Victor Martinez Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Martinez is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .268 OPS there against .649 overall.

41 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Martinez strikes out in only 9.7% of his trips, 99th percentile.

507 plate appearances in 2018. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 8th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Martinez should be hitting .267, 88th percentile in the league.

507 plate appearances in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 80th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Martinez walks in 10.6% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.2% with the bases empty.

151 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 356 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Martinez does his damage against breaking balls: a .692 OPS against them, against .494 on offspeed pitches.

97 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 83 on offspeed pitches.

His contact is about the same with runners on

27.4% of Martinez's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.5% of it with the bases empty.

151 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 356 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Martinez is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .889 OPS there against .649 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

7 of Martinez's 9 home runs have gone to his pull side and 2 of them the other way.

9 tracked home runs in 2018.

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

Martinez finds the launch angles that produce hits on 43% of his contact, 85th percentile.

507 plate appearances in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 94th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Martinez slugs .414 against breaking balls and .253 against offspeed pitches.

97 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Martinez slugs .336 against right-handers and .400 against left-handers.

374 plate appearances against right-handers, 133 against left-handers.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Martinez's batting average is .251 but the quality of his contact projects .267, a gap of .016 in his favour once the bounces even out.

507 plate appearances in 2018.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Martinez pulls 40.3% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 29.8% of it against left-handers.

295 batted balls against right-handers, 114 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Martinez strikes out in 7.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 10.7% with the bases empty.

151 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 356 with the bases empty.

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

5 of Martinez's 9 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 416 feet.

9 tracked home runs in 2018.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Martinez walks in only 6.1% of his plate appearances, 38th percentile.

507 plate appearances in 2018. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2018, 397th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Martinez's fly balls travel 294 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 416.

156 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

With a runner in scoring position Martinez averages 87.3 mph off the bat, against 88.8 with the bases empty.

109 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 262 without.

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

Martinez averages 14.3 degrees off the bat: 34.7% of his contact is in the air and 40.4% of it is on the ground.

366 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

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