Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Guerrero Jr. puts up a .646 OPS against right-handers and .944 against left-handers.

144 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Guerrero Jr. strikes out in 2.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 14.6% with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Guerrero Jr. should be hitting .302, 94th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 26th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Guerrero Jr. is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a 1.100 OPS there against .709 overall.

33 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Guerrero Jr. does his damage against fastballs: a .804 OPS against them, against .516 on breaking balls.

96 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 57 on breaking balls.

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

Guerrero Jr. pulls 22.4% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 23.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

32 pulled, 77 up the middle and 34 the other way over 143 located batted balls.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Guerrero Jr. swings it at 71.6 mph, 93rd percentile bat speed in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 31st in MLB.

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

Guerrero Jr. strikes out in only 11.8% of his trips, 95th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 21st in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Guerrero Jr. slugs .313 against right-handers and .515 against left-handers.

144 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Guerrero Jr. hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.2 mph on average there, against 87.0 the other way.

32 batted balls to his pull side, 34 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Guerrero Jr. is at his worst against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .419 OPS there against .709 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Guerrero Jr. walks in 14.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 9% with the bases empty.

42 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 144 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Guerrero Jr. is on base at a .355 clip, 78th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 93rd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Guerrero Jr.'s fly balls travel 257 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 437.

45 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Guerrero Jr. hits the ball hard: 90.3 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 106th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Guerrero Jr. slugs .433 against offspeed pitches and .235 against breaking balls.

33 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Guerrero Jr.'s batting average is .274 but the quality of his contact projects .302, a gap of .028 in his favour once the bounces even out.

186 plate appearances in 2026.

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

Guerrero Jr. averages 7.4 degrees off the bat: 25.5% of his contact is in the air and 53.9% of it is on the ground.

141 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Guerrero Jr. walks in 10.2% of his plate appearances, 66th percentile.

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

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

42.7% of Guerrero Jr.'s contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 62nd percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 162nd in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Guerrero Jr. strikes out in 12.5% of his trips against right-handers and 9.5% of them against left-handers.

144 plate appearances against right-handers, 42 against left-handers.

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