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Mike Yastrzemski — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 1,577 pitches seen · 479 batted balls · 26% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.4 mph 85

Hard-hit %

26% 69

xwOBA on contact

.36 55

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	587	37.2%	95.23	2322
Sinker	SI	218	13.8%	94.25	2206
Slider	SL	161	10.2%	86.72	2481
Changeup	CH	160	10.1%	87.57	1765
Cutter	FC	137	8.7%	90.01	2417
Sweeper	ST	107	6.8%	83.38	2619
Curveball	CU	92	5.8%	80.61	2639
Split-Finger	FS	54	3.4%	87.68	1431
Knuckle Curve	KC	37	2.3%	82.61	2528
Slurve	SV	8	0.5%	81.21	2741
Forkball	FO	4	0.3%	83.95	963
Eephus	EP	4	0.3%	40.12	979
Other	FA	3	0.2%	37.43	938
Knuckleball	KN	2	0.1%	80.40	362
?	?	2	0.1%
Pitch Out	PO	1	0.1%	90.20	2528

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 Yastrzemski — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)