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Christian Walker — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 · 2,271 pitches seen · 756 batted balls · 26% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.5 mph 71

Hard-hit %

26% 67

xwOBA on contact

.35 50

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	700	30.8%	95.37	2334
Sinker	SI	385	17.0%	94.61	2213
Slider	SL	330	14.5%	86.92	2473
Sweeper	ST	196	8.6%	83.26	2657
Cutter	FC	196	8.6%	89.59	2401
Changeup	CH	184	8.1%	85.32	1765
Curveball	CU	179	7.9%	79.66	2598
Split-Finger	FS	45	2.0%	86.46	1322
Knuckle Curve	KC	42	1.8%	82.15	2638
?	?	5	0.2%
Slurve	SV	4	0.2%	81.22	2641
Eephus	EP	2	0.1%	41.20	1066
Slow Curve	CS	2	0.1%	70.45	2549
Forkball	FO	1	0.0%	80.00	1119

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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Christian Walker — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)