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Heriberto Hernandez — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,293 pitches seen · 351 batted balls · 30% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

85.2 mph 93

Hard-hit %

30% 90

xwOBA on contact

.44 93

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	343	26.5%	94.98	2320
Sinker	SI	263	20.3%	95.05	2219
Slider	SL	160	12.4%	87.03	2421
Changeup	CH	150	11.6%	84.30	1710
Sweeper	ST	149	11.5%	82.79	2579
Cutter	FC	96	7.4%	89.45	2423
Curveball	CU	69	5.3%	81.03	2670
Split-Finger	FS	22	1.7%	87.41	1449
Knuckle Curve	KC	20	1.5%	81.75	2660
Forkball	FO	6	0.5%	83.03	1194
?	?	5	0.4%
Slurve	SV	4	0.3%	81.95	2962
Knuckleball	KN	3	0.2%	81.47	323
Other	FA	3	0.2%	48.63	1350

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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Heriberto Hernandez — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)