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Jacoby Ellsbury — Statcast batting

Season: 2017 2016 2015 · 1,621 pitches seen · 442 batted balls · 19% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.2 mph 42

Hard-hit %

19% 32

xwOBA on contact

.33 33

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	569	35.1%	92.84	2266
Sinker	SI	398	24.6%	92.14	2129
Slider	SL	181	11.2%	83.24	2371
Changeup	CH	173	10.7%	84.31	1767
Curveball	CU	113	7.0%	77.72	2509
Cutter	FC	88	5.4%	88.57	2399
Knuckle Curve	KC	54	3.3%	80.84	2521
Split-Finger	FS	21	1.3%	84.25	1448
?	?	11	0.7%
Slurve	SV	10	0.6%	83.04	2482
Sweeper	ST	3	0.2%	84.37	2705

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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Jacoby Ellsbury — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)