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Jose Altuve — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 1,843 pitches seen · 646 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.1 mph 19

Hard-hit %

22% 37

xwOBA on contact

.30 16

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
Sinker	SI	426	23.1%	94.79	2219
4-Seam Fastball	FF	401	21.8%	95.47	2341
Slider	SL	299	16.2%	86.77	2475
Sweeper	ST	218	11.8%	83.66	2640
Changeup	CH	171	9.3%	86.07	1770
Cutter	FC	146	7.9%	89.92	2406
Curveball	CU	90	4.9%	79.26	2505
Split-Finger	FS	49	2.7%	86.27	1257
Knuckle Curve	KC	35	1.9%	82.30	2589
Slurve	SV	5	0.3%	83.88	2884
?	?	2	0.1%
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	58.30	2099

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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Jose Altuve — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)