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Carlos Ruiz — Statcast batting

Season: 2017 2016 2015 · 629 pitches seen · 141 batted balls · 28% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.5 mph 80

Hard-hit %

28% 80

xwOBA on contact

.38 69

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	207	32.9%	93.30	2331
Sinker	SI	172	27.3%	91.43	2132
Slider	SL	103	16.4%	83.65	2376
Changeup	CH	47	7.5%	82.03	1775
Curveball	CU	30	4.8%	78.33	2545
Cutter	FC	28	4.5%	87.15	2288
Sweeper	ST	16	2.5%	82.19	2567
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	1.9%	81.53	2534
Split-Finger	FS	8	1.3%	82.46	1152
Slurve	SV	6	1.0%	83.42	2676

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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Carlos Ruiz — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)