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Vaughn Grissom — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2024 2023 2022 · 1,585 pitches seen · 568 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.8 mph 38

Hard-hit %

22% 40

xwOBA on contact

.34 41

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	459	29.0%	94.87	2297
Sinker	SI	318	20.1%	94.61	2196
Slider	SL	204	12.9%	86.66	2436
Changeup	CH	160	10.1%	85.25	1716
Sweeper	ST	137	8.6%	83.47	2575
Curveball	CU	126	7.9%	80.21	2521
Cutter	FC	118	7.4%	89.33	2361
Split-Finger	FS	35	2.2%	86.91	1372
Knuckle Curve	KC	18	1.1%	82.63	2581
Slurve	SV	4	0.3%	81.72	2736
Eephus	EP	4	0.3%	38.95	928
Pitch Out	PO	1	0.1%	93.30	2069
Other	FA	1	0.1%	54.60	1313

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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Vaughn Grissom — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)