TJ Friedl Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Friedl does his damage against fastballs: a .623 OPS against them, against .205 on offspeed pitches.

96 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 31 on offspeed pitches.

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

With a runner in scoring position Friedl averages 76.5 mph off the bat, against 85.4 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 88 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Friedl is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .205 OPS there against .537 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Friedl's quality of contact only supports a .199 expected average, 15th percentile in the league.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 359th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Friedl averages 84.3 mph off the bat, 13th percentile in the league.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 366th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Friedl's fly balls travel 239 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 399.

42 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Friedl is slugging .270, 15th percentile in the league.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 357th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Friedl hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.7 mph on average there, against 81.5 the other way.

31 batted balls to his pull side, 19 the other way.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Friedl swings it at 64.4 mph, 20th percentile bat speed in the league.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 339th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Friedl's OPS+ of 52 sits 16th percentile among hitters this season.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 353rd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3% of Friedl's batted balls are barrelled, 21st percentile.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 333rd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 31.7% of Friedl's contact reaches 95 mph, 22nd percentile.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 328th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Friedl is on base at a .268 clip, 24th percentile in the league.

160 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 321st in MLB.

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

Friedl pulls 31.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

34 pulled, 54 up the middle and 19 the other way over 107 located batted balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Friedl is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a .678 OPS there against .537 overall.

78 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Friedl's batting average is .184 but the quality of his contact projects .199, a gap of .015 in his favour once the bounces even out.

160 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Friedl averages 14.7 degrees off the bat: 38.4% of his contact is in the air and 41.4% of it is on the ground.

99 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Friedl pulls 33% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25% of it against left-handers.

91 batted balls against right-handers, 16 against left-handers.

TJ Friedl

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