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Liam Hicks — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 996 pitches seen · 338 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.1 mph 12

Hard-hit %

18% 16

xwOBA on contact

.30 16

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	280	28.1%	95.21	2301
Sinker	SI	153	15.4%	94.47	2206
Changeup	CH	118	11.8%	86.99	1659
Slider	SL	115	11.5%	86.46	2437
Cutter	FC	95	9.5%	89.89	2409
Sweeper	ST	86	8.6%	83.00	2580
Curveball	CU	77	7.7%	79.42	2609
Split-Finger	FS	42	4.2%	87.65	1379
Knuckle Curve	KC	19	1.9%	84.45	2507
Eephus	EP	4	0.4%	44.02	1078
?	?	4	0.4%
Slurve	SV	2	0.2%	79.30	2571
Knuckleball	KN	1	0.1%	81.80	287

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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Liam Hicks — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)