Spencer Torkelson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His walks do not change much with runners on

Torkelson walks in 23.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.5% with the bases empty.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

5 of Torkelson's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 435 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

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

Torkelson trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 87th percentile barrel rate, 8th percentile strikeout rate.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Torkelson does his damage against fastballs: a .793 OPS against them, against .543 on breaking balls.

103 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 52 on breaking balls.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Torkelson strikes out in 32.8% of his trips, 8th percentile.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 386th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

13.6% of Torkelson's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 87th percentile.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 57th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Torkelson hits the ball hard: 91.4 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 61st in MLB.

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

Torkelson finds the launch angles that produce hits on 50% of his contact, 99th percentile.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 7th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Torkelson slugs .409 against right-handers and .265 against left-handers.

133 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Torkelson's quality of contact only supports a .212 expected average, 22nd percentile in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 327th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Torkelson walks in 14.1% of his plate appearances, 89th percentile.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 49th in MLB.

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

Torkelson averages 18.8 degrees off the bat: 37.5% of his contact is in the air and 29.5% of it is on the ground.

88 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Torkelson is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .921 OPS there against .698 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Torkelson swings it at 69.9 mph, 80th percentile bat speed in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 83rd in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

52.9% of Torkelson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.4% of it with the bases empty.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

46.1% of Torkelson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 78th percentile in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 94th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Torkelson's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Torkelson is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .502 OPS there against .698 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Torkelson strikes out in 28.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 33.8% with the bases empty.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Torkelson slugs .434 against fastballs and .313 against breaking balls.

103 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Torkelson hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.1 mph on average there, against 88.1 the other way.

40 batted balls to his pull side, 14 the other way.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Torkelson puts up a .717 OPS against right-handers and .628 against left-handers.

133 plate appearances against right-handers, 44 against left-handers.

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

With a runner in scoring position Torkelson averages 93.6 mph off the bat, against 90.9 with the bases empty.

17 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 72 without.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Torkelson has an OPS of .791; with the bases empty it is .672.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

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

Torkelson pulls 45.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 15.2%, a pull-side profile a shift is built for.

42 pulled, 36 up the middle and 14 the other way over 92 located batted balls.

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