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Ryan Ward — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 137 pitches seen · 43 batted balls · 14% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.9 mph 40

Hard-hit %

14% 6

xwOBA on contact

.35 53

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	74	54.0%	95.13	2355
Changeup	CH	15	10.9%	86.44	1991
Slider	SL	13	9.5%	87.21	2290
Cutter	FC	7	5.1%	90.83	2471
Sinker	SI	6	4.4%	94.30	2349
Knuckle Curve	KC	6	4.4%	79.28	2574
Sweeper	ST	5	3.6%	83.24	2606
Curveball	CU	4	2.9%	77.50	2712
Split-Finger	FS	3	2.2%	85.70	1433
Slurve	SV	2	1.5%	84.05	2883
Other	FA	2	1.5%	78.85	1864

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 Ward — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)