Troy Johnston Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Johnston is at his best against right-handers, on breaking balls: a 1.235 OPS there against .834 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Johnston walks in 16.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.5% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 110 with the bases empty.

His contact is about the same with runners on

52% of Johnston's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.4% of it with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 110 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Johnston is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .211 OPS there against .834 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

Getting on base is what he does best

Johnston is on base at a .379 clip, 91st percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 39th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Johnston hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.9 mph on average there, against 83.0 the other way.

32 batted balls to his pull side, 20 the other way.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Johnston's batting average is .318 but the quality of his contact projects .273, a gap of .045 he is currently outrunning.

146 plate appearances in 2026.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Johnston strikes out in 11.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 24.5% with the bases empty.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 110 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Johnston does his damage against breaking balls: a .917 OPS against them, against .690 on offspeed pitches.

41 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 30 on offspeed pitches.

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

Johnston finds the launch angles that produce hits on 49.5% of his contact, 98th percentile.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 11th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Johnston should be hitting .273, 79th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 90th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Johnston has an OPS of 1.080; with the bases empty it is .757.

36 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 110 with the bases empty.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Johnston slugs .600 against breaking balls and .357 against offspeed pitches.

41 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He rarely catches the ball flush

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

146 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 331st in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Johnston pulls 36.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 13.6% of it against left-handers.

80 batted balls against right-handers, 22 against left-handers.

There is real damage in his bat

Johnston is slugging .455, 79th percentile in the league.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 89th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Johnston's OPS+ of 118 puts him 74th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

146 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 110th in MLB.

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

Johnston pulls 31.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 19.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

32 pulled, 50 up the middle and 20 the other way over 102 located batted balls.

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

With a runner in scoring position Johnston averages 90.0 mph off the bat, against 87.1 with the bases empty.

25 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 77 without.

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