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Josh Hamilton — Statcast batting

Season: 2015 · 742 pitches seen · 155 batted balls · 35% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

87.6 mph 59

Hard-hit %

35% 69

xwOBA on contact

.42 86

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	194	26.1%	93.66	2299
Changeup	CH	133	17.9%	82.77	1714
Slider	SL	125	16.8%	84.08	2073
Sinker	SI	108	14.6%	91.79	2121
Curveball	CU	77	10.4%	77.41	2547
Cutter	FC	59	8.0%	89.35	2186
Knuckle Curve	KC	17	2.3%	81.51	2420
Split-Finger	FS	17	2.3%	85.55	1480
Knuckleball	KN	12	1.6%	74.91	708

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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Josh Hamilton — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)