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George Lombard Jr. — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 485 pitches seen · 146 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.9 mph 26

Hard-hit %

22% 40

xwOBA on contact

.33 39

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
Sinker	SI	139	28.7%	93.76	2173
4-Seam Fastball	FF	125	25.8%	95.50	2288
Slider	SL	75	15.5%	85.69	2460
Changeup	CH	38	7.8%	86.68	1689
Sweeper	ST	36	7.4%	81.75	2508
Cutter	FC	35	7.2%	89.28	2393
Knuckle Curve	KC	13	2.7%	84.80	2413
Split-Finger	FS	12	2.5%	84.39	1268
Curveball	CU	11	2.3%	82.65	2604
?	?	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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George Lombard Jr. — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)