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Sam Travis — Statcast batting

Season: 2019 2018 2017 · 630 pitches seen · 193 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.2 mph 42

Hard-hit %

24% 42

xwOBA on contact

.34 38

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	257	40.8%	93.66	2318
Changeup	CH	98	15.6%	82.71	1874
Slider	SL	92	14.6%	84.63	2426
Sinker	SI	66	10.5%	92.46	2177
Curveball	CU	40	6.3%	78.44	2499
Cutter	FC	39	6.2%	87.20	2205
Knuckle Curve	KC	16	2.5%	79.73	2116
Sweeper	ST	10	1.6%	81.13	2943
?	?	5	0.8%
Split-Finger	FS	4	0.6%	85.30	1840
Slurve	SV	3	0.5%	84.00	2746

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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Sam Travis — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)