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Miguel Vargas — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 · 2,554 pitches seen · 842 batted balls · 27% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.0 mph 81

Hard-hit %

27% 74

xwOBA on contact

.42 87

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	881	34.5%	95.28	2313
Sinker	SI	431	16.9%	94.85	2197
Slider	SL	374	14.6%	86.80	2436
Cutter	FC	241	9.4%	89.95	2417
Sweeper	ST	190	7.4%	82.99	2583
Changeup	CH	164	6.4%	85.27	1760
Curveball	CU	155	6.1%	80.97	2633
Knuckle Curve	KC	44	1.7%	83.00	2573
Split-Finger	FS	36	1.4%	84.60	1146
?	?	21	0.8%	93.20	2020
Slurve	SV	14	0.5%	79.84	2818
Other	FA	2	0.1%	66.80	1604
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.0%	68.10	2746

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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Miguel Vargas — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)