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David Hamilton — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 686 pitches seen · 216 batted balls · 16% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

78.3 mph 6

Hard-hit %

16% 11

xwOBA on contact

.32 32

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	194	28.3%	94.80	2312
Sinker	SI	121	17.6%	93.55	2207
Slider	SL	116	16.9%	86.30	2486
Cutter	FC	65	9.5%	91.29	2373
Changeup	CH	53	7.7%	86.96	1734
Sweeper	ST	50	7.3%	82.40	2624
Curveball	CU	36	5.2%	80.71	2604
Split-Finger	FS	31	4.5%	86.67	1520
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	1.7%	80.52	2430
Eephus	EP	4	0.6%	38.40	1075
Forkball	FO	2	0.3%	87.30	710
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	82.00	2092
Knuckleball	KN	1	0.1%	52.80	121

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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David Hamilton — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)