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Kaelen Culpepper — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 467 pitches seen · 171 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.7 mph 58

Hard-hit %

22% 38

xwOBA on contact

.34 42

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	119	25.5%	95.15	2339
Slider	SL	60	12.8%	86.53	2426
Sinker	SI	57	12.2%	94.23	2174
Changeup	CH	57	12.2%	86.26	1658
Sweeper	ST	51	10.9%	82.51	2589
Cutter	FC	41	8.8%	90.40	2391
Curveball	CU	34	7.3%	80.30	2578
Split-Finger	FS	30	6.4%	89.34	1435
Knuckle Curve	KC	10	2.1%	80.60	2754
Other	FA	6	1.3%	44.20	1194
Slurve	SV	2	0.4%	82.20	2752

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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Kaelen Culpepper — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)