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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.
Nelson Velázquez
RHB · 1.61k pitches in sample
Whiff %
32.5%
n=772 swings
xwOBA
0.335
n=473 BBE
Hard-hit %
27.1%
n=473 BIP
Avg exit velo
83.9 mph
n=473 BIP
Handedness split
How he does vs the pitcher's handvs LHP
505 pitches · 153 balls in play
Whiff %
30.5%
xwOBA
0.332
Hard-hit %
28.1%
Avg EV
84.6
vs RHP
1.10k pitches · 320 balls in play
Whiff %
33.5%
xwOBA
0.336
Hard-hit %
26.6%
Avg EV
83.5
By pitch type
12 pitch types · n on every line| Pitch | Seen | Whiff % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % | Avg EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-seam FF | 398 · 220 sw | 23.6% | 0.392 | 27.6% · n=156 | 84.6 |
| Slider SL | 353 · 165 sw | 43.6% | 0.261 | 24.4% · n=82 | 83.7 |
| Sinker SI | 224 · 109 sw | 9.2% | 0.471 | 35.2% · n=91 | 86.5 |
| Sweeper ST | 178 · 68 sw | 30.9% | 0.240 | 6.8% · n=44 | 79.2 |
| Changeup CH | 176 · 86 sw | 53.5% | 0.191 | 27.0% · n=37 | 82.4 |
| Cutter FC | 131 · 65 sw | 44.6% | 0.277 | 29.0% · n=31 | 83.8 |
| Curveball CU | 85 · 34 sw | 35.3% | 0.415 | 42.1% · n=19 | 83.3 |
| Splitter FS | 43 · 17 sw | 35.3% | 0.452 | 37.5% · n=8 | 83.0 |
| Knuckle-curve KC | 11 · 5 sw | 40.0% | 0.174 | 0.0% · n=3 | 61.9 |
| Fastball FA | 5 · 2 sw | 0.0% | 0.464 | 0.0% · n=2 | 79.0 |
| Slurve SV | 3 · 1 sw | 100.0% | · | · · n=0 | · |
| Unclassified UN | 1 · 0 sw | · | · | · · n=0 | · |
| All pitches | 1.61k · 772 sw | 32.5% | 0.335 | 27.1% · n=473 | 83.9 |
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 →