Torii Hunter Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Hunter is at his best against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.364 OPS there against .703 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Hunter has an OPS of .913; with the bases empty it is .640.

138 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 428 with the bases empty.

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

17 of Hunter's 22 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 430 feet.

22 tracked home runs in 2015.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hunter is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .328 OPS there against .703 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Hunter pulls 25.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

103 pulled, 208 up the middle and 100 the other way over 411 located batted balls.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Hunter does his damage against fastballs: a .762 OPS against them, against .574 on breaking balls.

355 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 129 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Hunter strikes out in 16.5% of his trips against right-handers and 22.7% of them against left-handers.

394 plate appearances against right-handers, 172 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Hunter walks in 9.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.1% with the bases empty.

138 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 428 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

17 of Hunter's 22 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

22 tracked home runs in 2015.

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

Hunter strikes out in only 18.4% of his trips, 68th percentile.

566 plate appearances in 2015. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 201st in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

44% of Hunter's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.7% of it with the bases empty.

138 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 428 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Hunter is slugging .410, 65th percentile in the league.

566 plate appearances in 2015. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 223rd in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

5.8% of Hunter's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 64th percentile.

566 plate appearances in 2015. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 231st in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Hunter hits the ball hard: 89.1 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile in the league.

566 plate appearances in 2015. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 231st in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Hunter finds a productive launch angle on only 34% of his contact, 31st percentile.

566 plate appearances in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 440th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Hunter slugs .435 against fastballs and .342 against offspeed pitches.

355 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Hunter strikes out in 15.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 19.2% with the bases empty.

138 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 428 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Hunter hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.5 mph on average there, against 88.3 the other way.

93 batted balls to his pull side, 93 the other way.

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