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Rodolfo Castro — Statcast batting

Season: 2023 2022 2021 · 1,008 pitches seen · 289 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.7 mph 40

Hard-hit %

22% 40

xwOBA on contact

.32 24

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	251	24.9%	94.33	2267
Changeup	CH	166	16.5%	85.42	1821
Sinker	SI	137	13.6%	92.68	2133
Slider	SL	130	12.9%	85.16	2342
Curveball	CU	91	9.0%	78.85	2487
Cutter	FC	80	7.9%	89.51	2339
Sweeper	ST	61	6.1%	80.79	2415
Knuckle Curve	KC	37	3.7%	79.18	2370
Split-Finger	FS	26	2.6%	85.86	1125
Slurve	SV	10	1.0%	81.42	2554
Other	FA	7	0.7%	68.26	1666
Eephus	EP	6	0.6%	53.68	1337
?	?	6	0.6%	82.60	2738

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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Rodolfo Castro — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)