Willie Calhoun Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Calhoun does his damage against breaking balls: a .791 OPS against them, against .480 on offspeed pitches.

71 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 36 on offspeed pitches.

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

Calhoun trades damage for contact: he rarely strikes out and rarely barrels one: 21st percentile barrel rate, 97th percentile strikeout rate.

253 plate appearances in 2024. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2024.

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

Calhoun strikes out in only 12.3% of his trips, 97th percentile.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 16th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Calhoun is at his worst against left-handers, on fastballs: a .393 OPS there against .692 overall.

24 plate appearances in that situation.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Calhoun's fly balls travel 253 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 414.

79 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, Calhoun should be hitting .259, 80th percentile in the league.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 120th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Calhoun swings it at 64.3 mph, 18th percentile bat speed in the league.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 18th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 477th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Calhoun has an OPS of .560; with the bases empty it is .727.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Calhoun hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.8 mph on average there, against 84.5 the other way.

75 batted balls to his pull side, 40 the other way.

He rarely catches the ball flush

Only 3.1% of Calhoun's batted balls are barrelled, 21st percentile.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 21st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 464th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Calhoun slugs .453 against breaking balls and .286 against offspeed pitches.

71 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Calhoun is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .872 OPS there against .692 overall.

50 plate appearances in that situation.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Calhoun finds a productive launch angle on only 31.6% of his contact, 25th percentile.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 25th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 440th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Calhoun averages 91.2 mph off the bat, against 88.4 with the bases empty.

40 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 159 without.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Calhoun hits the ball hard: 89.0 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile in the league.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 197th in MLB.

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

3 of Calhoun's 5 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 414 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2024.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Calhoun strikes out in 15.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 11.5% with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Calhoun is on base at a .312 clip, 62nd percentile in the league.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 225th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Calhoun's batting average is .245 but the quality of his contact projects .259, a gap of .014 in his favour once the bounces even out.

253 plate appearances in 2024.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Calhoun walks in 8.7% of his plate appearances, 65th percentile.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 205th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

2 of Calhoun's 5 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

5 tracked home runs in 2024.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Calhoun's OPS+ of 97 puts him 61st percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

253 plate appearances in 2024. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2024, 226th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Calhoun pulls 38.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 32% of it against left-handers.

174 batted balls against right-handers, 25 against left-handers.

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