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Oscar Mercado — Statcast batting

Season: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 · 112 pitches seen · 41 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.3 mph 30

Hard-hit %

24% 56

xwOBA on contact

.30 15

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	32	28.6%	93.12	2283
Slider	SL	22	19.6%	84.21	2417
Sinker	SI	16	14.3%	91.12	2103
Changeup	CH	15	13.4%	84.11	1782
Cutter	FC	10	8.9%	90.46	2407
Curveball	CU	8	7.1%	79.86	2633
Sweeper	ST	5	4.5%	79.68	2294
Knuckle Curve	KC	2	1.8%	81.90	2334
Split-Finger	FS	2	1.8%	84.00	1352

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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Oscar Mercado — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)