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Lawrence Butler — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,272 pitches seen · 406 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.0 mph 43

Hard-hit %

24% 52

xwOBA on contact

.41 85

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	443	34.8%	95.35	2284
Sinker	SI	207	16.3%	94.00	2182
Slider	SL	152	11.9%	85.13	2402
Changeup	CH	139	10.9%	86.88	1824
Cutter	FC	91	7.2%	90.47	2415
Curveball	CU	78	6.1%	79.27	2601
Split-Finger	FS	61	4.8%	86.39	1269
Sweeper	ST	56	4.4%	81.57	2638
Knuckle Curve	KC	35	2.8%	83.65	2527
Slurve	SV	5	0.4%	81.80	2588
?	?	3	0.2%
Eephus	EP	1	0.1%	35.10	657
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	68.00	2405

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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Lawrence Butler — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)