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Will Smith — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 1,028 pitches seen · 336 batted balls · 23% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.7 mph 75

Hard-hit %

23% 46

xwOBA on contact

.40 81

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	310	30.2%	94.68	2296
Sinker	SI	183	17.8%	94.24	2208
Slider	SL	159	15.5%	85.70	2417
Sweeper	ST	112	10.9%	83.40	2606
Changeup	CH	94	9.1%	86.36	1740
Curveball	CU	74	7.2%	80.84	2634
Cutter	FC	64	6.2%	88.21	2394
Split-Finger	FS	18	1.8%	86.43	1245
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	1.1%	82.53	2515
Slurve	SV	2	0.2%	81.30	2566
Unknown	UN	1	0.1%	72.00	2456

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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Will Smith — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)