Yoan Moncada Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Moncada's quality of contact only supports a .171 expected average, 5th percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 402nd in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Moncada has an OPS of .393; with the bases empty it is .693.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 91 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Moncada hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.7 mph on average there, against 84.4 the other way.

21 batted balls to his pull side, 11 the other way.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Moncada is at his worst against left-handers: a .278 OPS there against .614 overall.

26 plate appearances in that situation.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Moncada strikes out in 35% of his trips, 4th percentile.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 403rd in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Moncada is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .911 OPS there against .614 overall.

38 plate appearances in that situation.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Moncada averages 87.2 mph off the bat, against 91.4 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 45 without.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Moncada walks in 13% of his plate appearances, 85th percentile.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 66th in MLB.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Moncada hits the ball hard: 90.3 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 110th in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Moncada is slugging .305, 26th percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 313th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Moncada walks in 9.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.3% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 91 with the bases empty.

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

Moncada averages 16.9 degrees off the bat: 45.8% of his contact is in the air and 35.6% of it is on the ground.

59 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Moncada does his damage against fastballs: a .666 OPS against them, against .542 on breaking balls.

71 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 33 on breaking balls.

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

Moncada finds the launch angles that produce hits on 39% of his contact, 73rd percentile.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 113th in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Moncada's batting average is .190 but the quality of his contact projects .171, a gap of .019 he is currently outrunning.

123 plate appearances in 2026.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Moncada's OPS+ of 76 sits 33rd percentile among hitters this season.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 281st in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

37.5% of Moncada's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.4% of it with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 91 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Moncada's fly balls travel 284 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 388.

30 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

8.5% of Moncada's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 62nd percentile.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 160th in MLB.

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

Moncada pulls 33.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 17.7%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

21 pulled, 30 up the middle and 11 the other way over 62 located batted balls.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

42.6% of Moncada's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 61st percentile in the league.

123 plate appearances in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 166th in MLB.

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