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Mark Teixeira — Statcast batting

Season: 2016 2015 · 1,780 pitches seen · 430 batted balls · 29% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.7 mph 68

Hard-hit %

29% 74

xwOBA on contact

.36 58

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	638	35.8%	92.70	2290
Sinker	SI	318	17.9%	92.21	2176
Changeup	CH	232	13.0%	83.73	1736
Slider	SL	171	9.6%	84.60	2321
Curveball	CU	140	7.9%	76.87	2436
Cutter	FC	112	6.3%	88.54	2303
Knuckle Curve	KC	73	4.1%	81.15	2387
Knuckleball	KN	47	2.6%	75.82
Split-Finger	FS	42	2.4%	82.89	1439
Forkball	FO	3	0.2%	87.07	1614
Sweeper	ST	2	0.1%	81.85	2769
Intentional Ball	IN	2	0.1%	67.15	1620

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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Mark Teixeira — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)