Tim Anderson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Anderson averages 0.3 degrees off the bat: 20.4% of his contact is in the air and 63% of it is on the ground.

54 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Anderson's quality of contact only supports a .188 expected average, 9th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 533rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Anderson is slugging .241, 8th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 539th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Anderson swings it at 62.7 mph, 11th percentile bat speed in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 524th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Anderson walks in only 3.3% of his plate appearances, 7th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 545th in MLB.

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

Anderson pulls 23.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

13 pulled, 31 up the middle and 11 the other way over 55 located batted balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Anderson is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .227 OPS there against .499 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Anderson finds a productive launch angle on only 22.2% of his contact, 3rd percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 571st in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Anderson's OPS+ of 42 sits 11th percentile among hitters this season.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 523rd in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Anderson strikes out in 32.2% of his trips, 14th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 508th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Anderson hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.8 mph on average there, against 84.5 up the middle.

13 batted balls to his pull side, 31 up the middle.

He does not get on base enough to help

Anderson is on base at a .258 clip, 19th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 478th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Anderson does his damage against fastballs: a .539 OPS against them, against .432 on breaking balls.

50 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 33 on breaking balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36.4% of Anderson's contact reaches 95 mph, 34th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2025, 390th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Anderson's batting average is .205 but the quality of his contact projects .188, a gap of .017 he is currently outrunning.

90 plate appearances in 2025.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Anderson pulls 20.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 33.3% of it against left-handers.

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

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Anderson is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .589 OPS there against .499 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

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