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Spencer Jones — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 887 pitches seen · 264 batted balls · 28% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

85.9 mph 97

Hard-hit %

28% 84

xwOBA on contact

.50 99

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	365	41.1%	95.16	2321
Changeup	CH	115	13.0%	87.41	1707
Slider	SL	105	11.8%	86.17	2482
Sinker	SI	84	9.5%	94.64	2195
Curveball	CU	57	6.4%	78.00	2559
Split-Finger	FS	47	5.3%	85.59	1337
Sweeper	ST	46	5.2%	81.52	2603
Cutter	FC	35	3.9%	89.86	2410
Knuckle Curve	KC	22	2.5%	82.16	2533
?	?	10	1.1%
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	82.40	2418

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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Spencer Jones — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)