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Rafael Marchan — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2021 2020 · 370 pitches seen · 139 batted balls · 14% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.8 mph 17

Hard-hit %

14% 5

xwOBA on contact

.21 1

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	167	45.1%	94.33	2324
Slider	SL	52	14.1%	85.92	2471
Changeup	CH	44	11.9%	85.61	1746
Sinker	SI	26	7.0%	94.22	2237
Curveball	CU	24	6.5%	80.93	2610
Cutter	FC	22	5.9%	89.42	2299
Sweeper	ST	17	4.6%	81.98	2690
Split-Finger	FS	12	3.2%	85.74	1507
Knuckle Curve	KC	4	1.1%	83.80	2387
Slurve	SV	2	0.5%	81.45	2194

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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Rafael Marchan — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)