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Christian Encarnacion-Strand — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 631 pitches seen · 250 batted balls · 21% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.6 mph 54

Hard-hit %

21% 32

xwOBA on contact

.43 90

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	205	32.5%	94.67	2283
Sinker	SI	124	19.7%	94.16	2219
Slider	SL	84	13.3%	85.49	2443
Changeup	CH	56	8.9%	84.68	1826
Cutter	FC	55	8.7%	88.90	2317
Sweeper	ST	47	7.4%	83.28	2611
Curveball	CU	33	5.2%	80.07	2620
Split-Finger	FS	10	1.6%	91.23	1407
Forkball	FO	8	1.3%	83.28	1177
?	?	4	0.6%
Knuckle Curve	KC	3	0.5%	82.30	2688
Slurve	SV	2	0.3%	79.15	3000

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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Christian Encarnacion-Strand — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)