Xander Bogaerts Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

His walks do not change much with runners on

Bogaerts walks in 18.2% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 7% with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

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

11 of Bogaerts's 13 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 441 feet.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Bogaerts strikes out in 9.1% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 18.6% with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Bogaerts should be hitting .272, 78th percentile in the league.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 92nd in MLB.

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

Bogaerts strikes out in only 16.2% of his trips, 83rd percentile.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 74th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

11 of Bogaerts's 13 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

13 tracked home runs in 2026.

His contact is about the same with runners on

28.1% of Bogaerts's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% of it with the bases empty.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Bogaerts is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .950 OPS there against .752 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Bogaerts swings it at 65.0 mph, 26th percentile bat speed in the league.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 312th in MLB.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Bogaerts does his damage against fastballs: a .825 OPS against them, against .676 on breaking balls.

113 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 48 on breaking balls.

There is real damage in his bat

Bogaerts is slugging .417, 69th percentile in the league.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 133rd in MLB.

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

Bogaerts averages 6.8 degrees off the bat: 26.7% of his contact is in the air and 55.3% of it is on the ground.

412 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 35.9% of Bogaerts's contact reaches 95 mph, 34th percentile.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 279th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Bogaerts's OPS+ of 110 puts him 67th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 141st in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Bogaerts is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .623 OPS there against .752 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Bogaerts slugs .471 against fastballs and .364 against breaking balls.

113 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Bogaerts pulls 38.9% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 25.8% of it against left-handers.

296 batted balls against right-handers, 120 against left-handers.

Getting on base is what he does best

Bogaerts is on base at a .335 clip, 65th percentile in the league.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 150th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Bogaerts walks in 9.8% of his plate appearances, 64th percentile.

173 plate appearances in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 154th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Bogaerts hits it hardest to his pull side: 91.7 mph on average there, against 88.1 the other way.

146 batted balls to his pull side, 74 the other way.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Bogaerts has an OPS of .803; with the bases empty it is .735.

44 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Bogaerts's fly balls travel 291 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 441.

135 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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

Bogaerts pulls 35.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

146 pulled, 196 up the middle and 74 the other way over 416 located batted balls.

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