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Eduardo Escobar — Statcast batting

Season: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 1,239 pitches seen · 415 batted balls · 19% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.4 mph 32

Hard-hit %

19% 21

xwOBA on contact

.30 14

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	474	38.3%	94.11	2258
Slider	SL	164	13.2%	85.98	2354
Changeup	CH	154	12.4%	85.68	1767
Curveball	CU	126	10.2%	79.46	2559
Sinker	SI	124	10.0%	93.94	2127
Cutter	FC	67	5.4%	89.37	2344
Sweeper	ST	53	4.3%	81.51	2567
Split-Finger	FS	37	3.0%	84.93	1364
?	?	17	1.4%
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	1.0%	80.65	2346
Other	FA	5	0.4%	59.52	1503
Slurve	SV	3	0.2%	82.73	2423
Forkball	FO	2	0.2%	82.10	821
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.1%	67.30	2405

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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Eduardo Escobar — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)