Tyler Nevin Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

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

Nevin pulls 22.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 32.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

42 pulled, 82 up the middle and 60 the other way over 184 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Nevin has an OPS of .416; with the bases empty it is .667.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Nevin does his damage against fastballs: a .668 OPS against them, against .410 on offspeed pitches.

165 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 45 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Nevin is at his worst against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .308 OPS there against .618 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Nevin swings it at 64.5 mph, 20th percentile bat speed in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 469th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Nevin walks in 13.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7.8% with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Nevin's quality of contact only supports a .215 expected average, 26th percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 434th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Nevin hits the ball hard: 89.8 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 143rd in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Nevin slugs .279 against right-handers and .395 against left-handers.

151 plate appearances against right-handers, 127 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Nevin is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .847 OPS there against .618 overall.

53 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Nevin puts up a .558 OPS against right-handers and .694 against left-handers.

151 plate appearances against right-handers, 127 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Nevin slugs .400 against breaking balls and .233 against offspeed pitches.

68 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

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

Nevin finds the launch angles that produce hits on 38.8% of his contact, 77th percentile.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 137th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Nevin is slugging .331, 31st percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 403rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Nevin hits it hardest the other way: 92.3 mph on average there, against 88.0 up the middle.

60 batted balls the other way, 79 up the middle.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Nevin strikes out in 26.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 22% with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Nevin strikes out in 25.2% of his trips against right-handers and 20.5% of them against left-handers.

151 plate appearances against right-handers, 127 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Nevin walks in 9% of his plate appearances, 67th percentile.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 191st in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Nevin's OPS+ of 77 sits 34th percentile among hitters this season.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 387th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

41.4% of Nevin's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 65th percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 204th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Nevin's fly balls travel 291 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 415.

79 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

7.9% of Nevin's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 62nd percentile.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 222nd in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Nevin's 7 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

7 tracked home runs in 2024.

His contact is about the same with runners on

38.2% of Nevin's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.2% of it with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Nevin is on base at a .288 clip, 39th percentile in the league.

278 plate appearances in 2024. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 358th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Nevin averages 91.1 mph off the bat, against 89.5 with the bases empty.

34 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 147 without.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Nevin pulls 20.2% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25.9% of it against left-handers.

99 batted balls against right-handers, 85 against left-handers.

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