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Leody Taveras — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 · 1,806 pitches seen · 582 batted balls · 19% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

78.7 mph 9

Hard-hit %

19% 21

xwOBA on contact

.32 31

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	636	35.2%	94.79	2286
Changeup	CH	286	15.8%	85.72	1743
Slider	SL	190	10.5%	85.86	2428
Sinker	SI	187	10.4%	94.06	2167
Curveball	CU	145	8.0%	79.40	2578
Cutter	FC	144	8.0%	89.40	2346
Sweeper	ST	118	6.5%	81.83	2571
Split-Finger	FS	76	4.2%	86.49	1316
Knuckle Curve	KC	21	1.2%	83.41	2512
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	79.90	2820
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	74.70	2317
?	?	1	0.1%

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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Leody Taveras — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)