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Martin Maldonado — Statcast batting

Season: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 571 pitches seen · 143 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.9 mph 10

Hard-hit %

22% 31

xwOBA on contact

.37 57

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	191	33.5%	93.99	2310
Sinker	SI	96	16.8%	94.15	2180
Slider	SL	94	16.5%	86.38	2420
Curveball	CU	48	8.4%	79.29	2683
Changeup	CH	38	6.7%	84.99	1923
Sweeper	ST	35	6.1%	81.78	2578
Cutter	FC	30	5.3%	89.88	2478
Split-Finger	FS	14	2.5%	85.20	1341
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	2.1%	81.38	2451
Eephus	EP	4	0.7%	50.30	1161
Slow Curve	CS	4	0.7%	56.42	1472
?	?	2	0.4%
Slurve	SV	1	0.2%	76.90	2950
Pitch Out	PO	1	0.2%	95.10	2304
Other	FA	1	0.2%	85.40	2103

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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Martin Maldonado — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)