Tucupita Marcano Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Marcano does his damage against offspeed pitches: a .957 OPS against them, against .455 on breaking balls.

23 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches, 46 on breaking balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Marcano strikes out in 8% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 17.6% with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 170 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Marcano is at his best against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a 1.000 OPS there against .633 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Marcano trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 27th percentile barrel rate, 90th percentile strikeout rate.

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

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Marcano slugs .609 against offspeed pitches and .238 against breaking balls.

23 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

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

Marcano strikes out in only 15.5% of his trips, 90th percentile.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 90th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 58th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Marcano is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .314 OPS there against .633 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Marcano has an OPS of .804; with the bases empty it is .588.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 170 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Marcano walks in only 4.5% of his plate appearances, 13th percentile.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 517th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Marcano averages 85.8 mph off the bat, 23rd percentile in the league.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 454th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Marcano is on base at a .277 clip, 24th percentile in the league.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 451st in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Marcano's fly balls travel 276 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 419.

69 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.1% of Marcano's batted balls are barrelled, 27th percentile.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 434th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Marcano should be hitting .256, 69th percentile in the league.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 183rd in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Marcano's batting average is .233 but the quality of his contact projects .256, a gap of .023 in his favour once the bounces even out.

220 plate appearances in 2023.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Marcano hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.3 mph on average there, against 83.9 up the middle.

58 batted balls to his pull side, 76 up the middle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Marcano's OPS+ of 72 sits 29th percentile among hitters this season.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 422nd in MLB.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 34.9% of Marcano's contact reaches 95 mph, 35th percentile.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 385th in MLB.

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

Marcano pulls 33.7% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 22.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

58 pulled, 76 up the middle and 38 the other way over 172 located batted balls.

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

With a runner in scoring position Marcano averages 84.2 mph off the bat, against 86.3 with the bases empty.

42 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 130 without.

The power is not there this season

Marcano is slugging .356, 37th percentile in the league.

220 plate appearances in 2023. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 373rd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Marcano walks in 6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.1% with the bases empty.

50 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 170 with the bases empty.

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