Scooter Gennett Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Gennett walks in only 1.4% of his plate appearances, 4th percentile.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 621st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gennett is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .844 OPS there against .568 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 28.6% of Gennett's contact reaches 95 mph, 19th percentile.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 527th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Gennett is on base at a .245 clip, 19th percentile in the league.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 527th in MLB.

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

Gennett finds the launch angles that produce hits on 45.2% of his contact, 91st percentile.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 60th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gennett is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .300 OPS there against .568 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.4% of Gennett's batted balls are barrelled, 22nd percentile.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 505th in MLB.

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

Gennett gets neither side of the trade: bottom-end barrel rate and bottom-end strikeout rate: 22nd percentile barrel rate, 31st percentile strikeout rate.

139 plate appearances in 2019. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2019.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Gennett's quality of contact only supports a .203 expected average, 25th percentile in the league.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 484th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gennett does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .682 OPS against them, against .525 on fastballs.

22 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 77 on fastballs.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Gennett's OPS+ of 48 sits 22nd percentile among hitters this season.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 506th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gennett averages 89.1 mph off the bat, against 86.1 with the bases empty.

18 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 66 without.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Gennett's batting average is .226 but the quality of his contact projects .203, a gap of .023 he is currently outrunning.

139 plate appearances in 2019.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Gennett averages 86.7 mph off the bat, 29th percentile in the league.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 459th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Gennett is slugging .323, 28th percentile in the league.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 470th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Gennett strikes out in 29.5% of his trips, 31st percentile.

139 plate appearances in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 450th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gennett slugs .385 against breaking balls and .278 against fastballs.

40 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gennett's fly balls travel 296 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 413.

39 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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