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Yordan Alvarez — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 2,516 pitches seen · 789 batted balls · 31% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

86.0 mph 97

Hard-hit %

31% 93

xwOBA on contact

.51 100

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	758	30.1%	95.34	2328
Sinker	SI	371	14.7%	94.60	2214
Changeup	CH	317	12.6%	87.17	1783
Slider	SL	259	10.3%	86.88	2455
Cutter	FC	233	9.3%	90.62	2413
Sweeper	ST	168	6.7%	83.08	2597
Curveball	CU	147	5.8%	80.03	2545
?	?	120	4.8%
Split-Finger	FS	94	3.7%	87.53	1430
Knuckle Curve	KC	38	1.5%	82.34	2452
Slurve	SV	9	0.4%	80.64	2570
Unknown	UN	1	0.0%	72.20	1491
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.0%	71.60	2624

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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Yordan Alvarez — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)