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Sandy Leon — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 179 pitches seen · 67 batted balls · 10% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

76.5 mph 2

Hard-hit %

10% 2

xwOBA on contact

.22 2

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	65	36.3%	94.24	2312
Sinker	SI	29	16.2%	92.98	2266
Changeup	CH	22	12.3%	85.41	1687
Cutter	FC	19	10.6%	89.91	2479
Sweeper	ST	12	6.7%	81.48	2571
Slider	SL	12	6.7%	86.56	2416
Curveball	CU	10	5.6%	81.76	2504
Other	FA	5	2.8%	57.96	1567
Split-Finger	FS	3	1.7%	82.53	1020
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.6%	76.30	2425
?	?	1	0.6%

Pitch locations seen

Batted balls — exit velo × launch angle (red = 95+ mph)

Spray chart — hit location (red HR · green hit · gray out)

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Sandy Leon — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)