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Troy Johnston — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 704 pitches seen · 266 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.0 mph 64

Hard-hit %

24% 58

xwOBA on contact

.34 41

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	207	29.4%	94.91	2322
Sinker	SI	119	16.9%	93.71	2221
Slider	SL	103	14.6%	86.20	2449
Changeup	CH	88	12.5%	86.65	1801
Sweeper	ST	55	7.8%	81.39	2665
Cutter	FC	52	7.4%	90.07	2437
Curveball	CU	33	4.7%	79.49	2691
Split-Finger	FS	24	3.4%	87.53	1363
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	1.6%	81.23	2531
Knuckleball	KN	4	0.6%	79.38	404
Slurve	SV	3	0.4%	80.63	2830
Other	FA	2	0.3%	63.25	1386
Eephus	EP	1	0.1%	43.60	1075
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	71.30	2920
?	?	1	0.1%

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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Troy Johnston — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)