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Casey Schmitt — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 532 pitches seen · 226 batted balls · 29% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.2 mph 83

Hard-hit %

29% 89

xwOBA on contact

.44 94

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	155	29.1%	94.20	2258
Sinker	SI	104	19.5%	94.08	2235
Slider	SL	98	18.4%	86.75	2399
Sweeper	ST	56	10.5%	82.87	2636
Changeup	CH	36	6.8%	83.47	1616
Cutter	FC	33	6.2%	88.81	2374
Curveball	CU	25	4.7%	80.20	2674
Split-Finger	FS	11	2.1%	84.25	1543
Knuckle Curve	KC	9	1.7%	83.52	2425
?	?	4	0.8%
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.2%	66.00	2514

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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Casey Schmitt — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)