Yu Chang Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Chang does his damage against fastballs: a .858 OPS against them, against .233 on breaking balls.

62 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 39 on breaking balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Chang strikes out in 21.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 33.8% with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 80 with the bases empty.

He does not get on base enough to help

Chang is on base at a .200 clip, 3rd percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 577th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Chang hits it hardest to his pull side: 95.2 mph on average there, against 77.8 up the middle.

27 batted balls to his pull side, 29 up the middle.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Chang has an OPS of .777; with the bases empty it is .461.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 80 with the bases empty.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Chang walks in only 2.7% of his plate appearances, 3rd percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 576th in MLB.

He has been unlucky, and the hits should start falling

Chang's batting average is .162 but the quality of his contact projects .212, a gap of .050 in his favour once the bounces even out.

112 plate appearances in 2023.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Chang is at his worst on breaking balls: a .233 OPS there against .552 overall.

39 plate appearances in that situation.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Chang slugs .579 against fastballs and .105 against breaking balls.

62 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

He is not producing at the plate this season

Chang's OPS+ of 48 sits 10th percentile among hitters this season.

112 plate appearances in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 531st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Chang is at his best on fastballs: a .858 OPS there against .552 overall.

62 plate appearances in that situation.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Chang averages 91.2 mph off the bat, against 84.2 with the bases empty.

22 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 50 without.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Chang's quality of contact only supports a .212 expected average, 22nd percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 465th in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Chang pulls 31.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 52.6% of it against left-handers.

54 batted balls against right-handers, 19 against left-handers.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Chang strikes out in 30.4% of his trips, 20th percentile.

112 plate appearances in 2023. 20th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 474th in MLB.

He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Chang averages 86.4 mph off the bat, 29th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 424th in MLB.

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

4 of Chang's 6 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 418 feet.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

The power is not there this season

Chang is slugging .352, 35th percentile in the league.

112 plate appearances in 2023. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2023, 385th in MLB.

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

Chang averages 8.7 degrees off the bat: 34.7% of his contact is in the air and 47.2% of it is on the ground.

72 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

His contact is about the same with runners on

36.4% of Chang's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40% of it with the bases empty.

32 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 80 with the bases empty.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Chang's 6 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

6 tracked home runs in 2023.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Chang's fly balls travel 294 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 418.

29 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

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