This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Christian Yelich — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 1,915 pitches seen · 564 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.9 mph 41

Hard-hit %

24% 55

xwOBA on contact

.39 73

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	553	28.9%	94.94	2330
Sinker	SI	358	18.7%	93.31	2202
Slider	SL	293	15.3%	86.54	2443
Cutter	FC	228	11.9%	89.97	2395
Sweeper	ST	133	6.9%	83.25	2654
Changeup	CH	129	6.7%	85.72	1745
Curveball	CU	101	5.3%	80.56	2635
Split-Finger	FS	62	3.2%	86.72	1408
?	?	17	0.9%
Slurve	SV	15	0.8%	82.10	2692
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	0.6%	82.46	2466
Eephus	EP	8	0.4%	37.02	1041
Other	FA	5	0.3%	67.18	1446
Slow Curve	CS	2	0.1%	78.40	2377

Pitch locations seen

Batted balls — exit velo × launch angle (red = 95+ mph)

Spray chart — hit location (red HR · green hit · gray out)

⚾ Arcade

Christian Yelich — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)