Tyler White Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

White is at his worst against left-handers, on breaking balls: a .218 OPS there against .612 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

White puts up a .699 OPS against right-handers and .468 against left-handers.

174 plate appearances against right-handers, 105 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

White walks in 12.9% of his plate appearances, 92nd percentile.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 51st in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

24.2% of White's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35% of it with the bases empty.

65 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

White hits it hardest to his pull side: 89.9 mph on average there, against 82.7 the other way.

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

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

White's quality of contact only supports a .195 expected average, 22nd percentile in the league.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 509th in MLB.

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

White pulls 26.8% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.2%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

44 pulled, 82 up the middle and 38 the other way over 164 located batted balls.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: White slugs .360 against right-handers and .211 against left-handers.

174 plate appearances against right-handers, 105 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

White is slugging .304, 23rd percentile in the league.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 501st in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 2.7% of White's batted balls are barrelled, 25th percentile.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 490th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

White averages 86.2 mph off the bat, 25th percentile in the league.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 486th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

White strikes out in 32.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 26.6% with the bases empty.

65 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

White does his damage against fastballs: a .633 OPS against them, against .502 on breaking balls.

170 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 75 on breaking balls.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 32.7% of White's contact reaches 95 mph, 28th percentile.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 466th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

White finds a productive launch angle on only 34.2% of his contact, 25th percentile.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 484th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

White's OPS+ of 67 sits 31st percentile among hitters this season.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 450th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

White strikes out in 26.4% of his trips against right-handers and 30.5% of them against left-handers.

174 plate appearances against right-handers, 105 against left-handers.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

White pulls 31.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 18.6% of it against left-handers.

105 batted balls against right-handers, 59 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

White slugs .333 against offspeed pitches and .235 against breaking balls.

29 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

White is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty: a .728 OPS there against .612 overall.

138 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position White averages 84.6 mph off the bat, against 86.8 with the bases empty.

33 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 116 without.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

White strikes out in 28% of his trips, 36th percentile.

279 plate appearances in 2019. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 416th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

White's fly balls travel 292 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 418.

59 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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