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Seth Smith — Statcast batting

Season: 2017 2016 2015 · 1,587 pitches seen · 387 batted balls · 30% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.7 mph 94

Hard-hit %

30% 89

xwOBA on contact

.41 78

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	540	34.0%	93.10	2286
Sinker	SI	266	16.8%	92.47	2142
Changeup	CH	219	13.8%	84.00	1766
Slider	SL	161	10.1%	85.28	2372
Curveball	CU	151	9.5%	78.68	2587
Cutter	FC	96	6.0%	89.18	2381
Knuckle Curve	KC	76	4.8%	81.27	2543
Split-Finger	FS	46	2.9%	84.09	1369
Slurve	SV	12	0.8%	85.67	2680
?	?	11	0.7%
Knuckleball	KN	5	0.3%	71.94
Sweeper	ST	4	0.3%	80.55	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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Seth Smith — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)