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Brett Gardner — Statcast batting

Season: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 · 2,110 pitches seen · 595 batted balls · 20% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.6 mph 48

Hard-hit %

20% 35

xwOBA on contact

.31 27

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	903	42.8%	94.02	2279
Sinker	SI	314	14.9%	93.23	2121
Slider	SL	243	11.5%	85.07	2355
Changeup	CH	210	10.0%	84.17	1737
Cutter	FC	149	7.1%	89.87	2347
Curveball	CU	135	6.4%	77.99	2450
Knuckle Curve	KC	52	2.5%	80.03	2499
Split-Finger	FS	39	1.8%	86.59	1447
Sweeper	ST	32	1.5%	79.86	2563
?	?	20	0.9%
Slurve	SV	13	0.6%	82.32	2364

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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Brett Gardner — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)