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Angel Martinez — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 · 517 pitches seen · 186 batted balls · 26% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.6 mph 55

Hard-hit %

26% 71

xwOBA on contact

.37 65

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	166	32.1%	94.99	2322
Sinker	SI	94	18.2%	94.13	2229
Changeup	CH	76	14.7%	86.77	1774
Slider	SL	55	10.6%	87.01	2529
Split-Finger	FS	36	7.0%	86.27	1303
Sweeper	ST	28	5.4%	82.20	2565
Cutter	FC	27	5.2%	90.15	2394
Curveball	CU	26	5.0%	81.35	2683
Knuckle Curve	KC	6	1.2%	82.63	2568
Slurve	SV	3	0.6%	81.80	2826

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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Angel Martinez — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)