Yonder Alonso Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Alonso does his damage against fastballs: a .797 OPS against them, against .388 on breaking balls.

190 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 89 on breaking balls.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Alonso puts up a .576 OPS against right-handers and .862 against left-handers.

262 plate appearances against right-handers, 71 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Alonso is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.526 OPS there against .637 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Alonso slugs .297 against right-handers and .524 against left-handers.

262 plate appearances against right-handers, 71 against left-handers.

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

7 of Alonso's 10 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 422 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2019.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Alonso walks in 11.1% of his plate appearances, 85th percentile.

333 plate appearances in 2019. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 95th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Alonso is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .350 OPS there against .637 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Alonso's batting average is .199 but the quality of his contact projects .232, a gap of .033 in his favour once the bounces even out.

333 plate appearances in 2019.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Alonso slugs .434 against fastballs and .220 against breaking balls.

190 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Alonso walks in 13.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 10.4% with the bases empty.

83 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 250 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Alonso hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.5 mph on average there, against 86.3 up the middle.

90 batted balls to his pull side, 82 up the middle.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Alonso's OPS+ of 68 sits 33rd percentile among hitters this season.

333 plate appearances in 2019. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 437th in MLB.

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

Alonso strikes out in only 21% of his trips, 72nd percentile.

333 plate appearances in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 183rd in MLB.

The power is not there this season

Alonso is slugging .346, 33rd percentile in the league.

333 plate appearances in 2019. 33rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 434th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Alonso has an OPS of .561; with the bases empty it is .661.

83 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 250 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

7 of Alonso's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2019.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

41.5% of Alonso's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 62nd percentile in the league.

333 plate appearances in 2019. 62nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 247th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Alonso strikes out in 22.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 20.4% with the bases empty.

83 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 250 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Alonso's fly balls travel 291 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 422.

78 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He does not get on base enough to help

Alonso is on base at a .291 clip, 38th percentile in the league.

333 plate appearances in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 403rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Alonso finds a productive launch angle on only 36.4% of his contact, 38th percentile.

333 plate appearances in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified hitters in 2019, 403rd in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Alonso averages 87.0 mph off the bat, against 88.5 with the bases empty.

51 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 161 without.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Alonso pulls 41.7% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 49% of it against left-handers.

175 batted balls against right-handers, 49 against left-handers.

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