William Contreras Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Contreras does his damage against fastballs: a .872 OPS against them, against .495 on breaking balls.

105 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 53 on breaking balls.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Contreras strikes out in 8.4% of his trips against right-handers and 21.7% of them against left-handers.

131 plate appearances against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.

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

Contreras strikes out in only 11.9% of his trips, 95th percentile.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 24th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Contreras's fly balls travel 251 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 419.

49 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Contreras should be hitting .280, 82nd percentile in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 76th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Contreras is at his worst with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .464 OPS there against .744 overall.

35 plate appearances in that situation.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Contreras strikes out in 16.3% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 10.2% with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Contreras is on base at a .356 clip, 79th percentile in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 89th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Contreras slugs .472 against fastballs and .250 against breaking balls.

105 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Contreras finds a productive launch angle on only 27.4% of his contact, 12th percentile.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 369th in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Contreras is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .964 OPS there against .744 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Contreras puts up a .782 OPS against right-handers and .634 against left-handers.

131 plate appearances against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

37.8% of Contreras's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45% of it with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Contreras hits the ball hard: 89.9 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 131st in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Contreras slugs .415 against right-handers and .308 against left-handers.

131 plate appearances against right-handers, 46 against left-handers.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Contreras swings it at 68.4 mph, 67th percentile bat speed in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 140th in MLB.

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

Contreras pulls 32.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 25.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

44 pulled, 58 up the middle and 35 the other way over 137 located batted balls.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Contreras's OPS+ of 111 puts him 67th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 138th in MLB.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.1% of Contreras's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 65th percentile in the league.

177 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 148th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Contreras has an OPS of .820; with the bases empty it is .715.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

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

177 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 142nd in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Contreras walks in 8.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.9% with the bases empty.

49 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 128 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Contreras hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.7 mph on average there, against 89.0 up the middle.

44 batted balls to his pull side, 58 up the middle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Contreras pulls 30.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 36.7% of it against left-handers.

107 batted balls against right-handers, 30 against left-handers.

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