Yoshi Tsutsugo Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Tsutsugo strikes out in 20.2% of his trips against right-handers and 37.5% of them against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 64 against left-handers.

The power is not there this season

Tsutsugo is slugging .229, 8th percentile in the league.

193 plate appearances in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 551st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Tsutsugo is at his best against left-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .800 OPS there against .478 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Tsutsugo walks in 5.4% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 11.7% with the bases empty.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 137 with the bases empty.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Tsutsugo's quality of contact only supports a .200 expected average, 17th percentile in the league.

193 plate appearances in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 495th in MLB.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Tsutsugo's OPS+ of 38 sits 10th percentile among hitters this season.

193 plate appearances in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 539th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Tsutsugo is at his worst against right-handers, on offspeed pitches: a .226 OPS there against .478 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.

He does not get on base enough to help

Tsutsugo is on base at a .249 clip, 15th percentile in the league.

193 plate appearances in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 507th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Tsutsugo's batting average is .171 but the quality of his contact projects .200, a gap of .029 in his favour once the bounces even out.

193 plate appearances in 2022.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Tsutsugo walks in 9.8% of his plate appearances, 75th percentile.

193 plate appearances in 2022. 75th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 148th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Tsutsugo's fly balls travel 278 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 392.

45 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Tsutsugo strikes out in 23.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27% with the bases empty.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 137 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Tsutsugo hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.9 mph on average there, against 87.3 the other way.

41 batted balls to his pull side, 30 the other way.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Tsutsugo hits the ball hard: 88.8 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile in the league.

193 plate appearances in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 217th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Tsutsugo finds a productive launch angle on only 32.5% of his contact, 31st percentile.

193 plate appearances in 2022. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 415th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

32.5% of Tsutsugo's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.1% of it with the bases empty.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 137 with the bases empty.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Tsutsugo does his damage against fastballs: a .548 OPS against them, against .464 on breaking balls.

118 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 49 on breaking balls.

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

Tsutsugo pulls 33.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 24.2%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

41 pulled, 53 up the middle and 30 the other way over 124 located batted balls.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Tsutsugo has an OPS of .538; with the bases empty it is .454.

56 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 137 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Tsutsugo pulls 34.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 28.6% of it against left-handers.

89 batted balls against right-handers, 35 against left-handers.

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