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Drew Gilbert — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 937 pitches seen · 290 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.1 mph 29

Hard-hit %

22% 44

xwOBA on contact

.38 72

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	308	32.9%	95.09	2273
Sinker	SI	133	14.2%	93.67	2217
Changeup	CH	130	13.9%	86.85	1854
Slider	SL	88	9.4%	85.74	2448
Cutter	FC	87	9.3%	89.99	2375
Sweeper	ST	69	7.4%	83.64	2577
Curveball	CU	56	6.0%	81.40	2638
Split-Finger	FS	36	3.8%	86.04	1270
Knuckle Curve	KC	21	2.2%	83.33	2496
Other	FA	4	0.4%	44.55	620
?	?	4	0.4%
Pitch Out	PO	1	0.1%	92.90	2278

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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Drew Gilbert — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)