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Travis Bazzana — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,222 pitches seen · 391 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.0 mph 63

Hard-hit %

22% 42

xwOBA on contact

.32 29

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	345	28.2%	95.24	2349
Sinker	SI	185	15.1%	93.96	2239
Slider	SL	177	14.5%	86.97	2490
Changeup	CH	149	12.2%	87.57	1804
Sweeper	ST	117	9.6%	81.57	2595
Cutter	FC	113	9.2%	90.90	2399
Curveball	CU	59	4.8%	81.18	2678
Split-Finger	FS	51	4.2%	88.06	1607
Slurve	SV	13	1.1%	82.25	2563
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	1.0%	81.98	2536
?	?	1	0.1%

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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Travis Bazzana — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)