Jose Altuve is a bonafide superstar with a World Series ring and an MVP trophy to prove it. He is in the conversation for the best hitter in baseball with hardly any flaws in his game—he hits for power, leads the league in batting average, and rarely strikes out.



If you had to nitpick, however, you could say that Altuve almost appears human at home in Minute Maid Park. Last season, Altuve posted a monstrous .381/.449/.633 slash line outside of Houston, good for a 194 OPS+. At home, he was much closer to league average, slashing .311/.371/.463.



This was not isolated to just last season. In 2016, Altuve had a 174 OPS+ on the road and a 128 OPS+ at home. So what is causing Altuve to violently fluctuate between a perennial MVP candidate on the road and “merely” an All-Star at home?



Push/pull factors



Let’s look at some spray chart, courtesy of Baseball Savant.



Below is every ball Altuve put in play at Minute Maid Park...