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Manny Machado — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 2,445 pitches seen · 799 batted balls · 26% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.6 mph 74

Hard-hit %

26% 67

xwOBA on contact

.38 68

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	695	28.4%	95.29	2330
Sinker	SI	483	19.8%	94.73	2244
Slider	SL	324	13.3%	86.40	2444
Sweeper	ST	294	12.0%	83.55	2609
Changeup	CH	231	9.4%	86.14	1710
Cutter	FC	196	8.0%	89.74	2382
Curveball	CU	113	4.6%	81.10	2670
Split-Finger	FS	52	2.1%	87.01	1340
Knuckle Curve	KC	37	1.5%	82.34	2539
?	?	12	0.5%
Slurve	SV	5	0.2%	81.02	2315
Pitch Out	PO	2	0.1%	90.20	2008
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.0%	65.20	2306

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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Manny Machado — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)