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Austin Martin — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 434 pitches seen · 129 batted balls · 20% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.9 mph 25

Hard-hit %

20% 27

xwOBA on contact

.30 20

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	164	37.8%	94.38	2361
Sinker	SI	72	16.6%	94.86	2254
Changeup	CH	53	12.2%	84.53	1727
Slider	SL	43	9.9%	84.98	2584
Cutter	FC	30	6.9%	89.09	2416
Curveball	CU	29	6.7%	80.38	2668
Sweeper	ST	28	6.5%	82.48	2616
Split-Finger	FS	8	1.8%	83.03	1132
Other	FA	3	0.7%	68.87	1491
Knuckle Curve	KC	2	0.5%	83.15	2207
Eephus	EP	2	0.5%	38.30	765

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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Austin Martin — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)