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Matt Carpenter — Statcast batting

Season: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 671 pitches seen · 190 batted balls · 16% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.4 mph 9

Hard-hit %

16% 9

xwOBA on contact

.38 66

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	219	32.6%	94.55	2286
Sinker	SI	92	13.7%	93.53	2073
Curveball	CU	73	10.9%	79.05	2660
Cutter	FC	68	10.1%	90.51	2348
Slider	SL	63	9.4%	86.02	2415
Sweeper	ST	42	6.3%	82.40	2541
Changeup	CH	38	5.7%	87.35	1781
Split-Finger	FS	37	5.5%	88.10	1356
Knuckle Curve	KC	30	4.5%	82.74	2399
Forkball	FO	4	0.6%	78.78	703
?	?	3	0.4%
Knuckleball	KN	1	0.1%	78.30
Eephus	EP	1	0.1%	60.00	1191

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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Matt Carpenter — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)