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Matt Szczur — Statcast batting

Season: 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 314 pitches seen · 70 batted balls · 17% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.8 mph 20

Hard-hit %

17% 18

xwOBA on contact

.26 9

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	108	34.4%	93.12	2249
Sinker	SI	58	18.5%	92.26	2151
Slider	SL	43	13.7%	84.89	2340
Changeup	CH	28	8.9%	83.86	1755
Curveball	CU	23	7.3%	78.56	2524
Cutter	FC	21	6.7%	88.71	2294
?	?	18	5.7%
Knuckle Curve	KC	8	2.5%	79.58	2198
Sweeper	ST	4	1.3%	82.00	2835
Split-Finger	FS	3	1.0%	85.90	1326

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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Matt Szczur — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)