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Nick Loftin — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,072 pitches seen · 343 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.2 mph 30

Hard-hit %

18% 19

xwOBA on contact

.30 20

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	273	25.5%	94.70	2298
Sinker	SI	202	18.8%	93.59	2191
Slider	SL	170	15.9%	86.03	2365
Sweeper	ST	117	10.9%	82.45	2566
Cutter	FC	104	9.7%	89.14	2403
Changeup	CH	101	9.4%	85.69	1758
Curveball	CU	63	5.9%	78.96	2570
Split-Finger	FS	21	2.0%	85.86	1470
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	1.0%	81.25	2433
Slurve	SV	5	0.5%	82.44	2966
Eephus	EP	2	0.2%	49.80	1260
?	?	2	0.2%
Other	FA	1	0.1%	41.40	1070

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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Nick Loftin — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)