Tyrone Taylor Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He does not get on base enough to help

Taylor is on base at a .203 clip, 5th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 402nd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Taylor hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.0 mph on average there, against 74.2 the other way.

21 batted balls to his pull side, 12 the other way.

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

With a runner in scoring position Taylor averages 91.0 mph off the bat, against 81.6 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 52 without.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Taylor averages 83.4 mph off the bat, 9th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 383rd in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Taylor walks in only 2.4% of his plate appearances, 4th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 403rd in MLB.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 1.5% of Taylor's batted balls are barrelled, 14th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 364th in MLB.

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

Taylor trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 14th percentile barrel rate, 70th percentile strikeout rate.

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

He is not producing at the plate this season

Taylor's OPS+ of 38 sits 8th percentile among hitters this season.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 386th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Taylor's batting average is .182 but the quality of his contact projects .223, a gap of .041 in his favour once the bounces even out.

82 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Taylor does his damage against fastballs: a .448 OPS against them, against .241 on breaking balls.

42 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 29 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Taylor is at his worst on breaking balls: a .241 OPS there against .488 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Taylor averages 18.9 degrees off the bat: 46.2% of his contact is in the air and 35.4% of it is on the ground.

65 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 29.2% of Taylor's contact reaches 95 mph, 16th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 355th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Taylor's fly balls travel 261 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 419.

35 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The power is not there this season

Taylor is slugging .286, 18th percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 346th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Taylor's quality of contact only supports a .223 expected average, 31st percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 290th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Taylor is at his best against left-handers: a .657 OPS there against .488 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Taylor strikes out in only 18.3% of his trips, 70th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 126th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Taylor slugs .243 against fastballs and .138 against breaking balls.

42 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

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

Taylor pulls 32.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 18.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

21 pulled, 32 up the middle and 12 the other way over 65 located batted balls.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Taylor finds a productive launch angle on only 32.3% of his contact, 34th percentile.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 280th in MLB.

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