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Eduardo Valencia — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 386 pitches seen · 137 batted balls · 28% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.7 mph 76

Hard-hit %

28% 80

xwOBA on contact

.44 92

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	102	26.4%	94.84	2294
Sinker	SI	76	19.7%	95.16	2167
Slider	SL	48	12.4%	87.64	2428
Changeup	CH	48	12.4%	86.04	1786
Cutter	FC	41	10.6%	89.32	2354
Curveball	CU	38	9.8%	79.20	2548
Sweeper	ST	16	4.1%	82.37	2493
Knuckle Curve	KC	8	2.1%	79.46	2560
Slurve	SV	4	1.0%	83.25	2817
Eephus	EP	3	0.8%	36.27	986
Split-Finger	FS	2	0.5%	85.00	1460

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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Eduardo Valencia — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)