Willy Adames Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Adames puts up a .679 OPS against right-handers and .400 against left-handers.

137 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

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

Adames averages 22.3 degrees off the bat: 42.6% of his contact is in the air and 33.6% of it is on the ground.

122 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Adames walks in 10.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 2% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 147 with the bases empty.

His contact is about the same with runners on

65.2% of Adames's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.4% of it with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 147 with the bases empty.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Adames slugs .402 against right-handers and .196 against left-handers.

137 plate appearances against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Adames does his damage against fastballs: a .644 OPS against them, against .429 on offspeed pitches.

112 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 21 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Adames is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on breaking balls: a .874 OPS there against .606 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Adames walks in only 3.8% of his plate appearances, 13th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 368th in MLB.

He does not get on base enough to help

Adames is on base at a .258 clip, 19th percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 343rd in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Adames's fly balls travel 261 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 402.

59 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

With a runner in scoring position Adames averages 93.1 mph off the bat, against 87.9 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 99 without.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Adames strikes out in 30.1% of his trips, 16th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 352nd in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Adames is at his worst against left-handers: a .400 OPS there against .606 overall.

49 plate appearances in that situation.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Adames swings it at 68.7 mph, 70th percentile bat speed in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 128th in MLB.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Adames's quality of contact only supports a .224 expected average, 33rd percentile in the league.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 282nd in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Adames's OPS+ of 71 sits 29th percentile among hitters this season.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 300th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Adames slugs .373 against breaking balls and .238 against offspeed pitches.

53 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Adames hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.2 mph on average there, against 87.0 up the middle.

46 batted balls to his pull side, 46 up the middle.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Adames finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.7% of his contact, 66th percentile.

186 plate appearances in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 144th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Adames pulls 40.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 29% of it against left-handers.

91 batted balls against right-handers, 31 against left-handers.

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