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Andres Blanco — Statcast batting

Season: 2017 2016 2015 · 553 pitches seen · 148 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.8 mph 37

Hard-hit %

18% 26

xwOBA on contact

.28 15

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	230	41.6%	93.90	2260
Sinker	SI	119	21.5%	92.01	2113
Changeup	CH	76	13.7%	85.27	1746
Slider	SL	52	9.4%	83.44	2295
Curveball	CU	29	5.2%	78.91	2492
Split-Finger	FS	16	2.9%	84.21	1484
Cutter	FC	14	2.5%	89.44	2336
Knuckle Curve	KC	11	2.0%	81.27	2408
Sweeper	ST	3	0.5%	83.20	2666
?	?	2	0.4%	91.20	2052
Forkball	FO	1	0.2%	84.80	1396

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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Andres Blanco — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)