Sal Stewart Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Stewart does his damage against fastballs: a .958 OPS against them, against .520 on breaking balls.

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

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Stewart is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.328 OPS there against .781 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Stewart has an OPS of .990; with the bases empty it is .717.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

17.1% of Stewart's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 95th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 22nd in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Stewart puts up a .735 OPS against right-handers and .966 against left-handers.

155 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Stewart is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .432 OPS there against .781 overall.

51 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

7 of Stewart's 32 home runs have gone to his pull side and 12 of them the other way.

32 tracked home runs in 2026.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Stewart slugs .561 against fastballs and .298 against breaking balls.

116 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is real damage in his bat

Stewart is slugging .459, 80th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 87th in MLB.

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

Stewart pulls 26.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

125 pulled, 220 up the middle and 134 the other way over 479 located batted balls.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Stewart hits the ball hard: 90.7 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 88th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Stewart slugs .432 against right-handers and .576 against left-handers.

155 plate appearances against right-handers, 41 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Stewart walks in 11.2% of his plate appearances, 74th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 112th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

48.4% of Stewart's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% of it with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Stewart's OPS+ of 116 puts him 71st percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 121st in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Stewart's batting average is .238 but the quality of his contact projects .257, a gap of .019 in his favour once the bounces even out.

196 plate appearances in 2026.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Stewart swings it at 65.8 mph, 33rd percentile bat speed in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 281st in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Stewart should be hitting .257, 62nd percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 162nd in MLB.

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

Stewart finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38% of his contact, 67th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 138th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.1% of Stewart's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 64th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 151st in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Stewart strikes out in 17% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.1% with the bases empty.

47 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Stewart strikes out in only 19.4% of his trips, 64th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 151st in MLB.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Stewart averages 89.1 mph off the bat, against 90.9 with the bases empty.

115 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 352 without.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Stewart's fly balls travel 297 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 456.

183 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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