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Jim Jarvis — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 406 pitches seen · 138 batted balls · 25% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.4 mph 33

Hard-hit %

25% 64

xwOBA on contact

.30 21

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	121	29.8%	95.18	2344
Sinker	SI	66	16.3%	93.89	2219
Changeup	CH	49	12.1%	85.74	1882
Cutter	FC	46	11.3%	90.65	2481
Slider	SL	40	9.9%	86.26	2398
Sweeper	ST	25	6.2%	81.01	2477
Split-Finger	FS	25	6.2%	87.05	1365
Curveball	CU	21	5.2%	78.59	2436
Knuckle Curve	KC	6	1.5%	83.88	2594
Slurve	SV	4	1.0%	83.67	2736
Knuckleball	KN	2	0.5%	78.95	294
Eephus	EP	1	0.2%	40.30	1095

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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Jim Jarvis — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)