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Christian Bethancourt — Statcast batting

Season: 2024 2023 2022 2017 2016 2015 · 516 pitches seen · 191 batted balls · 25% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.1 mph 14

Hard-hit %

25% 60

xwOBA on contact

.35 39

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	132	25.6%	94.05	2293
Sinker	SI	93	18.0%	93.10	2110
Slider	SL	91	17.6%	85.38	2422
Sweeper	ST	53	10.3%	82.40	2594
Changeup	CH	52	10.1%	83.69	1771
Cutter	FC	39	7.6%	88.92	2400
Curveball	CU	33	6.4%	80.03	2526
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	2.1%	79.78	2557
Split-Finger	FS	10	1.9%	91.50	1490
Slurve	SV	2	0.4%	85.35	2101

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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Christian Bethancourt — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)