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Batter Lab

Pitch-level Statcast for one hitter. Pick a batter and the data shows how he handles each pitch type, velo band, and pitcher hand: whiff rate, xwOBA, hard-hit rate, and average exit velocity, with the sample size on every line. You set the filters, the data answers. Statcast covers 2023 to 2025.

Pavin Smith

LHB · 2.86k pitches in sample

Whiff %

24.2%

n=1.15k swings

xwOBA

0.339

n=807 BBE

Hard-hit %

26.5%

n=807 BIP

Avg exit velo

83.5 mph

n=807 BIP

Handedness split

How he does vs the pitcher's hand

vs LHP

371 pitches · 94 balls in play

Whiff %

29.1%

xwOBA

0.273

Hard-hit %

25.5%

Avg EV

80.3

vs RHP

2.49k pitches · 713 balls in play

Whiff %

23.5%

xwOBA

0.349

Hard-hit %

26.6%

Avg EV

83.9

By pitch type

16 pitch types · n on every line

Pitch	Seen	Whiff %	xwOBA	Hard-hit %	Avg EV
Four-seam FF	840 · 350 sw	15.4%	0.396	29.2% · n=284	85.4
Slider SL	406 · 165 sw	29.7%	0.260	22.1% · n=104	83.0
Changeup CH	337 · 143 sw	29.4%	0.347	29.7% · n=91	84.2
Sinker SI	324 · 122 sw	13.1%	0.441	26.0% · n=100	83.6
Curveball CU	248 · 73 sw	37.0%	0.267	18.6% · n=43	76.5
Cutter FC	247 · 112 sw	24.1%	0.338	25.6% · n=78	82.7
Sweeper ST	195 · 79 sw	32.9%	0.190	16.7% · n=48	79.3
Splitter FS	148 · 66 sw	37.9%	0.226	32.4% · n=37	84.0
Knuckle-curve KC	74 · 26 sw	30.8%	0.297	31.3% · n=16	79.2
Slurve SV	15 · 3 sw	0.0%	0.198	0.0% · n=2	80.7
Forkball FO	6 · 3 sw	66.7%	0.230	100.0% · n=1	102.9
Unclassified UN	6 · 0 sw	·	·	· · n=0	·
Screwball SC	5 · 1 sw	100.0%	·	· · n=0	·
Knuckleball KN	3 · 1 sw	0.0%	0.433	0.0% · n=1	85.6
Fastball FA	2 · 1 sw	0.0%	0.013	0.0% · n=1	80.4
Eephus EP	2 · 1 sw	0.0%	0.769	100.0% · n=1	104.2
All pitches	2.86k · 1.15k sw	24.2%	0.339	26.5% · n=807	83.5

Every number is a real Statcast count with its sample size (n) shown, never a guaranteed pick or a fabricated probability. Whiff % is swinging strikes over swings · xwOBA is the expected wOBA on contact · hard-hit is exit velocity 95+ mph. You set the filters, the data answers, you decide. Back to research →