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Brent Rooker — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 · 736 pitches seen · 205 batted balls · 26% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.2 mph 68

Hard-hit %

26% 71

xwOBA on contact

.42 88

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	172	23.4%	94.63	2278
Sinker	SI	150	20.4%	94.25	2173
Slider	SL	139	18.9%	86.45	2443
Sweeper	ST	96	13.0%	82.13	2647
Changeup	CH	76	10.3%	85.45	1715
Cutter	FC	39	5.3%	89.38	2386
Curveball	CU	23	3.1%	79.07	2658
Split-Finger	FS	21	2.9%	86.20	1225
Knuckle Curve	KC	9	1.2%	85.56	2448
?	?	6	0.8%
Slurve	SV	5	0.7%	82.26	2196

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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Brent Rooker — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)