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Billy Butler — Statcast batting

Season: 2016 2015 · 1,057 pitches seen · 296 batted balls · 31% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

85.4 mph 80

Hard-hit %

31% 82

xwOBA on contact

.42 88

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	342	32.4%	92.43	2278
Sinker	SI	209	19.8%	91.89	2122
Slider	SL	172	16.3%	83.67	2362
Changeup	CH	114	10.8%	83.59	1765
Curveball	CU	79	7.5%	76.67	2402
Cutter	FC	76	7.2%	87.96	2339
Knuckle Curve	KC	41	3.9%	81.57	2396
Knuckleball	KN	8	0.8%	71.95
Split-Finger	FS	6	0.6%	85.38	1597
Sweeper	ST	5	0.5%	79.94	2830
Intentional Ball	IN	3	0.3%	59.87	1333
?	?	2	0.2%	91.50	2180

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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Billy Butler — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)