Welington Castillo Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Castillo does his damage against fastballs: a .824 OPS against them, against .296 on offspeed pitches.

163 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 27 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Castillo is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.529 OPS there against .684 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Castillo has an OPS of 1.200; with the bases empty it is .536.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 191 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Castillo is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .296 OPS there against .684 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

12.9% of Castillo's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 89th percentile.

251 plate appearances in 2019. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 72nd in MLB.

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

Castillo trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 89th percentile barrel rate, 31st percentile strikeout rate.

251 plate appearances in 2019. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2019.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Castillo slugs .517 against fastballs and .185 against offspeed pitches.

163 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

47.9% of Castillo's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 85th percentile in the league.

251 plate appearances in 2019. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 100th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Castillo strikes out in 23.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 31.4% with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 191 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Castillo is on base at a .267 clip, 26th percentile in the league.

251 plate appearances in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 479th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Castillo hits the ball hard: 90.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile in the league.

251 plate appearances in 2019. 77th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 147th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Castillo walks in 10% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.2% with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 191 with the bases empty.

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

Castillo pulls 32.3% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20.3%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

51 pulled, 75 up the middle and 32 the other way over 158 located batted balls.

His contact is about the same with runners on

54.3% of Castillo's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.7% of it with the bases empty.

60 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 191 with the bases empty.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Castillo finds a productive launch angle on only 34.3% of his contact, 26th percentile.

251 plate appearances in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 480th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Castillo strikes out in 29.5% of his trips, 31st percentile.

251 plate appearances in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 448th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Castillo averages 93.1 mph off the bat, against 89.6 with the bases empty.

35 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 105 without.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Castillo's quality of contact only supports a .218 expected average, 38th percentile in the league.

251 plate appearances in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 403rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Castillo hits it hardest the other way: 92.4 mph on average there, against 90.0 to his pull side.

26 batted balls the other way, 50 to his pull side.

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