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Josh Thole — Statcast batting

Season: 2016 2015 · 544 pitches seen · 148 batted balls · 15% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.2 mph 18

Hard-hit %

15% 11

xwOBA on contact

.27 13

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	241	44.3%	93.14	2290
Sinker	SI	127	23.3%	91.87	2189
Slider	SL	51	9.4%	85.12	2401
Curveball	CU	43	7.9%	77.86	2481
Changeup	CH	33	6.1%	84.15	1681
Cutter	FC	23	4.2%	88.07	2266
Split-Finger	FS	13	2.4%	85.05	1553
Knuckle Curve	KC	9	1.7%	83.48	2641
Slurve	SV	3	0.6%	86.77	2751
Sweeper	ST	1	0.2%	85.00	2736

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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Josh Thole — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)