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Braden Montgomery — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,221 pitches seen · 394 batted balls · 25% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.5 mph 52

Hard-hit %

25% 59

xwOBA on contact

.36 58

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	297	24.3%	95.13	2306
Changeup	CH	216	17.7%	85.76	1752
Sinker	SI	175	14.3%	94.73	2207
Slider	SL	138	11.3%	86.31	2467
Cutter	FC	112	9.2%	90.44	2380
Curveball	CU	99	8.1%	80.69	2630
Split-Finger	FS	83	6.8%	85.95	1142
Sweeper	ST	69	5.7%	82.92	2558
Knuckle Curve	KC	19	1.6%	83.57	2660
?	?	8	0.7%
Slurve	SV	2	0.2%	79.45	2524
Other	FA	2	0.2%	75.85	1845
Eephus	EP	1	0.1%	51.60	1281

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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Braden Montgomery — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)