Xavier Edwards Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Edwards does his damage against fastballs: a 1.050 OPS against them, against .583 on breaking balls.

119 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 42 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Edwards is at his worst with the bases empty, on offspeed pitches: a .381 OPS there against .880 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

Getting on base is what he does best

Edwards is on base at a .404 clip, 96th percentile in the league.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 19th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Edwards's 4 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

4 tracked home runs in 2026.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Edwards walks in 17.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.3% with the bases empty.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

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

Edwards strikes out in only 11.1% of his trips, 96th percentile.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 16th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Edwards swings it at 63.3 mph, 11th percentile bat speed in the league.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 373rd in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Edwards slugs .588 against fastballs and .280 against offspeed pitches.

119 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Edwards should be hitting .281, 82nd percentile in the league.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 75th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Edwards's OPS+ of 145 puts him 89th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 48th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Edwards's batting average is .317 but the quality of his contact projects .281, a gap of .036 he is currently outrunning.

189 plate appearances in 2026.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Edwards strikes out in 9.7% of his trips against right-handers and 15.6% of them against left-handers.

144 plate appearances against right-handers, 45 against left-handers.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Edwards walks in 12.7% of his plate appearances, 83rd percentile.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 73rd in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Edwards is slugging .476, 84th percentile in the league.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 67th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Edwards's fly balls travel 272 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 422.

52 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Edwards is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.078 OPS there against .880 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

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

Edwards pulls 30.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

44 pulled, 62 up the middle and 38 the other way over 144 located batted balls.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Edwards averages 87.3 mph off the bat, 36th percentile in the league.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 271st in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Edwards has an OPS of .817; with the bases empty it is .895.

39 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 150 with the bases empty.

Too much of his contact is weak

Just 36.8% of Edwards's contact reaches 95 mph, 37th percentile.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 265th in MLB.

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

Edwards finds the launch angles that produce hits on 37.3% of his contact, 63rd percentile.

189 plate appearances in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 157th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Edwards pulls 32.4% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 24.2% of it against left-handers.

111 batted balls against right-handers, 33 against left-handers.

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