Travis Snider Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Snider is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.170 OPS there against .663 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Snider strikes out in 26.6% of his trips against right-handers and 16.3% of them against left-handers.

222 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Snider strikes out in 18.5% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27% with the bases empty.

65 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Snider pulls 39.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 17.1% of it against left-handers.

127 batted balls against right-handers, 35 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Snider does his damage against fastballs: a .746 OPS against them, against .552 on offspeed pitches.

144 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 56 on offspeed pitches.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

45.1% of Snider's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 79th percentile in the league.

265 plate appearances in 2015. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 133rd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Snider walks in 13.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.5% with the bases empty.

65 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Snider walks in 9.8% of his plate appearances, 81st percentile.

265 plate appearances in 2015. 81st percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 124th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Snider hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.9 mph on average there, against 85.2 the other way.

50 batted balls to his pull side, 32 the other way.

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

With a runner in scoring position Snider averages 86.4 mph off the bat, against 89.7 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 104 without.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Snider is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .523 OPS there against .663 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Snider's fly balls travel 282 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 440.

44 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Snider finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39.9% of his contact, 69th percentile.

265 plate appearances in 2015. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 200th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Snider hits the ball hard: 89.3 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile in the league.

265 plate appearances in 2015. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 224th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Snider slugs .392 against fastballs and .302 against offspeed pitches.

144 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Snider puts up a .674 OPS against right-handers and .605 against left-handers.

222 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Snider has an OPS of .744; with the bases empty it is .638.

65 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Snider strikes out in 24.9% of his trips, 36th percentile.

265 plate appearances in 2015. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 404th in MLB.

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

Snider pulls 34.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

56 pulled, 67 up the middle and 39 the other way over 162 located batted balls.

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

Snider averages 9.6 degrees off the bat: 22.8% of his contact is in the air and 45.6% of it is on the ground.

136 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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