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Descriptive only — these are measured plate-discipline and contact rates, not projections.
MLB batters · MLB · as of 2025-09-28

Juan Soto

Historical measurements from this snapshot.
Estimated wOBA on contact, average
0.429
Percentile rank 100 among 485 measured profiles
pct 100 of 485 measured
Exit velocity, average
87.3 mph
Percentile rank 100 among 485 measured profiles
pct 100 of 485 measured
Batting side
L
Exit velocity, 90th percentile
106.8 mph
Percentile rank 97 among 485 measured profiles
pct 97 of 485 measured
Batted-ball events
738
Percentile rank 83 among 485 measured profiles
pct 83 of 485 measured
Pitches in the rulebook zone
49.7%
Percentile rank 32 among 485 measured profiles
pct 32 of 485 measured
Pitches faced
2940
Percentile rank 99 among 485 measured profiles
pct 99 of 485 measured
Switch hitter
no
Most-seen pitch type
FF
Most-seen pitch type share
25.2%
Percentile rank 7 among 485 measured profiles
pct 7 of 485 measured
Velocity seen, 10th percentile
81.4 mph
Percentile rank 62 among 485 measured profiles
pct 62 of 485 measured
Velocity seen, median
89.9 mph
Percentile rank 38 among 485 measured profiles
pct 38 of 485 measured
Velocity seen, 90th percentile
96.5 mph
Percentile rank 66 among 485 measured profiles
pct 66 of 485 measured
Stored percentiles rank measured rows in this published pack; higher is only higher, not a quality judgement.

What stands out

  • Elite contact underneath the patience: .429 estimated wOBA on contact, behind only Aaron Judge in this group.
  • Hard contact on average -- 87.3 mph mean exit velocity over 738 batted balls.
  • Four-seam fastballs were only 25.2% of what he saw, and 49.7% of pitches landed in the rulebook zone.
Reading note

Descriptive only, from a single 2025 Statcast pull (>=300 pitches-faced floor). Contact numbers are over the 738 batted balls only, not all 2,940 pitches, and estimated wOBA on contact is a batted-ball model -- it says nothing about walks or strikeouts, which are the core of Soto's game. No swing/miss or launch-angle column in this pull, so no whiff or chase rate here. Not park- or opponent-adjusted; not a prediction. 'Largest/behind only Judge' is scoped to these twelve hitters.