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Munetaka Murakami — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,106 pitches seen · 212 batted balls · 32% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

85.5 mph 95

Hard-hit %

32% 96

xwOBA on contact

.44 91

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	316	28.6%	95.18	2312
Slider	SL	207	18.7%	86.30	2410
Sinker	SI	136	12.3%	93.67	2208
Sweeper	ST	119	10.8%	81.62	2625
Changeup	CH	117	10.6%	86.32	1682
Cutter	FC	77	7.0%	90.03	2418
Curveball	CU	61	5.5%	81.57	2714
Split-Finger	FS	36	3.3%	85.89	1369
Knuckle Curve	KC	15	1.4%	82.48	2549
?	?	13	1.2%
Other	FA	6	0.5%	70.32	1718
Slurve	SV	2	0.2%	80.30	2360
Pitch Out	PO	1	0.1%	95.80	2298

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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Munetaka Murakami — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)