Trayce Thompson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Thompson strikes out in 37.8% of his trips against right-handers and 49.4% of them against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 81 against left-handers.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Thompson's quality of contact only supports a .164 expected average, 4th percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 569th in MLB.

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

Thompson averages 21.8 degrees off the bat: 48.7% of his contact is in the air and 36.8% of it is on the ground.

76 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Thompson trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 78th percentile barrel rate, 2nd percentile strikeout rate.

179 plate appearances in 2023. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2023.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Thompson strikes out in 50% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 40.9% with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 137 with the bases empty.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Thompson strikes out in 43% of his trips, 2nd percentile.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 583rd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Thompson is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .255 OPS there against .579 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

56.3% of Thompson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.3% of it with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 137 with the bases empty.

The power is not there this season

Thompson is slugging .294, 14th percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 509th in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Thompson puts up a .671 OPS against right-handers and .465 against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 81 against left-handers.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

46.1% of Thompson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 82nd percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 108th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Thompson walks in 13.4% of his plate appearances, 92nd percentile.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 48th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Thompson hits it hardest up the middle: 91.6 mph on average there, against 84.3 the other way.

32 batted balls up the middle, 18 the other way.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Thompson averages 93.5 mph off the bat, against 88.2 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 60 without.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.5% of Thompson's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 78th percentile.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 132nd in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Thompson's OPS+ of 60 sits 19th percentile among hitters this season.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 482nd in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Thompson does his damage against fastballs: a .584 OPS against them, against .422 on breaking balls.

114 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 47 on breaking balls.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Thompson slugs .365 against right-handers and .206 against left-handers.

98 plate appearances against right-handers, 81 against left-handers.

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

4 of Thompson's 6 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 442 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Thompson is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .722 OPS there against .579 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

2 of Thompson's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

He does not get on base enough to help

Thompson is on base at a .285 clip, 30th percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 417th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Thompson hits the ball hard: 89.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile in the league.

179 plate appearances in 2023. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 201st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Thompson's fly balls travel 285 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 442.

38 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Thompson slugs .277 against fastballs and .209 against breaking balls.

114 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Thompson walks in 11.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 13.9% with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 137 with the bases empty.

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

Thompson pulls 34.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

26 pulled, 32 up the middle and 18 the other way over 76 located batted balls.

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