Willi Castro Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His walks do not change much with runners on

Castro walks in 15.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 5.1% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 98 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Castro does his damage against fastballs: a .745 OPS against them, against .456 on breaking balls.

69 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 34 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Castro is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .243 OPS there against .607 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

62.5% of Castro's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.7% of it with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 98 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Castro's quality of contact only supports a .203 expected average, 17th percentile in the league.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 348th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Castro strikes out in 32.1% of his trips, 10th percentile.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 380th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Castro hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.2 mph on average there, against 84.1 the other way.

29 batted balls to his pull side, 19 the other way.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Castro's OPS+ of 64 sits 22nd percentile among hitters this season.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 328th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Castro slugs .397 against fastballs and .208 against offspeed pitches.

69 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Castro is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .831 OPS there against .607 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Castro averages 90.8 mph off the bat, against 86.4 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 62 without.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Castro swings it at 69.0 mph, 72nd percentile bat speed in the league.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 120th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Castro's fly balls travel 274 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 436.

33 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Castro finds a productive launch angle on only 29.9% of his contact, 21st percentile.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 331st in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Castro is slugging .317, 28th percentile in the league.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 302nd in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Castro's batting average is .225 but the quality of his contact projects .203, a gap of .022 he is currently outrunning.

131 plate appearances in 2026.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.6% of Castro's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 68th percentile in the league.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 136th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Castro strikes out in 36.4% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 30.6% with the bases empty.

33 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 98 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Castro pulls 41.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 26.1% of it against left-handers.

55 batted balls against right-handers, 23 against left-handers.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Castro averages 87.3 mph off the bat, 35th percentile in the league.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 272nd in MLB.

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

Castro averages 15.8 degrees off the bat: 33.8% of his contact is in the air and 45.5% of it is on the ground.

77 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

He does not get on base enough to help

Castro is on base at a .290 clip, 35th percentile in the league.

131 plate appearances in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 275th in MLB.

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