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Gordon Beckham — Statcast batting

Season: 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 987 pitches seen · 277 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.9 mph 15

Hard-hit %

22% 33

xwOBA on contact

.35 46

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	374	37.9%	93.36	2259
Sinker	SI	174	17.6%	92.75	2121
Slider	SL	153	15.5%	83.77	2453
Changeup	CH	86	8.7%	84.08	1896
Cutter	FC	78	7.9%	87.56	2316
Curveball	CU	58	5.9%	78.82	2567
Sweeper	ST	34	3.4%	80.38	2631
Knuckle Curve	KC	20	2.0%	81.36	2436
Split-Finger	FS	5	0.5%	86.98	1388
Slurve	SV	3	0.3%	79.07	2164
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	69.80	2214
?	?	1	0.1%

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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Gordon Beckham — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)