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Ryan Waldschmidt — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 647 pitches seen · 173 batted balls · 14% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.1 mph 11

Hard-hit %

14% 6

xwOBA on contact

.35 51

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	169	26.1%	94.51	2312
Sinker	SI	112	17.3%	94.22	2251
Slider	SL	93	14.4%	85.97	2453
Sweeper	ST	84	13.0%	83.00	2684
Changeup	CH	79	12.2%	85.20	1719
Cutter	FC	40	6.2%	89.83	2428
Curveball	CU	39	6.0%	80.44	2680
Split-Finger	FS	25	3.9%	87.94	1314
Knuckle Curve	KC	4	0.6%	78.67	2638
Slurve	SV	1	0.2%	80.10	3116
Forkball	FO	1	0.2%	88.20	756

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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Ryan Waldschmidt — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)