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Marcus Semien — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 1,860 pitches seen · 646 batted balls · 21% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.5 mph 34

Hard-hit %

21% 34

xwOBA on contact

.34 46

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	445	23.9%	94.71	2314
Slider	SL	369	19.8%	86.40	2444
Sinker	SI	349	18.8%	94.39	2199
Sweeper	ST	215	11.6%	83.65	2655
Cutter	FC	153	8.2%	89.18	2372
Changeup	CH	138	7.4%	86.53	1782
Curveball	CU	102	5.5%	81.06	2570
Split-Finger	FS	48	2.6%	87.03	1304
Knuckle Curve	KC	23	1.2%	81.06	2488
Slurve	SV	13	0.7%	80.95	2395
?	?	3	0.2%
Forkball	FO	2	0.1%	89.65	764

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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Marcus Semien — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)