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Alcides Escobar — Statcast batting

Season: 2022 2021 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 510 pitches seen · 194 batted balls · 11% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

75.7 mph 2

Hard-hit %

11% 5

xwOBA on contact

.28 9

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	165	32.4%	93.50	2228
Slider	SL	120	23.5%	85.29	2412
Sinker	SI	70	13.7%	92.18	2104
Changeup	CH	52	10.2%	84.98	1639
Cutter	FC	39	7.6%	88.98	2288
Curveball	CU	36	7.1%	78.09	2500
Sweeper	ST	22	4.3%	80.58	2599
Knuckle Curve	KC	3	0.6%	79.17	2465
Slurve	SV	2	0.4%	80.65	2847
Split-Finger	FS	1	0.2%	88.70	1140

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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Alcides Escobar — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)