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Mark Vientos — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 · 986 pitches seen · 342 batted balls · 28% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.6 mph 74

Hard-hit %

28% 81

xwOBA on contact

.38 72

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	266	27.0%	94.14	2312
Sinker	SI	161	16.3%	94.03	2207
Slider	SL	157	15.9%	86.02	2435
Changeup	CH	129	13.1%	85.93	1760
Sweeper	ST	85	8.6%	82.81	2639
Curveball	CU	69	7.0%	80.45	2545
Cutter	FC	52	5.3%	88.98	2325
Split-Finger	FS	38	3.9%	86.71	1299
Knuckle Curve	KC	22	2.2%	83.38	2416
Eephus	EP	4	0.4%	48.00	1348
Slurve	SV	3	0.3%	82.43	2428

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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Mark Vientos — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)