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John Rave — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 480 pitches seen · 136 batted balls · 26% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.2 mph 31

Hard-hit %

26% 72

xwOBA on contact

.38 70

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	138	28.8%	94.06	2323
Slider	SL	66	13.8%	85.79	2357
Cutter	FC	61	12.7%	89.45	2380
Sinker	SI	60	12.5%	93.25	2258
Changeup	CH	54	11.2%	85.92	1697
Curveball	CU	42	8.8%	79.22	2595
Sweeper	ST	38	7.9%	82.86	2634
Split-Finger	FS	11	2.3%	86.45	1078
Knuckle Curve	KC	7	1.5%	84.09	2500
Slurve	SV	2	0.4%	81.95	2882
?	?	1	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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John Rave — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)