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Kevin McGonigle — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 1,457 pitches seen · 488 batted balls · 23% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.2 mph 47

Hard-hit %

23% 49

xwOBA on contact

.35 50

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	422	29.0%	94.67	2308
Sinker	SI	210	14.4%	93.76	2185
Changeup	CH	198	13.6%	85.66	1715
Slider	SL	187	12.8%	86.44	2387
Sweeper	ST	136	9.3%	81.64	2556
Cutter	FC	118	8.1%	90.23	2382
Curveball	CU	94	6.5%	79.76	2556
Split-Finger	FS	55	3.8%	87.79	1348
Knuckle Curve	KC	25	1.7%	80.67	2690
Slurve	SV	4	0.3%	80.53	2688
?	?	4	0.3%
Other	FA	2	0.1%	48.50	1222
Eephus	EP	2	0.1%	37.85	1100

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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Kevin McGonigle — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)