Tyler D. Goeddel Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Goeddel pulls 18.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 28%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

30 pulled, 86 up the middle and 45 the other way over 161 located batted balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

12.9% of Goeddel's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.7% of it with the bases empty.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 180 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Goeddel does his damage against fastballs: a .616 OPS against them, against .358 on breaking balls.

158 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 50 on breaking balls.

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

With a runner in scoring position Goeddel averages 82.9 mph off the bat, against 89.6 with the bases empty.

31 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 108 without.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Goeddel puts up a .626 OPS against right-handers and .465 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 103 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

1 of Goeddel's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and 1 of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2016.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Goeddel's OPS+ of 50 sits 22nd percentile among hitters this season.

232 plate appearances in 2016. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 496th in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.5% of Goeddel's batted balls are barrelled, 24th percentile.

232 plate appearances in 2016. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 478th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Goeddel is at his worst on breaking balls: a .358 OPS there against .554 overall.

50 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Goeddel is on base at a .260 clip, 23rd percentile in the league.

232 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 489th in MLB.

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

Goeddel averages 5.8 degrees off the bat: 23.4% of his contact is in the air and 54.7% of it is on the ground.

137 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Goeddel slugs .345 against right-handers and .232 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 103 against left-handers.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Goeddel walks in 3.8% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 8.3% with the bases empty.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 180 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Goeddel's quality of contact only supports a .210 expected average, 32nd percentile in the league.

232 plate appearances in 2016. 32nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 431st in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Goeddel slugs .336 against fastballs and .178 against breaking balls.

158 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

The power is not there this season

Goeddel is slugging .294, 23rd percentile in the league.

232 plate appearances in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 490th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Goeddel finds a productive launch angle on only 33.6% of his contact, 25th percentile.

232 plate appearances in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2016, 477th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Goeddel is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .685 OPS there against .554 overall.

72 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Goeddel's batting average is .194 but the quality of his contact projects .210, a gap of .016 in his favour once the bounces even out.

232 plate appearances in 2016.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Goeddel hits it hardest the other way: 89.1 mph on average there, against 85.1 to his pull side.

37 batted balls the other way, 28 to his pull side.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Goeddel has an OPS of .481; with the bases empty it is .575.

52 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 180 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Goeddel's fly balls travel 284 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 428.

39 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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