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Christopher Morel — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 · 367 pitches seen · 109 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.0 mph 27

Hard-hit %

22% 41

xwOBA on contact

.29 13

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	121	33.0%	94.41	2302
Slider	SL	55	15.0%	85.80	2447
Sinker	SI	52	14.2%	95.47	2185
Sweeper	ST	50	13.6%	82.53	2546
Changeup	CH	32	8.7%	85.72	1823
Curveball	CU	21	5.7%	79.41	2557
Cutter	FC	17	4.6%	88.40	2340
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	3.3%	82.27	2251
Split-Finger	FS	5	1.4%	86.32	1554
Slurve	SV	2	0.5%	83.60	3072

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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Christopher Morel — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)