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Maikel Garcia — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 · 1,189 pitches seen · 382 batted balls · 27% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.3 mph 84

Hard-hit %

27% 77

xwOBA on contact

.34 44

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	355	29.9%	94.71	2300
Sinker	SI	289	24.3%	94.97	2229
Slider	SL	131	11.0%	86.56	2464
Cutter	FC	128	10.8%	89.89	2392
Sweeper	ST	125	10.5%	83.51	2605
Changeup	CH	64	5.4%	84.33	1664
Curveball	CU	52	4.4%	79.44	2565
Split-Finger	FS	23	1.9%	88.40	1426
Knuckle Curve	KC	14	1.2%	82.86	2565
Slurve	SV	7	0.6%	82.73	2357
?	?	1	0.1%

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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Maikel Garcia — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)