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Esteury Ruiz — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 · 899 pitches seen · 258 batted balls · 17% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

76.6 mph 2

Hard-hit %

17% 14

xwOBA on contact

.34 42

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	288	32.0%	94.35	2299
Sinker	SI	169	18.8%	94.13	2237
Slider	SL	103	11.5%	86.51	2449
Sweeper	ST	99	11.0%	83.03	2602
Changeup	CH	93	10.3%	84.70	1664
Cutter	FC	74	8.2%	88.96	2400
Curveball	CU	42	4.7%	80.52	2586
Split-Finger	FS	19	2.1%	86.71	1326
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	1.3%	80.88	2553

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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Esteury Ruiz — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)