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Francisco Alvarez — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 · 1,573 pitches seen · 430 batted balls · 29% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.5 mph 86

Hard-hit %

29% 87

xwOBA on contact

.43 89

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
Sinker	SI	421	26.8%	94.29	2207
4-Seam Fastball	FF	352	22.4%	94.90	2317
Slider	SL	269	17.1%	86.21	2439
Sweeper	ST	171	10.9%	83.55	2667
Changeup	CH	136	8.6%	85.06	1701
Cutter	FC	91	5.8%	89.22	2356
Curveball	CU	63	4.0%	80.84	2599
Split-Finger	FS	43	2.7%	87.00	1354
Knuckle Curve	KC	21	1.3%	80.42	2535
?	?	4	0.3%
Forkball	FO	2	0.1%	88.05	712

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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Francisco Alvarez — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)