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Aaron Judge — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 · 1,225 pitches seen · 326 batted balls · 30% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

85.9 mph 96

Hard-hit %

30% 92

xwOBA on contact

.54 100

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	308	25.1%	95.18	2356
Slider	SL	209	17.1%	86.80	2467
Sinker	SI	187	15.3%	94.32	2202
Changeup	CH	167	13.6%	84.66	1760
Cutter	FC	111	9.1%	89.99	2431
Sweeper	ST	94	7.7%	82.91	2586
Curveball	CU	78	6.4%	80.36	2550
Split-Finger	FS	43	3.5%	86.09	1403
?	?	17	1.4%
Knuckle Curve	KC	6	0.5%	84.58	2559
Slurve	SV	5	0.4%	82.96	2245

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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Aaron Judge — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)