Zach Neto Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Neto does his damage against fastballs: a .915 OPS against them, against .471 on offspeed pitches.

99 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 25 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Neto is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.308 OPS there against .751 overall.

28 plate appearances in that situation.

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

6 of Neto's 7 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 443 feet.

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Neto walks in 5.3% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 14.9% with the bases empty.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Neto puts up a .684 OPS against right-handers and .940 against left-handers.

150 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

His contact is about the same with runners on

26.1% of Neto's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.2% of it with the bases empty.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

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

Neto averages 21.8 degrees off the bat: 39.3% of his contact is in the air and 31.2% of it is on the ground.

112 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Neto slugs .531 against fastballs and .111 against offspeed pitches.

99 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Neto trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 72nd percentile barrel rate, 13th percentile strikeout rate.

206 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Neto strikes out in 30.6% of his trips, 13th percentile.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 368th in MLB.

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

With a runner in scoring position Neto averages 83.4 mph off the bat, against 90.4 with the bases empty.

23 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 90 without.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Neto strikes out in 32.7% of his trips against right-handers and 25% of them against left-handers.

150 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Neto is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .471 OPS there against .751 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Neto hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.7 mph on average there, against 85.3 up the middle.

49 batted balls to his pull side, 43 up the middle.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Neto's quality of contact only supports a .217 expected average, 26th percentile in the league.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 311th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Neto walks in 13.1% of his plate appearances, 85th percentile.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 63rd in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

9.8% of Neto's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 72nd percentile.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 119th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Neto slugs .377 against right-handers and .511 against left-handers.

150 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

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

7 tracked home runs in 2026.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Neto's OPS+ of 113 puts him 70th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 127th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Neto is on base at a .340 clip, 68th percentile in the league.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 134th in MLB.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Neto strikes out in 34.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 29.8% with the bases empty.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Neto's fly balls travel 276 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 443.

59 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

There is real damage in his bat

Neto is slugging .411, 67th percentile in the league.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 140th in MLB.

His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Neto swings it at 66.0 mph, 36th percentile bat speed in the league.

206 plate appearances in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 270th in MLB.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Neto has an OPS of .663; with the bases empty it is .771.

38 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 168 with the bases empty.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Neto pulls 41.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 48.4% of it against left-handers.

82 batted balls against right-handers, 31 against left-handers.

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