Sam Hilliard Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

18.5% of Hilliard's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 98th percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 12th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

57.1% of Hilliard's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 98th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 10th in MLB.

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

Hilliard trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 98th percentile barrel rate, 5th percentile strikeout rate.

61 plate appearances in 2025. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2025.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Hilliard's quality of contact only supports a .180 expected average, 7th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 544th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hilliard does his damage against breaking balls: a .812 OPS against them, against .517 on fastballs.

20 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 30 on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Hilliard walks in 16.4% of his plate appearances, 98th percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 10th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hilliard is at his worst with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .440 OPS there against .740 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Hilliard strikes out in 37.7% of his trips, 5th percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 556th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hilliard finds a productive launch angle on only 22.2% of his contact, 3rd percentile.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 573rd in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Hilliard swings it at 70.5 mph, 89th percentile bat speed in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 65th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

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

61 plate appearances in 2025. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 73rd in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Hilliard is on base at a .328 clip, 75th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 149th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hilliard slugs .412 against breaking balls and .250 against fastballs.

20 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hilliard hits it hardest to his pull side: 96.8 mph on average there, against 92.8 up the middle.

11 batted balls to his pull side, 12 up the middle.

There is real damage in his bat

Hilliard is slugging .412, 68th percentile in the league.

61 plate appearances in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 186th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Hilliard's batting average is .196 but the quality of his contact projects .180, a gap of .016 he is currently outrunning.

61 plate appearances in 2025.

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

Hilliard averages 14.3 degrees off the bat: 37% of his contact is in the air and 48.1% of it is on the ground.

27 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Sam Hilliard

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