Spencer Horwitz Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Horwitz is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.262 OPS there against .806 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

Getting on base is what he does best

Horwitz is on base at a .387 clip, 93rd percentile in the league.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 32nd in MLB.

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

Horwitz trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 20th percentile barrel rate, 90th percentile strikeout rate.

150 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Horwitz's batting average is .274 but the quality of his contact projects .228, a gap of .046 he is currently outrunning.

150 plate appearances in 2026.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 27.4% of Horwitz's contact reaches 95 mph, 12th percentile.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 371st in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Horwitz walks in 15.3% of his plate appearances, 92nd percentile.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 34th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Horwitz's fly balls travel 259 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 411.

46 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

Horwitz strikes out in only 13.3% of his trips, 90th percentile.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 42nd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.9% of Horwitz's batted balls are barrelled, 20th percentile.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 338th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Horwitz's OPS+ of 130 puts him 82nd percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 77th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Horwitz averages 85.7 mph off the bat, 21st percentile in the league.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 331st in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

22.6% of Horwitz's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.3% of it with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Horwitz finds a productive launch angle on only 30.1% of his contact, 23rd percentile.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 325th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Horwitz walks in 17.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.3% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Horwitz is at his worst with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .655 OPS there against .806 overall.

69 plate appearances in that situation.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Horwitz pulls 37.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25% of it against left-handers.

94 batted balls against right-handers, 12 against left-handers.

There is real damage in his bat

Horwitz is slugging .419, 70th percentile in the league.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 129th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Horwitz's quality of contact only supports a .228 expected average, 37th percentile in the league.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 266th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Horwitz has an OPS of .886; with the bases empty it is .773.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Horwitz slugs .469 against breaking balls and .382 against fastballs.

37 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Horwitz swings it at 66.0 mph, 35th percentile bat speed in the league.

150 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 272nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Horwitz hits it hardest the other way: 87.9 mph on average there, against 84.4 up the middle.

21 batted balls the other way, 47 up the middle.

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

Horwitz averages 15.3 degrees off the bat: 35% of his contact is in the air and 43.7% of it is on the ground.

103 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Horwitz strikes out in 11.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 14.3% with the bases empty.

45 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 105 with the bases empty.

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