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Yunel Escobar — Statcast batting

Season: 2017 2016 2015 · 1,357 pitches seen · 406 batted balls · 30% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.5 mph 93

Hard-hit %

30% 88

xwOBA on contact

.34 45

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	416	30.7%	93.59	2281
Sinker	SI	354	26.1%	92.14	2175
Slider	SL	218	16.1%	84.81	2267
Changeup	CH	126	9.3%	83.94	1761
Curveball	CU	87	6.4%	76.94	2557
Cutter	FC	76	5.6%	88.47	2317
Knuckle Curve	KC	35	2.6%	79.09	2516
Split-Finger	FS	22	1.6%	83.69	1688
Sweeper	ST	13	1.0%	80.75	2688
Slurve	SV	7	0.5%	82.00	2450
?	?	3	0.2%

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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Yunel Escobar — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)