Starlin Castro Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Castro is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.175 OPS there against .710 overall.

34 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Castro should be hitting .277, 92nd percentile in the league.

345 plate appearances in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 55th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Castro strikes out in 13.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 19.6% with the bases empty.

90 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 255 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Castro is at his worst against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .433 OPS there against .710 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Castro strikes out in only 18% of his trips, 83rd percentile.

345 plate appearances in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 109th in MLB.

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

Castro pulls 28.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

73 pulled, 122 up the middle and 61 the other way over 256 located batted balls.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Castro does his damage against fastballs: a .761 OPS against them, against .589 on breaking balls.

203 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 99 on breaking balls.

Getting on base is what he does best

Castro is on base at a .334 clip, 76th percentile in the league.

345 plate appearances in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 156th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Castro strikes out in 16.6% of his trips against right-handers and 22.1% of them against left-handers.

259 plate appearances against right-handers, 86 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Castro's fly balls travel 274 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 433.

83 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Castro puts up a .677 OPS against right-handers and .809 against left-handers.

259 plate appearances against right-handers, 86 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Castro slugs .452 against offspeed pitches and .316 against breaking balls.

43 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

40.4% of Castro's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 65th percentile in the league.

345 plate appearances in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 231st in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Castro walks in 5.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.2% with the bases empty.

90 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 255 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Castro hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.7 mph on average there, against 87.3 the other way.

73 batted balls to his pull side, 61 the other way.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Castro slugs .359 against right-handers and .425 against left-handers.

259 plate appearances against right-handers, 86 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Castro hits the ball hard: 88.5 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile in the league.

345 plate appearances in 2021. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 250th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Castro's OPS+ of 98 puts him 61st percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

345 plate appearances in 2021. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2021, 252nd in MLB.

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

Castro averages 9.3 degrees off the bat: 26.9% of his contact is in the air and 49.8% of it is on the ground.

253 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Castro pulls 26.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 33.9% of it against left-handers.

194 batted balls against right-handers, 62 against left-handers.

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