Adam Ottavino
P | Bats/Throws: S/R | 6' 5" 246LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 1, #30, St. Louis Cardinals | Northeastern
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 6 3 2.06 66 0 3 65.2 79 0.97
2023 1 7 3.21 66 0 12 61.2 62 1.22
2024 2 2 4.34 60 0 1 56 70 1.29
14 Seasons 41 43 3.49 724 3 46 743 859 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 66 6-3 2.06 65.2 79 0.97
2023 66 1-7 3.21 61.2 62 1.22
2024 60 2-2 4.34 56 70 1.29
14 Seasons 724 41-43 3.49 743 859 1.28
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 29 142 19 1 5.3 2.9 85.2 98.6 6.7 15.8 .104 .154 .135 .171 .209 21.1 37.1 5.7 0.00 1.24
2016 30 458 63 1 1.6 0.9 88.8 112.2 1.7 17.5 .194 .272 .238 .243 .312 34.9 32.7 6.5 2.67 2.44
2017 31 1052 137 9 6.6 3.7 85.4 112.8 12.7 32.8 .219 .370 .343 .324 .362 32.1 25.9 16.0 5.06 4.54
2018 32 1272 154 6 3.9 1.9 85.8 112.6 12.8 28.6 .149 .235 .231 .230 .286 29.9 36.4 11.7 2.43 2.20
2019 33 1158 152 7 4.6 2.5 85.6 112.6 14.9 30.9 .180 .287 .276 .269 .316 29.6 31.1 14.1 1.90 3.14
2020 34 339 50 3 6.0 3.5 90.6 113.9 8.8 26.0 .220 .359 .337 .298 .366 50.0 29.4 10.6 5.89 3.74
2021 35 1146 163 8 4.9 2.9 86.1 118.4 11.8 31.9 .208 .317 .324 .297 .326 30.1 25.6 13.0 4.21 3.70
2022 36 1057 158 5 3.2 1.9 84.8 112.0 7.7 29.7 .190 .278 .260 .240 .306 29.7 30.6 6.2 2.06 2.35
2023 37 1024 162 6 3.7 2.3 88.6 112.2 7.2 24.1 .211 .326 .294 .291 .316 40.7 23.8 11.1 3.21 3.53
2024 38 1003 144 11 7.6 4.5 87.1 110.6 13.6 34.0 .198 .318 .305 .278 .328 34.7 28.6 9.4 4.34 3.19
Player 8651 1202 57 4.7 2.7 86.5 118.4 10.8 29.1 .192 .300 .285 .272 .319 33.1 29.4 11.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Ottavino relies on 6 pitches.
Sweeper
(38.3%) ,
Sinker
(33.9%) ,
Cutter
(10.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(9.9%) ,
Changeup
(5.0%) ,
Slider
(2.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 63.2 21.1 5.3 10.5 26.3 42.1 31.6 5.3 47.4 26.3 5.3 0.0 5.3 2.9
2016 61.9 11.1 20.6 6.3 41.3 44.4 14.3 1.6 52.4 14.3 27.0 3.2 1.6 0.9
2017 40.1 28.5 24.1 7.3 24.1 46.7 28.5 8.0 24.1 29.2 27.0 5.1 6.6 3.7
2018 44.2 25.3 23.4 7.1 34.4 34.4 31.2 5.8 33.8 33.1 17.5 4.5 3.9 1.9
2019 40.8 28.3 21.7 9.2 32.9 35.5 31.6 3.9 32.9 32.9 19.1 6.6 4.6 2.5
2020 52.0 20.0 22.0 6.0 38.0 32.0 30.0 2.0 40.0 20.0 24.0 8.0 6.0 3.5
2021 41.7 28.8 21.5 8.0 34.4 36.8 28.8 6.7 30.1 28.8 22.1 7.4 4.9 2.9
2022 51.3 20.3 20.9 7.6 39.2 39.2 21.5 5.1 38.6 25.3 20.3 6.3 3.2 1.9
2023 56.2 24.7 15.4 3.7 38.9 37.7 23.5 6.2 42.0 22.2 21.0 4.9 3.7 2.3
2024 44.4 23.6 22.2 9.7 31.3 36.1 32.6 9.0 29.9 27.8 20.1 5.6 7.6 4.5
Player 47.1 24.5 21.0 7.4 34.3 38.1 27.5 5.9 34.8 27.3 21.1 5.7 4.7 2.7
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Cutter NYM R 107 87.9 29.5 -1.7 6.0GLV 3.3 5.7 -2.6 6.0GLV 3.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 99 93.2 17.3 -1.4 9.0ARM 1.3 14.2 -1.6 9.0ARM 1.5
2024 Changeup NYM R 50 87.2 34.4 2.3 13.2ARM -0.9 1.8 3.1 13.2ARM -1.0
