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Kyle Isbel — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 · 1,029 pitches seen · 366 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.8 mph 25

Hard-hit %

22% 38

xwOBA on contact

.31 25

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	391	38.0%	94.86	2314
Sinker	SI	138	13.4%	93.39	2190
Changeup	CH	101	9.8%	87.42	1772
Slider	SL	93	9.0%	85.92	2405
Cutter	FC	87	8.5%	89.81	2444
Sweeper	ST	82	8.0%	82.20	2668
Curveball	CU	66	6.4%	80.47	2606
Split-Finger	FS	39	3.8%	87.34	1313
Knuckle Curve	KC	21	2.0%	83.52	2575
Slurve	SV	10	1.0%	83.01	2863
?	?	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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Kyle Isbel — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)