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Mike Tauchman — Statcast batting

Season: 2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 · 1,594 pitches seen · 527 batted balls · 21% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.1 mph 34

Hard-hit %

21% 22

xwOBA on contact

.36 51

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	620	38.9%	94.14	2312
Slider	SL	188	11.8%	86.30	2451
Sinker	SI	186	11.7%	93.23	2180
Changeup	CH	176	11.0%	85.61	1797
Cutter	FC	129	8.1%	90.65	2416
Curveball	CU	116	7.3%	78.90	2551
Sweeper	ST	75	4.7%	81.46	2652
Split-Finger	FS	64	4.0%	86.14	1189
Knuckle Curve	KC	33	2.1%	82.25	2516
Slurve	SV	4	0.3%	81.25	2401
Eephus	EP	2	0.1%	59.45	1546
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	73.60	2561

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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Mike Tauchman — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)