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Jordan Walker — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,264 pitches seen · 423 batted balls · 30% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.6 mph 88

Hard-hit %

30% 90

xwOBA on contact

.40 79

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	296	23.4%	95.34	2342
Sinker	SI	265	21.0%	94.52	2199
Slider	SL	209	16.5%	86.78	2479
Sweeper	ST	173	13.7%	83.07	2687
Changeup	CH	107	8.5%	85.24	1826
Cutter	FC	99	7.8%	90.43	2363
Curveball	CU	71	5.6%	80.56	2619
Split-Finger	FS	24	1.9%	86.49	1392
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	0.9%	83.01	2422
Slurve	SV	6	0.5%	82.63	2509
?	?	2	0.2%
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	70.60	2509

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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Jordan Walker — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)