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Nico Hoerner — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 2,259 pitches seen · 897 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.3 mph 32

Hard-hit %

18% 17

xwOBA on contact

.32 32

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	639	28.3%	94.87	2315
Sinker	SI	521	23.1%	94.55	2199
Slider	SL	320	14.2%	86.82	2460
Sweeper	ST	199	8.8%	82.92	2579
Changeup	CH	196	8.7%	85.88	1805
Cutter	FC	165	7.3%	90.03	2400
Curveball	CU	108	4.8%	80.59	2646
Split-Finger	FS	46	2.0%	86.51	1266
Knuckle Curve	KC	35	1.5%	82.01	2468
Slurve	SV	16	0.7%	81.99	2201
Knuckleball	KN	5	0.2%	78.96	351
Eephus	EP	5	0.2%	44.78	1079
Slow Curve	CS	2	0.1%	72.05	2538
Forkball	FO	1	0.0%	83.20	1020
?	?	1	0.0%

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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Nico Hoerner — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)