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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.
Richie Palacios
LHB · 1.88k pitches in sample
Whiff %
20.3%
n=864 swings
xwOBA
0.325
n=634 BBE
Hard-hit %
20.8%
n=634 BIP
Avg exit velo
81.9 mph
n=634 BIP
Handedness split
How he does vs the pitcher's handvs LHP
281 pitches · 104 balls in play
Whiff %
17.6%
xwOBA
0.326
Hard-hit %
13.5%
Avg EV
79.8
vs RHP
1.60k pitches · 530 balls in play
Whiff %
20.7%
xwOBA
0.325
Hard-hit %
22.3%
Avg EV
82.3
By pitch type
12 pitch types · n on every line| Pitch | Seen | Whiff % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % | Avg EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-seam FF | 631 · 278 sw | 19.4% | 0.306 | 19.4% · n=206 | 82.5 |
| Sinker SI | 288 · 109 sw | 8.3% | 0.381 | 20.7% · n=92 | 81.3 |
| Cutter FC | 206 · 93 sw | 18.3% | 0.310 | 17.1% · n=70 | 83.0 |
| Slider SL | 196 · 103 sw | 31.1% | 0.329 | 25.0% · n=64 | 81.7 |
| Changeup CH | 175 · 87 sw | 19.5% | 0.364 | 19.1% · n=68 | 79.6 |
| Curveball CU | 126 · 66 sw | 18.2% | 0.283 | 34.0% · n=47 | 85.8 |
| Sweeper ST | 107 · 55 sw | 25.5% | 0.283 | 17.9% · n=39 | 79.6 |
| Splitter FS | 90 · 46 sw | 23.9% | 0.248 | 12.9% · n=31 | 79.2 |
| Knuckle-curve KC | 49 · 21 sw | 33.3% | 0.446 | 30.8% · n=13 | 82.9 |
| Slurve SV | 9 · 6 sw | 33.3% | 0.000 | 25.0% · n=4 | 78.7 |
| Unclassified UN | 5 · 0 sw | · | · | · · n=0 | · |
| Knuckleball KN | 2 · 0 sw | · | · | · · n=0 | · |
| All pitches | 1.88k · 864 sw | 20.3% | 0.325 | 20.8% · n=634 | 81.9 |
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 →