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Ryan Lavarnway — Statcast batting

Season: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 · 109 pitches seen · 34 batted balls · 12% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.7 mph 50

Hard-hit %

12% 9

xwOBA on contact

.40 76

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
Sinker	SI	36	33.0%	93.29	2110
4-Seam Fastball	FF	23	21.1%	93.17	2269
Slider	SL	21	19.3%	84.13	2468
Changeup	CH	9	8.3%	84.27	1847
Knuckle Curve	KC	5	4.6%	84.02	2539
Curveball	CU	5	4.6%	76.88	2670
Split-Finger	FS	4	3.7%	82.67	1019
Cutter	FC	3	2.8%	89.23	2364
Sweeper	ST	2	1.8%	82.15	2541
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.9%	74.20	2366

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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Ryan Lavarnway — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)