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Elly De La Cruz — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 · 1,331 pitches seen · 349 batted balls · 35% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

87.3 mph 100

Hard-hit %

35% 98

xwOBA on contact

.49 98

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	400	30.1%	95.60	2326
Sinker	SI	192	14.4%	95.23	2228
Changeup	CH	186	14.0%	86.16	1788
Curveball	CU	171	12.8%	81.05	2693
Sweeper	ST	122	9.2%	83.65	2572
Slider	SL	94	7.1%	87.13	2456
Cutter	FC	68	5.1%	90.67	2377
Split-Finger	FS	65	4.9%	86.25	1317
Knuckle Curve	KC	18	1.4%	82.36	2587
Slurve	SV	13	1.0%	81.28	2494
?	?	2	0.2%

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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Elly De La Cruz — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)