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Gilberto Celestino — Statcast batting

Season: 2022 2021 · 1,384 pitches seen · 431 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.1 mph 54

Hard-hit %

22% 45

xwOBA on contact

.31 19

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	504	36.4%	93.96	2284
Slider	SL	248	17.9%	85.31	2415
Sinker	SI	191	13.8%	93.42	2176
Changeup	CH	143	10.3%	84.97	1764
Cutter	FC	126	9.1%	87.64	2361
Curveball	CU	91	6.6%	78.31	2494
Sweeper	ST	26	1.9%	83.32	2694
Knuckle Curve	KC	22	1.6%	81.65	2346
Split-Finger	FS	13	0.9%	87.14	1470
Other	FA	11	0.8%	68.52	1704
Eephus	EP	5	0.4%	51.80	1236
Slurve	SV	3	0.2%	82.27	3035
Knuckleball	KN	1	0.1%	61.00	292

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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Gilberto Celestino — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)