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Kevin Smith — Statcast batting

Season: 2023 2022 2021 · 523 pitches seen · 167 batted balls · 20% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.5 mph 10

Hard-hit %

20% 28

xwOBA on contact

.35 39

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	169	32.3%	93.91	2274
Slider	SL	92	17.6%	85.03	2398
Sinker	SI	84	16.1%	93.63	2125
Sweeper	ST	56	10.7%	82.31	2531
Changeup	CH	41	7.8%	84.13	1814
Curveball	CU	33	6.3%	78.95	2501
Cutter	FC	32	6.1%	88.09	2323
Slurve	SV	6	1.1%	83.70	2626
Knuckle Curve	KC	4	0.8%	81.72	2362
?	?	4	0.8%	87.55	2293
Split-Finger	FS	2	0.4%	86.85	787

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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Kevin Smith — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)