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Kennys Vargas — Statcast batting

Season: 2017 2016 2015 · 1,125 pitches seen · 289 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.0 mph 26

Hard-hit %

22% 47

xwOBA on contact

.39 73

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	368	32.7%	93.13	2253
Sinker	SI	207	18.4%	92.18	2130
Slider	SL	158	14.0%	84.09	2327
Changeup	CH	149	13.2%	83.33	1785
Curveball	CU	106	9.4%	78.82	2455
Knuckle Curve	KC	59	5.2%	78.98	2435
Cutter	FC	42	3.7%	88.81	2377
Split-Finger	FS	29	2.6%	84.56	1435
?	?	5	0.4%
Sweeper	ST	1	0.1%	82.60	3061
Eephus	EP	1	0.1%	70.80	2584

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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Kennys Vargas — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)