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Shogo Akiyama — Statcast batting

Season: 2021 2020 · 761 pitches seen · 237 batted balls · 20% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.8 mph 35

Hard-hit %

20% 34

xwOBA on contact

.32 29

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	303	39.8%	93.67	2247
Slider	SL	113	14.8%	84.40	2409
Sinker	SI	95	12.5%	92.99	2134
Changeup	CH	90	11.8%	85.53	1792
Cutter	FC	58	7.6%	90.66	2438
Curveball	CU	42	5.5%	78.57	2551
Sweeper	ST	21	2.8%	81.50	2550
Knuckle Curve	KC	19	2.5%	81.75	2323
Split-Finger	FS	16	2.1%	84.99	1346
?	?	4	0.5%

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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Shogo Akiyama — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)