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Nicky Lopez — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 869 pitches seen · 339 batted balls · 13% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

78.1 mph 5

Hard-hit %

13% 4

xwOBA on contact

.28 10

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	296	34.1%	94.67	2272
Sinker	SI	132	15.2%	93.71	2169
Slider	SL	121	13.9%	85.99	2370
Changeup	CH	103	11.9%	86.35	1701
Cutter	FC	74	8.5%	90.53	2363
Sweeper	ST	55	6.3%	83.27	2589
Curveball	CU	51	5.9%	80.74	2621
Split-Finger	FS	23	2.6%	85.22	1339
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	1.3%	81.38	2500
Other	FA	2	0.2%	69.45	1607
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	81.10	2650

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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Nicky Lopez — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)