Steven Kwan Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Kwan does his damage against fastballs: a .638 OPS against them, against .310 on offspeed pitches.

119 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 30 on offspeed pitches.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Kwan swings it at 57.9 mph, 0th percentile bat speed in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 0th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 420th in MLB.

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

Kwan trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 11th percentile barrel rate, 96th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Kwan averages 80.6 mph off the bat, 5th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 400th in MLB.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Kwan averages 75.8 mph off the bat, against 83.5 with the bases empty.

82 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 401 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Kwan is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .228 OPS there against .562 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Kwan strikes out in only 11.3% of his trips, 96th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 18th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Kwan is slugging .258, 13th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 365th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 0.7% of Kwan's batted balls are barrelled, 11th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 374th in MLB.

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

Kwan pulls 27.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

134 pulled, 222 up the middle and 129 the other way over 485 located batted balls.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Kwan's fly balls travel 266 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 381.

185 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Kwan has an OPS of .704; with the bases empty it is .531.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Kwan's batting average is .201 but the quality of his contact projects .230, a gap of .029 in his favour once the bounces even out.

186 plate appearances in 2026.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Kwan strikes out in 9.6% of his trips against right-handers and 14.8% of them against left-handers.

125 plate appearances against right-handers, 61 against left-handers.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Kwan's OPS+ of 63 sits 22nd percentile among hitters this season.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 329th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Kwan is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .768 OPS there against .562 overall.

64 plate appearances in that situation.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Kwan walks in 11.8% of his plate appearances, 78th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 93rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Kwan slugs .296 against fastballs and .143 against offspeed pitches.

119 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Kwan hits it hardest to his pull side: 85.8 mph on average there, against 80.6 up the middle.

134 batted balls to his pull side, 220 up the middle.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Kwan puts up a .601 OPS against right-handers and .485 against left-handers.

125 plate appearances against right-handers, 61 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Kwan's quality of contact only supports a .230 expected average, 39th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 257th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Kwan walks in 13.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.3% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Kwan strikes out in 13.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 10.7% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

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