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Colt Emerson — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 630 pitches seen · 198 batted balls · 17% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.4 mph 22

Hard-hit %

17% 12

xwOBA on contact

.35 52

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	209	33.2%	95.17	2341
Sinker	SI	99	15.7%	94.27	2146
Slider	SL	77	12.2%	86.41	2460
Curveball	CU	63	10.0%	81.67	2655
Changeup	CH	51	8.1%	86.78	1761
Sweeper	ST	46	7.3%	82.74	2711
Cutter	FC	37	5.9%	89.80	2321
Split-Finger	FS	33	5.2%	87.81	1431
Knuckle Curve	KC	14	2.2%	84.82	2398
?	?	1	0.2%

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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Colt Emerson — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)