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Brandon Valenzuela — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 485 pitches seen · 164 batted balls · 19% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.9 mph 26

Hard-hit %

19% 22

xwOBA on contact

.31 23

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	164	33.8%	95.00	2333
Changeup	CH	72	14.8%	86.11	1752
Cutter	FC	63	13.0%	89.22	2452
Sinker	SI	58	12.0%	93.93	2205
Curveball	CU	41	8.5%	79.85	2583
Sweeper	ST	25	5.2%	83.66	2639
Slider	SL	24	4.9%	87.17	2370
Split-Finger	FS	24	4.9%	86.36	1116
Knuckle Curve	KC	13	2.7%	83.94	2446
?	?	1	0.2%

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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Brandon Valenzuela — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)