2024 Slider NYM R 23 83.2 43.0 4.6 10.3GLV 3.9 -3.4 5.0 10.3GLV 5.2
2024 Sweeper NYM R 381 78.9 43.5 1.8 17.3GLV 2.6 0.8 0.8 17.3GLV 3.0
2024 Sinker NYM R 337 92.1 27.0 2.5 16.0ARM 0.9 5.4 1.9 16.0ARM 1.2
2023 Sweeper NYM R 285 79.6 41.3 0.0 16.8GLV 1.7 2.3 -0.8 16.8GLV 2.7
2023 Sinker NYM R 386 92.5 27.1 2.7 16.9ARM 1.8 5.0 2.6 16.9ARM 1.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 57 93.1 18.0 -1.7 7.4ARM -0.6 13.6 -2.2 7.4ARM 0.0
2023 Cutter NYM R 154 87.8 30.6 -2.3 5.7GLV 2.9 4.8 -3.1 5.7GLV 3.1
2023 Changeup NYM R 142 87.6 34.4 2.9 12.9ARM -1.4 1.4 4.0 12.9ARM -1.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Sweeper 1.3 5 384 38.3 86 .225 .380 .338 27.9 19.8 15.2 .193 .306 .293 25.5
2024 Sinker 0.8 3 340 33.9 89 .231 .269 .280 14.3 28.1 22.5 .200 .289 .272 43.4
2024 Cutter -2.5 -3 107 10.7 15 .455 1.182 .680 37.3 13.3 15.4 .376 .760 .537 55.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 2 99 9.9 35 .118 .147 .133 34.8 60.0 36.2 .105 .161 .131 46.2
2024 Changeup -4.3 -2 50 5.0 12 .333 .500 .358 21.4 16.7 14.3 .245 .441 .292 10.0
2024 Slider -6.7 -2 23 2.3 6 .333 .833 .483 25.0 33.3 11.1 .362 .709 .462 25.0
2023 Sinker 0.7 3 386 37.7 111 .242 .374 .343 16.6 21.6 20.9 .227 .366 .332 50.7
2023 Sweeper 0.5 1 285 27.8 61 .212 .288 .286 23.5 21.3 14.9 .159 .221 .227 26.8
2023 Cutter -1.5 -2 154 15.0 26 .318 .727 .468 36.1 23.1 19.4 .298 .614 .416 35.3
2023 Changeup 4.2 6 142 13.9 42 .122 .220 .158 29.2 19.0 19.0 .253 .310 .256 39.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball 6.1 3 57 5.6 16 .071 .071 .144 56.0 62.5 43.5 .052 .067 .132 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 44 87.2 74 14.2 2:00 2:45 -45
2024 Cutter 107 87.9 37 8.2 11:15 10:15 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 99 93.2 81 16.6 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Sinker 320 92.2 78 17.4 1:30 2:30 -60
2024 Slider 23 83.2 52 12.2 8:45 8:15 30
2024 Sweeper 381 78.9 70 18.4 8:15 8:45 -30
2023 Changeup 130 87.6 77 13.8 2:00 3:00 -60
2023 Cutter 150 87.8 35 7.5 11:00 10:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 56 93.1 80 15.0 1:30 1:00 30
2023 Sinker 357 92.5 80 18.1 1:30 2:30 -60
2023 Sweeper 282 79.6 65 17.8 8:30 9:00 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 109 415 -8 2 -3 -1 -10
2012 332 1,322 -4 8 1 -6 0
2013 330 1,263 6 9 -3 -4 8
2014 270 1,076 6 2 -2 -5 2
2015 35 142 2 3 0 0 4
2016 107 458 2 8 -3 -2 5
2017 240 1,049 8 7 -8 -6 1
2018 319 1,339 19 19 -4 -10 23
2019 300 1,240 11 17 -7 -7 13
2020 88 355 -1 2 -2 -2 -3
2021 290 1,207 10 11 -8 -8 5
2022 263 1,092 10 14 -4 -7 13
2023 256 1,024 3 18 -3 -7 11
2024 243 1,003 1 16 -8 -6 3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 142 47.9 50.0 79.4 33.8 52.0 43.0 51.4 41.5 32.2 7.0 50.0
2016 458 47.8 58.9 78.3 27.2 55.4 40.2 52.3 42.4 28.9 6.6 63.3
2017 1,052 48.7 50.7 82.6 21.0 43.4 40.0 46.9 35.4 28.5 6.3 54.5
2018 1,272 49.3 54.8 77.8 24.5 42.4 39.7 61.1 39.4 32.7 7.9 59.4
