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Cole Young — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,196 pitches seen · 454 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.6 mph 56

Hard-hit %

24% 56

xwOBA on contact

.33 35

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	376	31.4%	94.85	2328
Sinker	SI	203	17.0%	93.96	2181
Slider	SL	149	12.5%	86.32	2424
Cutter	FC	110	9.2%	89.46	2411
Changeup	CH	109	9.1%	86.06	1720
Sweeper	ST	97	8.1%	82.59	2640
Split-Finger	FS	62	5.2%	87.82	1443
Curveball	CU	58	4.8%	80.87	2611
Knuckle Curve	KC	20	1.7%	83.28	2424
Slurve	SV	5	0.4%	81.40	2219
Other	FA	5	0.4%	71.40	1643
Eephus	EP	2	0.2%	34.95	1142

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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Cole Young — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)