Vaughn Grissom Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Grissom does his damage against breaking balls: a 1.025 OPS against them, against .642 on fastballs.

25 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 49 on fastballs.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Grissom should be hitting .293, 91st percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 40th in MLB.

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

Grissom strikes out in only 11.1% of his trips, 97th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 15th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Grissom slugs .625 against breaking balls and .316 against fastballs.

25 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

49.3% of Grissom's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 87th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 55th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Grissom's batting average is .250 but the quality of his contact projects .293, a gap of .043 in his favour once the bounces even out.

90 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Grissom is at his best on breaking balls: a 1.025 OPS there against .745 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Grissom hits the ball hard: 90.7 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 83rd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Grissom strikes out in 8.5% of his trips against right-handers and 14% of them against left-handers.

47 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Grissom's fly balls travel 276 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 408.

140 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Grissom walks in 12.2% of his plate appearances, 80th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 83rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Grissom finds a productive launch angle on only 29.4% of his contact, 20th percentile.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 338th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Grissom is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .550 OPS there against .745 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Grissom slugs .452 against right-handers and .353 against left-handers.

47 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

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

8 of Grissom's 13 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 408 feet.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

Getting on base is what he does best

Grissom is on base at a .337 clip, 66th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 142nd in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Grissom puts up a .793 OPS against right-handers and .686 against left-handers.

47 plate appearances against right-handers, 43 against left-handers.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Grissom's OPS+ of 110 puts him 66th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 144th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Grissom hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.6 mph on average there, against 85.3 the other way.

117 batted balls to his pull side, 70 the other way.

There is real damage in his bat

Grissom is slugging .408, 66th percentile in the league.

90 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 143rd in MLB.

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

Grissom pulls 34% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

117 pulled, 157 up the middle and 70 the other way over 344 located batted balls.

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