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Alex Freeland — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 485 pitches seen · 134 batted balls · 25% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.4 mph 52

Hard-hit %

25% 59

xwOBA on contact

.35 48

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	163	33.6%	95.61	2364
Changeup	CH	71	14.6%	86.61	1805
Sinker	SI	65	13.4%	94.48	2194
Slider	SL	62	12.8%	87.25	2534
Sweeper	ST	31	6.4%	82.50	2695
Curveball	CU	29	6.0%	79.76	2702
Cutter	FC	27	5.6%	90.23	2445
Split-Finger	FS	16	3.3%	85.92	1493
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	2.5%	81.59	2639
Knuckleball	KN	4	0.8%	52.27	62
Other	FA	2	0.4%	72.00	1792
Eephus	EP	2	0.4%	39.80	1066
Slurve	SV	1	0.2%	87.40	2591

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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Alex Freeland — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)