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Christian Villanueva — Statcast batting

Season: 2018 2017 · 1,576 pitches seen · 467 batted balls · 20% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.4 mph 25

Hard-hit %

20% 29

xwOBA on contact

.38 67

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	479	30.4%	92.95	2247
Sinker	SI	290	18.4%	92.00	2129
Slider	SL	258	16.4%	84.28	2415
Curveball	CU	130	8.2%	77.07	2488
Cutter	FC	127	8.1%	89.46	2356
Changeup	CH	118	7.5%	83.28	1795
Knuckle Curve	KC	86	5.5%	81.49	2387
?	?	63	4.0%
Split-Finger	FS	19	1.2%	85.06	1495
Sweeper	ST	5	0.3%	81.52	2765
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	74.70	2111

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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Christian Villanueva — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)