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Alex Blandino — Statcast batting

Season: 2021 2019 2018 · 357 pitches seen · 82 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.6 mph 22

Hard-hit %

18% 26

xwOBA on contact

.30 23

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	128	35.9%	94.06	2363
Slider	SL	85	23.8%	84.18	2390
Sinker	SI	74	20.7%	93.04	2150
Curveball	CU	24	6.7%	79.11	2624
Changeup	CH	21	5.9%	82.67	1661
Cutter	FC	12	3.4%	93.79	2564
Knuckle Curve	KC	5	1.4%	80.32	2742
Slurve	SV	3	0.8%	81.87	2945
Split-Finger	FS	3	0.8%	91.87	1798
Sweeper	ST	2	0.6%	84.60	2802

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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Alex Blandino — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)