Zack Gelof Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Gelof does his damage against fastballs: a 1.001 OPS against them, against .494 on breaking balls.

47 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 32 on breaking balls.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Gelof is at his best against right-handers, on fastballs: a 1.308 OPS there against .820 overall.

31 plate appearances in that situation.

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

With a runner in scoring position Gelof averages 83.2 mph off the bat, against 89.5 with the bases empty.

12 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 47 without.

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

4 of Gelof's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 429 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Gelof is at his worst against right-handers, on breaking balls: a .279 OPS there against .820 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

There is real damage in his bat

Gelof is slugging .506, 91st percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 37th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Gelof slugs .610 against fastballs and .300 against breaking balls.

47 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Gelof swings it at 70.3 mph, 84th percentile bat speed in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 69th in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Gelof hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.4 mph on average there, against 84.8 up the middle.

22 batted balls to his pull side, 28 up the middle.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Gelof's OPS+ of 132 puts him 84th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 70th in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Gelof finds a productive launch angle on only 27.6% of his contact, 13th percentile.

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

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

44.1% of Gelof's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 71st percentile in the league.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 124th in MLB.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

10.3% of Gelof's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 74th percentile.

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

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

4 of Gelof's 5 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Gelof's batting average is .260 but the quality of his contact projects .236, a gap of .024 he is currently outrunning.

85 plate appearances in 2026.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Gelof's fly balls travel 269 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 429.

27 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Gelof walks in only 7.1% of his plate appearances, 37th percentile.

85 plate appearances in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 264th in MLB.

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

Gelof averages 15.8 degrees off the bat: 44.8% of his contact is in the air and 39.7% of it is on the ground.

58 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Gelof pulls 39.5% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 33.3% of it against left-handers.

38 batted balls against right-handers, 21 against left-handers.

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