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Harold Castro — Statcast batting

Season: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 · 994 pitches seen · 380 batted balls · 15% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

80.2 mph 16

Hard-hit %

15% 8

xwOBA on contact

.33 32

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	326	32.8%	94.10	2309
Changeup	CH	169	17.0%	86.28	1779
Slider	SL	109	11.0%	84.84	2407
Sinker	SI	106	10.7%	92.83	2168
Curveball	CU	78	7.8%	80.11	2624
Cutter	FC	68	6.8%	90.39	2416
Sweeper	ST	60	6.0%	81.27	2563
Knuckle Curve	KC	43	4.3%	80.90	2476
Split-Finger	FS	32	3.2%	86.09	1377
Slurve	SV	2	0.2%	79.00	2373
Forkball	FO	1	0.1%	83.40	955

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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Harold Castro — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)