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Alex Rodriguez — Statcast batting

Season: 2016 2015 · 915 pitches seen · 246 batted balls · 27% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

85.0 mph 73

Hard-hit %

27% 61

xwOBA on contact

.37 64

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	386	42.2%	93.42	2261
Sinker	SI	160	17.5%	92.60	2140
Slider	SL	150	16.4%	85.03	2287
Changeup	CH	72	7.9%	83.36	1729
Curveball	CU	71	7.8%	77.21	2373
Cutter	FC	44	4.8%	87.75	2201
Knuckle Curve	KC	15	1.6%	79.01	2366
Split-Finger	FS	8	0.9%	84.41	1466
Knuckleball	KN	7	0.8%	74.56
Slurve	SV	2	0.2%	85.50	2798

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 Rodriguez — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)