Taylor Walls Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Walls strikes out in 28.6% of his trips against right-handers and 15.9% of them against left-handers.

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

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Walls does his damage against fastballs: a .736 OPS against them, against .412 on breaking balls.

62 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on breaking balls.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Walls swings it at 58.6 mph, 1st percentile bat speed in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 418th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Walls averages 78.0 mph off the bat, 1st percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 417th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Walls's quality of contact only supports a .189 expected average, 10th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 379th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Walls averages 65.9 mph off the bat, against 82.0 with the bases empty.

18 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 54 without.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 15.3% of Walls's contact reaches 95 mph, 2nd percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 412th in MLB.

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

Walls pulls 24.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 30.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

18 pulled, 33 up the middle and 22 the other way over 73 located batted balls.

The power is not there this season

Walls is slugging .274, 15th percentile in the league.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 356th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Walls is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .313 OPS there against .586 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Walls's fly balls travel 250 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 360.

35 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Walls finds a productive launch angle on only 27.8% of his contact, 13th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 367th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Walls is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .833 OPS there against .586 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Walls slugs .353 against fastballs and .154 against breaking balls.

62 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Walls hits it hardest the other way: 81.3 mph on average there, against 75.0 up the middle.

22 batted balls the other way, 32 up the middle.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Walls walks in 11.4% of his plate appearances, 74th percentile.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 109th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Walls's OPS+ of 69 sits 26th percentile among hitters this season.

114 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 312th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Walls's batting average is .211 but the quality of his contact projects .189, a gap of .022 he is currently outrunning.

114 plate appearances in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

11.1% of Walls's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 16.7% of it with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 84 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Walls puts up a .619 OPS against right-handers and .529 against left-handers.

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

His walks do not change much with runners on

Walls walks in 13.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.7% with the bases empty.

30 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 84 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Walls slugs .300 against right-handers and .229 against left-handers.

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

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