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Nick Sogard — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 · 746 pitches seen · 215 batted balls · 23% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.3 mph 49

Hard-hit %

23% 50

xwOBA on contact

.35 48

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	210	28.2%	95.01	2323
Sinker	SI	126	16.9%	94.29	2156
Changeup	CH	97	13.0%	86.84	1720
Slider	SL	90	12.1%	86.78	2405
Curveball	CU	65	8.7%	80.20	2589
Cutter	FC	61	8.2%	90.65	2388
Split-Finger	FS	45	6.0%	87.12	1311
Sweeper	ST	38	5.1%	83.84	2599
Knuckle Curve	KC	13	1.7%	84.89	2488
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	72.10	2078

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 Sogard — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)