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Nick Fortes — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 · 1,032 pitches seen · 412 batted balls · 28% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.2 mph 31

Hard-hit %

28% 80

xwOBA on contact

.29 12

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	273	26.5%	94.64	2340
Sinker	SI	214	20.7%	94.10	2205
Slider	SL	154	14.9%	85.82	2410
Changeup	CH	109	10.6%	84.32	1698
Cutter	FC	103	10.0%	89.01	2394
Sweeper	ST	85	8.2%	82.62	2545
Curveball	CU	67	6.5%	79.92	2479
Split-Finger	FS	20	1.9%	86.00	1403
?	?	3	0.3%
Slurve	SV	2	0.2%	81.85	2136
Knuckle Curve	KC	1	0.1%	81.50	2535
Eephus	EP	1	0.1%	43.50	1136

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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Nick Fortes — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)