Victor Caratini Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Caratini's batting average is .194 but the quality of his contact projects .269, a gap of .075 in his favour once the bounces even out.

122 plate appearances in 2026.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Caratini is at his best against left-handers, on fastballs: a .893 OPS there against .520 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

The power is not there this season

Caratini is slugging .233, 7th percentile in the league.

122 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 391st in MLB.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Caratini puts up a .429 OPS against right-handers and .644 against left-handers.

69 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Caratini hits it hardest the other way: 92.5 mph on average there, against 85.9 up the middle.

16 batted balls the other way, 35 up the middle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Caratini's OPS+ of 49 sits 14th percentile among hitters this season.

122 plate appearances in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 363rd in MLB.

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

Caratini finds the launch angles that produce hits on 43.4% of his contact, 92nd percentile.

122 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 36th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Caratini does his damage against breaking balls: a .627 OPS against them, against .440 on offspeed pitches.

21 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 21 on offspeed pitches.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Caratini should be hitting .269, 76th percentile in the league.

122 plate appearances in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 102nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Caratini has an OPS of .643; with the bases empty it is .474.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 87 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Caratini is at his worst against right-handers, on fastballs: a .297 OPS there against .520 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Caratini strikes out in 17.4% of his trips against right-handers and 22.6% of them against left-handers.

69 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Caratini strikes out in 22.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 18.4% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 87 with the bases empty.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 4.8% of Caratini's batted balls are barrelled, 33rd percentile.

122 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 282nd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Caratini walks in 5.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9.2% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 87 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Caratini slugs .197 against right-handers and .286 against left-handers.

69 plate appearances against right-handers, 53 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

41.7% of Caratini's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.6% of it with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 87 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Caratini is on base at a .287 clip, 34th percentile in the league.

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

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 37.3% of Caratini's contact reaches 95 mph, 39th percentile.

122 plate appearances in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 257th in MLB.

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

Caratini strikes out in only 19.7% of his trips, 62nd percentile.

122 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 159th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Caratini slugs .294 against breaking balls and .212 against fastballs.

21 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

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

Caratini averages 9.7 degrees off the bat: 24.1% of his contact is in the air and 45.8% of it is on the ground.

83 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Caratini's fly balls travel 299 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 423.

26 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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