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Juan Soto — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 · 1,743 pitches seen · 505 batted balls · 32% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

86.3 mph 98

Hard-hit %

32% 96

xwOBA on contact

.44 91

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	393	22.5%	95.35	2314
Sinker	SI	371	21.3%	94.09	2219
Slider	SL	241	13.8%	86.46	2441
Changeup	CH	180	10.3%	86.80	1787
Sweeper	ST	141	8.1%	83.60	2656
Curveball	CU	127	7.3%	80.08	2511
Cutter	FC	124	7.1%	90.41	2350
Split-Finger	FS	82	4.7%	87.17	1471
?	?	41	2.4%
Knuckle Curve	KC	32	1.8%	81.20	2651
Slurve	SV	11	0.6%	82.11	2429

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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Juan Soto — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)