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Jake McCarthy — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 · 1,792 pitches seen · 742 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.0 mph 11

Hard-hit %

18% 18

xwOBA on contact

.36 56

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	534	29.8%	94.89	2339
Slider	SL	263	14.7%	86.30	2445
Sinker	SI	243	13.6%	93.77	2199
Changeup	CH	186	10.4%	86.59	1789
Cutter	FC	155	8.6%	90.08	2419
Curveball	CU	155	8.6%	80.67	2604
Sweeper	ST	151	8.4%	82.70	2605
Split-Finger	FS	47	2.6%	88.12	1447
Knuckle Curve	KC	35	2.0%	82.89	2444
Slurve	SV	13	0.7%	80.17	2829
?	?	6	0.3%
Forkball	FO	2	0.1%	86.60	624
Knuckleball	KN	1	0.1%	83.60	252
Eephus	EP	1	0.1%	43.50	1234

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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Jake McCarthy — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)