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Luis Lara — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 715 pitches seen · 234 batted balls · 26% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.4 mph 51

Hard-hit %

26% 68

xwOBA on contact

.35 49

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	246	34.4%	95.18	2318
Sinker	SI	97	13.6%	93.82	2195
Changeup	CH	90	12.6%	86.62	1739
Slider	SL	80	11.2%	87.13	2456
Cutter	FC	62	8.7%	89.72	2413
Curveball	CU	45	6.3%	80.56	2643
Sweeper	ST	37	5.2%	83.48	2640
Split-Finger	FS	33	4.6%	86.12	1602
Eephus	EP	7	1.0%	41.67	1113
Knuckle Curve	KC	6	0.8%	82.57	2307
?	?	5	0.7%
Slurve	SV	4	0.6%	85.28	1862
Knuckleball	KN	2	0.3%	54.45	68
Other	FA	1	0.1%	55.60	3420

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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Luis Lara — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)