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Danny Espinosa — Statcast batting

Season: 2017 2016 2015 · 1,108 pitches seen · 246 batted balls · 22% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.7 mph 51

Hard-hit %

22% 41

xwOBA on contact

.38 66

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	414	37.4%	93.16	2300
Sinker	SI	243	21.9%	92.06	2158
Changeup	CH	128	11.6%	84.57	1785
Slider	SL	119	10.7%	84.03	2344
Curveball	CU	64	5.8%	77.21	2531
Cutter	FC	45	4.1%	89.10	2425
Knuckle Curve	KC	43	3.9%	80.26	2514
Split-Finger	FS	24	2.2%	86.04	1502
?	?	13	1.2%
Sweeper	ST	12	1.1%	79.41	2592
Pitch Out	PO	2	0.2%	86.80	2164
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	85.90	2751

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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Danny Espinosa — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)