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Ryan Howard — Statcast batting

Season: 2016 2015 · 1,372 pitches seen · 354 batted balls · 33% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

86.1 mph 87

Hard-hit %

33% 89

xwOBA on contact

.50 97

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	421	30.7%	93.46	2281
Sinker	SI	293	21.4%	92.75	2109
Changeup	CH	207	15.1%	84.21	1725
Slider	SL	182	13.3%	85.12	2251
Curveball	CU	130	9.5%	78.30	2522
Cutter	FC	66	4.8%	89.65	2318
Knuckle Curve	KC	51	3.7%	79.73	2463
Knuckleball	KN	9	0.7%	76.63
Split-Finger	FS	4	0.3%	81.72	1453
Intentional Ball	IN	3	0.2%	58.13	1428
?	?	3	0.2%	53.60	1326
Slurve	SV	2	0.1%	82.60	2647
Forkball	FO	1	0.1%	82.20	918

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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Ryan Howard — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)