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Brendan Donovan — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 · 562 pitches seen · 196 batted balls · 20% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.2 mph 31

Hard-hit %

20% 29

xwOBA on contact

.32 28

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	168	29.9%	94.64	2304
Sinker	SI	140	24.9%	93.75	2191
Slider	SL	75	13.3%	86.23	2496
Changeup	CH	57	10.1%	86.40	1823
Cutter	FC	49	8.7%	90.98	2437
Curveball	CU	32	5.7%	79.36	2593
Sweeper	ST	25	4.4%	81.70	2714
Split-Finger	FS	7	1.2%	85.57	1219
Slurve	SV	6	1.1%	81.63	2523
Knuckle Curve	KC	2	0.4%	81.05	2550
?	?	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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Brendan Donovan — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)