmerman walks in 8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.8% with the bases empty.

87 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Zimmerman's OPS+ of 104 puts him 69th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

273 plate appearances in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 200th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Zimmerman walks in only 5.9% of his plate appearances, 32nd percentile.

273 plate appearances in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 444th in MLB.

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

Zimmerman averages 7.6 degrees off the bat: 29.1% of his contact is in the air and 50.9% of it is on the ground.

175 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Zimmerman strikes out in 26.6% of his trips against right-handers and 30.4% of them against left-handers.

158 plate appearances against right-handers, 115 against left-handers.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Zimmerman pulls 25% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 38.7% of it against left-handers.

104 batted balls against right-handers, 75 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Zimmerman strikes out in 28.2% of his trips, 35th percentile.

273 plate appearances in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 421st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Zimmerman's fly balls travel 285 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 442.

65 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Zimmerman strikes out in 29.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27.4% with the bases empty.

87 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Zimmerman hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.2 mph on average there, against 90.7 up the middle.

55 batted balls to his pull side, 94 up the middle.

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