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Salvador Perez — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 2,146 pitches seen · 854 batted balls · 25% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.7 mph 58

Hard-hit %

25% 61

xwOBA on contact

.36 60

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	585	27.3%	94.75	2301
Slider	SL	320	14.9%	86.46	2455
Sweeper	ST	298	13.9%	83.30	2577
Sinker	SI	254	11.8%	94.36	2218
Cutter	FC	232	10.8%	89.55	2415
Changeup	CH	184	8.6%	85.34	1753
Curveball	CU	151	7.0%	79.63	2605
Split-Finger	FS	48	2.2%	86.83	1390
Knuckle Curve	KC	40	1.9%	81.90	2598
Slurve	SV	17	0.8%	82.64	2718
?	?	9	0.4%
Forkball	FO	5	0.2%	85.90	1258
Knuckleball	KN	2	0.1%	81.65	342
Unknown	UN	1	0.0%	51.90	1820

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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Salvador Perez — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)