2019 1,158 49.2 56.6 77.0 21.4 50.0 41.1 53.9 38.8 30.5 7.9 63.7
2020 339 55.8 57.1 80.6 18.7 46.4 36.0 55.3 40.1 26.5 12.1 68.3
2021 1,146 47.2 59.9 81.5 23.1 49.3 39.2 55.2 40.5 28.0 6.8 70.5
2022 1,057 48.1 60.4 80.8 29.0 49.7 37.4 60.7 44.1 29.8 8.3 65.9
2023 1,024 47.4 58.6 83.9 26.7 54.2 39.7 58.8 41.9 26.1 7.2 79.7
2024 1,003 51.9 59.1 80.5 26.6 57.8 39.5 61.2 43.5 25.7 10.2 64.7
Player 8,651 49.0 57.1 80.3 24.6 49.8 39.5 56.6 40.5 28.8 7.9 65.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 92 50 92
2016 75 27 89
2017 37 80 71 57 11 72 36 90 59 75 1 79 1 72 48 91
2018 99 99 99 96 93 92 92 94 89 97 8 92 13 65 66 96
2019 89 97 99 97 61 92 91 99 94 88 3 81 1 62 80 96
2020 65 70 68 66 59 74 62 13 2 78 29 49 2 51 42 98
2021 69 84 91 90 28 90 90 93 95 63 7 65 7 75 78 94
2022 97 92 96 96 93 97 97 99 97 89 77 78 45 57 65 90
2023 77 86 90 87 43 95 95 58 39 53 15 49 23 27 60 91
2024 84 92 90 81 69 77 52 88 81 86 29 51 25 25 47 93
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 19.4 3 1.9 1 1 1 1 33.3
2017 21.4 8 6.8 1 1 6 2 25.0
2018 21.6 5 5.0 0 5 5 2 40.0
2019 22.0 6 5.3 1 2 2 3 50.0
2020 23.6 2 1.3 1 3 0 1 50.0
2021 24.3 6 6.6 -1 2 4 3 50.0
2022 24.1 6 5.8 0 2 5 2 33.3
2023 22.9 7 6.7 0 3 6 1 14.3
2024 23.4 6 6.6 -1 3 6 2 33.3
Player 22.7 49 46.0 3 22 35 17 34.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2
2017 8 8 6 6 7 6 8 6 5 5 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 9 7 8 8 8 9 7 6 7 8 8 7 3
2018 5 8 5 6 4 3 6 4 4 2 5 10 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 7 4 4 9 6 6 3 2 4 5 4 3
2019 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 6 5 5 5 7 6 5 3
2020 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
2021 6 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 8 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7
2022 6 4 4 6 7 5 7 5 4 5 5 7 5 6 5 8 5 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 5 5 8 8 6 6 6
2023 7 6 3 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6
2024 6 5 5 8 8 7 8 8 7 6 6 9 5 6 8 7 6 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Player 49 47 37 50 49 43 51 45 41 38 44 57 42 45 46 50 45 44 48 50 45 44 58 53 44 41 44 51 48 45 36
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.8 93.9 -0.9 94.3 0.4 92.5 -1.8 92.5 0.0 92.8 0.3 94.7 1.9 93.6 -1.1 91.4 -2.2 91.5 0.1
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 86.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 88.3 0.0 88.4 0.1 89.1 0.7 87.6 -1.5 87.2 -0.4
Breaking Velocity 84.2 81.8 -2.4 81.7 -0.1 81.4 -0.3 81.8 0.4 81.0 -0.8 80.6 -0.4 81.0 0.4 79.6 -1.4 79.2 -0.4
Exit Velocity 85.2 88.8 3.6 85.4 -3.4 85.8 0.4 85.6 -0.2 90.6 5.0 86.1 -4.5 84.8 -1.3 88.6 3.8 87.1 -1.5
Launch Angle 6.7 1.7 -5.0 12.7 11.0 12.8 0.1 14.9 2.1 8.8 -6.1 11.8 3.0 7.7 -4.1 7.2 -0.5 13.6 6.4
Barrel % 5.3 1.6 -3.7 6.6 5.0 3.9 -2.7 4.6 0.7 6.0 1.4 4.9 -1.1 3.2 -1.7 3.7 0.5 7.6 3.9
