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Pat Valaika — Statcast batting

Season: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 · 1,101 pitches seen · 402 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.5 mph 20

Hard-hit %

18% 22

xwOBA on contact

.34 40

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	367	33.3%	93.67	2261
Slider	SL	201	18.3%	84.45	2374
Sinker	SI	167	15.2%	93.35	2128
Cutter	FC	108	9.8%	87.90	2290
Curveball	CU	92	8.4%	78.34	2482
Changeup	CH	89	8.1%	83.22	1800
Knuckle Curve	KC	34	3.1%	80.67	2533
Sweeper	ST	31	2.8%	78.26	2540
Split-Finger	FS	9	0.8%	89.20	1383
Slurve	SV	3	0.3%	81.73	2336

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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Pat Valaika — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)