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Willi Castro — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 1,877 pitches seen · 647 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.0 mph 28

Hard-hit %

24% 52

xwOBA on contact

.38 68

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	713	38.0%	95.07	2328
Changeup	CH	330	17.6%	86.41	1756
Sinker	SI	171	9.1%	94.09	2209
Curveball	CU	164	8.7%	79.76	2612
Slider	SL	160	8.5%	85.55	2447
Cutter	FC	134	7.1%	89.58	2380
Sweeper	ST	73	3.9%	83.34	2636
Split-Finger	FS	67	3.6%	87.39	1459
Knuckle Curve	KC	40	2.1%	83.55	2381
Slurve	SV	15	0.8%	79.51	2796
Knuckleball	KN	6	0.3%	75.40	326
Forkball	FO	4	0.2%	84.57	568

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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Willi Castro — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)