Tyler Stephenson Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Stephenson does his damage against fastballs: a .817 OPS against them, against .413 on breaking balls.

70 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 38 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Stephenson is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.028 OPS there against .576 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Stephenson has an OPS of .813; with the bases empty it is .501.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 95 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Stephenson hits the ball hard: 91.6 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 54th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Stephenson is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .234 OPS there against .576 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Stephenson swings it at 64.3 mph, 19th percentile bat speed in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 343rd in MLB.

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

Stephenson averages 18.2 degrees off the bat: 39.5% of his contact is in the air and 32% of it is on the ground.

281 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Stephenson's OPS+ of 62 sits 21st percentile among hitters this season.

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

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Stephenson's quality of contact only supports a .214 expected average, 24th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 321st in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.3% of Stephenson's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 82nd percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 78th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Stephenson's batting average is .182 but the quality of his contact projects .214, a gap of .032 in his favour once the bounces even out.

127 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Stephenson pulls 27.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 27.1%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

80 pulled, 130 up the middle and 78 the other way over 288 located batted balls.

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

Stephenson trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 76th percentile barrel rate, 26th percentile strikeout rate.

127 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Stephenson slugs .431 against fastballs and .229 against breaking balls.

70 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Stephenson walks in 11.8% of his plate appearances, 77th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 97th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.8% of Stephenson's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 76th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 100th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Stephenson is slugging .300, 24th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 321st in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Stephenson averages 88.1 mph off the bat, against 91.4 with the bases empty.

57 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 226 without.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Stephenson strikes out in 27.6% of his trips, 26th percentile.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 311th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Stephenson is on base at a .276 clip, 27th percentile in the league.

127 plate appearances in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 306th in MLB.

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

9 of Stephenson's 15 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 435 feet.

15 tracked home runs in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

50% of Stephenson's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.4% of it with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 95 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Stephenson pulls 25.6% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 34.8% of it against left-handers.

219 batted balls against right-handers, 69 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Stephenson hits it hardest up the middle: 91.6 mph on average there, against 89.2 the other way.

127 batted balls up the middle, 78 the other way.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Stephenson's fly balls travel 297 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 435.

134 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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