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David Murphy — Statcast batting

Season: 2015 · 1,309 pitches seen · 323 batted balls · 35% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

87.5 mph 58

Hard-hit %

35% 67

xwOBA on contact

.31 32

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	514	39.3%	92.90	2256
Sinker	SI	262	20.0%	92.28	2116
Changeup	CH	168	12.8%	84.51	1659
Slider	SL	115	8.8%	83.48	2000
Curveball	CU	86	6.6%	78.26	2340
Cutter	FC	67	5.1%	89.63	2294
Knuckle Curve	KC	43	3.3%	81.73	2494
Split-Finger	FS	40	3.1%	86.07	1460
Knuckleball	KN	8	0.6%	77.27	1695
Intentional Ball	IN	4	0.3%	70.45	1734
Pitch Out	PO	2	0.2%	88.95	2265

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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David Murphy — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)