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Sean Murphy — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 330 pitches seen · 102 batted balls · 21% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.4 mph 32

Hard-hit %

21% 30

xwOBA on contact

.37 62

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	108	32.7%	94.43	2333
Sinker	SI	59	17.9%	94.67	2209
Slider	SL	53	16.1%	86.72	2324
Cutter	FC	30	9.1%	90.54	2336
Changeup	CH	24	7.3%	85.68	1969
Sweeper	ST	20	6.1%	85.23	2665
Curveball	CU	13	3.9%	79.92	2456
Split-Finger	FS	10	3.0%	87.67	1189
Knuckle Curve	KC	9	2.7%	78.82	2647
Other	FA	2	0.6%	34.05	887
Slow Curve	CS	2	0.6%	39.10	966

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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Sean Murphy — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)