Tommy Joseph Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Joseph is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .255 OPS there against .720 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Joseph strikes out in 17.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.3% with the bases empty.

122 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 410 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Joseph hits the ball hard: 90.1 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile in the league.

532 plate appearances in 2017. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 71st in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Joseph does his damage against fastballs: a .783 OPS against them, against .558 on breaking balls.

327 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 135 on breaking balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.7% of Joseph's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 88th percentile in the league.

532 plate appearances in 2017. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 77th in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

14 of Joseph's 21 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 447 feet.

21 tracked home runs in 2017.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.5% of Joseph's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 76th percentile.

532 plate appearances in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 151st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Joseph is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .954 OPS there against .720 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Joseph averages 87.3 mph off the bat, against 91.1 with the bases empty.

76 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 242 without.

His contact is about the same with runners on

39.5% of Joseph's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.6% of it with the bases empty.

122 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 410 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Joseph is slugging .432, 68th percentile in the league.

532 plate appearances in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 205th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Joseph's fly balls travel 280 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 447.

119 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Joseph slugs .469 against offspeed pitches and .328 against breaking balls.

65 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Joseph hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.5 mph on average there, against 87.4 the other way.

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

His walks do not change much with runners on

Joseph walks in 8.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.4% with the bases empty.

122 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 410 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Joseph walks in only 6% of his plate appearances, 38th percentile.

532 plate appearances in 2017. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 394th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Joseph is on base at a .288 clip, 38th percentile in the league.

532 plate appearances in 2017. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 396th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Joseph finds a productive launch angle on only 36.3% of his contact, 37th percentile.

532 plate appearances in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2017, 399th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

14 of Joseph's 21 home runs have gone to his pull side and 4 of them the other way.

21 tracked home runs in 2017.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Joseph has an OPS of .773; with the bases empty it is .704.

122 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 410 with the bases empty.

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