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A pitch-level explorer over Statcast for one pitcher. Search an arm, set the filters, and read the arsenal: usage, velo and spin, whiff %, strike %, xwOBA against, and hard-hit %. Every number shows the sample (n) behind it. Research and context, you decide.

Troy Melton RHP
2025 · vs LHB
423 pitches in sample
Change pitcher
423 Pitches
19.8% Whiff %
64.8% Strike %
.342 xwOBA
46.0% Hard-hit %
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The arsenal

7 pitch types in sample
Pitch Usage n Velo Spin Whiff % Strike % xwOBA Hard-hit %
FF Four-seam 48% 205 97.2 2231 23.0% n=100 64.4% .356 n=61 38.6% n=44
FS Splitter 15% 64 88.4 1357 23.3% n=30 54.7% .188 n=21 41.2% n=17
FC Cutter 14% 61 90.9 2353 11.8% n=34 70.5% .558 n=16 71.4% n=14
SL Slider 13% 55 85.5 2397 17.9% n=28 67.3% .267 n=12 57.1% n=7
CU Curveball 7% 28 78.7 2451 10.0% n=10 67.9% .313 n=5 40.0% n=5
UN Unknown 2% 8 · · n=0 100.0% n=0 n=0
SI Sinker 0% 2 95.2 2061 n=0 0.0% n=0 n=0
ALLoverall 100% 423 92.1 2150 19.8% n=202 64.8% .342 n=115 46.0% n=87
Whiff % = whiffs ÷ swings · Strike % = strikes ÷ pitches · xwOBA = avg expected wOBA on contact · Hard-hit % = 95+ mph ÷ batted balls · n shown on every rate · descriptive context, not a pick