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Tim Tawa — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 892 pitches seen · 277 batted balls · 29% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.7 mph 59

Hard-hit %

29% 89

xwOBA on contact

.42 86

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	256	28.7%	94.64	2285
Sinker	SI	166	18.6%	94.58	2220
Slider	SL	142	15.9%	86.41	2427
Sweeper	ST	117	13.1%	83.83	2647
Cutter	FC	71	8.0%	88.86	2423
Changeup	CH	68	7.6%	86.07	1790
Curveball	CU	38	4.3%	80.43	2563
Split-Finger	FS	19	2.1%	86.64	1374
Knuckle Curve	KC	13	1.5%	80.54	2539
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	84.80	2451
?	?	1	0.1%

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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Tim Tawa — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)