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David Ortiz — Statcast batting

Season: 2016 2015 · 2,519 pitches seen · 658 batted balls · 37% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

88.2 mph 99

Hard-hit %

37% 98

xwOBA on contact

.47 96

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	886	35.2%	93.95	2295
Sinker	SI	428	17.0%	92.52	2146
Slider	SL	360	14.3%	85.06	2333
Changeup	CH	261	10.4%	84.35	1689
Curveball	CU	193	7.7%	78.08	2539
Cutter	FC	153	6.1%	89.03	2312
Split-Finger	FS	81	3.2%	85.45	1566
Knuckle Curve	KC	57	2.3%	80.69	2506
Intentional Ball	IN	47	1.9%	69.30	1714
Knuckleball	KN	34	1.3%	75.96	1440
?	?	9	0.4%	93.32	2205
Slurve	SV	7	0.3%	85.54	2645
Unknown	UN	1	0.0%	42.50
Sweeper	ST	1	0.0%	82.20	2901
Eephus	EP	1	0.0%	67.40

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 Ortiz — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)