Hard Hit % 21.1 34.9 13.8 32.1 -2.8 29.9 -2.2 29.6 -0.3 50.0 20.4 30.1 -19.9 29.7 -0.4 40.7 11.0 34.7 -6.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 15.8 17.5 1.7 32.8 15.3 28.6 -4.2 30.9 2.3 26.0 -4.9 31.9 5.9 29.7 -2.2 24.1 -5.6 34.0 9.9
xBA .104 .194 0.090 .219 0.025 .149 -0.070 .180 0.031 .220 0.040 .208 -0.012 .190 -0.018 .211 0.021 .198 -0.013
BA .094 .184 0.090 .244 0.060 .158 -0.086 .198 0.040 .270 0.072 .239 -0.031 .204 -0.035 .208 0.004 .230 0.022
xwOBA .171 .243 0.072 .324 0.081 .230 -0.094 .269 0.039 .298 0.029 .297 -0.001 .240 -0.057 .291 0.051 .278 -0.013
wOBA .135 .238 0.103 .343 0.105 .231 -0.112 .276 0.045 .337 0.061 .324 -0.013 .260 -0.064 .294 0.034 .305 0.011
xSLG .154 .272 0.118 .370 0.098 .235 -0.135 .287 0.052 .359 0.072 .317 -0.042 .278 -0.039 .326 0.048 .318 -0.008
SLG .094 .276 0.182 .411 0.135 .238 -0.173 .308 0.070 .419 0.111 .374 -0.045 .323 -0.051 .339 0.016 .362 0.023
K% 37.1 32.7 -4.4 25.9 -6.8 36.4 10.5 31.1 -5.3 29.4 -1.7 25.6 -3.8 30.6 5.0 23.8 -6.8 28.6 4.8
BB% 5.7 6.5 0.8 16.0 9.5 11.7 -4.3 14.1 2.4 10.6 -3.5 13.0 2.4 6.2 -6.8 11.1 4.9 9.4 -1.7
Swing % 41.5 42.4 0.9 35.4 -7.0 39.4 4.0 38.8 -0.6 40.1 1.3 40.5 0.4 44.1 3.6 41.9 -2.2 43.5 1.6
Whiff% 32.2 28.9 -3.3 28.5 -0.4 32.7 4.2 30.5 -2.2 26.5 -4.0 28.0 1.5 29.8 1.8 26.1 -3.7 25.7 -0.4
In Zone % 47.9 47.8 -0.1 48.7 0.9 49.3 0.6 49.2 -0.1 55.8 6.6 47.2 -8.6 48.1 0.9 47.4 -0.7 51.9 4.5
Out of Zone % 52.1 52.2 0.1 51.3 -0.9 50.7 -0.6 50.8 0.1 44.2 -6.6 52.8 8.6 51.9 -0.9 52.6 0.7 48.1 -4.5
Out of Zone Swing % 33.8 27.2 -6.6 21.0 -6.2 24.5 3.5 21.4 -3.1 18.7 -2.7 23.1 4.4 29.0 5.9 26.7 -2.3 26.6 -0.1
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 16.8 -3.2 14.0 -2.8 20.6 6.6 16.1 -4.5 22.4 6.3 19.5 -2.9 24.1 4.6 24.2 0.1 22.9 -1.3
First Pitch Strike % 51.4 52.3 0.9 46.9 -5.4 61.1 14.2 53.9 -7.2 55.3 1.4 55.2 -0.1 60.7 5.5 58.8 -1.9 61.2 2.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 106 .241 60 6 10.0 46 16 34.8
2017 Shifts 240 .341 159 2 1.3 81 7 8.6
2018 Shifts 303 .231 169 20 11.8 134 52 38.8
2019 Shifts 271 .274 179 25 14.0 92 47 51.1
2020 Shifts 85 .337 61 3 4.9 24 9 37.5
2021 Shifts 273 .326 173 24 13.9 100 48 48.0
2022 Shifts 256 .260 177 61 34.5 79 36 45.6
2023 Shades 256 .293 160 3 1.9 96 34 35.4
2024 Shades 239 .308 147 0 0.0 92 46 50.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 121 14.1 57.0% 0.8% 84 20.8 2.4% 8.3%
2012 354 18.1 13.6% 1.4% 215 22.4 0.0% 7.9%
2013 328 17.6 20.7% 1.8% 234 23.1 1.3% 8.1%
2014 275 19.2 9.5% 1.1% 210 24.9 5.2% 18.1%
2015 64 20.3 23.4% 10.9% 9 21.2 0.0% 44.4%
2016 140 19.9 9.3% 7.9% 92 26.7 1.1% 34.8%
2017 314 18.7 9.6% 3.2% 258 24.9 1.2% 20.2%
2018 407 19.9 3.4% 2.5% 242 26.4 0.0% 24.4%
2019 325 21.0 3.7% 2.5% 258 27.3 0.0% 32.2%
2020 87 21.2 4.6% 5.7% 86 27.4 0.0% 23.3%
2021 276 19.6 4.3% 2.5% 287 26.1 0.0% 22.0%
2022 315 21.1 0.6% 3.2% 199 24.3 0.0% 14.6%
2023 292 17.8 5.8% 0.0% 179 21.3 0.0% 0.6%
2024 259 17.9 3.5% 1.2% 191 20.9 1.0% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution