Carson Fulmer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 210LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 1, #8, Chicago White Sox | Vanderbilt
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 0 6.66 20 0 0 25.2 24 1.52
2023 1 1 2.70 3 1 0 10 6 1.00
2024 0 2 3.70 27 3 0 56 54 1.21
8 Seasons 7 12 5.45 104 19 0 196.2 178 1.45
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 20 0-0 6.66 25.2 24 1.52
2023 3 1-1 2.70 10 6 1.00
2024 27 0-2 3.70 56 54 1.21
8 Seasons 104 7-12 5.45 196.2 178 1.45
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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
2016 22 213 34 3 8.8 5.7 87.7 105.9 8.1 47.1 .313 .512 .380 .408 .452 29.4 18.9 13.2 8.49 7.69
2017 23 427 67 6 9.0 5.9 87.4 107.4 25.5 28.4 .215 .408 .289 .325 .335 29.9 18.8 12.9 3.86 4.57
2018 24 657 106 14 13.2 8.5 91.0 111.8 17.7 43.4 .296 .595 .400 .429 .474 45.3 17.7 14.6 8.07 8.79
2019 25 556 85 4 4.7 3.0 88.9 110.0 13.7 30.6 .228 .366 .338 .337 .340 38.8 18.8 15.0 6.26 5.09
2020 26 188 28 2 7.1 4.3 91.1 114.1 15.2 21.4 .210 .327 .308 .304 .323 39.3 23.9 10.9 4.36 3.90
2021 27 448 76 9 11.8 7.8 89.3 111.8 7.8 32.9 .243 .430 .347 .341 .374 43.4 20.7 11.2 6.66 5.02
2023 29 157 28 3 10.7 7.7 87.8 108.7 8.3 28.6 .210 .458 .281 .331 .335 39.3 15.4 10.3 2.70 4.67
2024 30 868 140 13 9.3 5.9 89.7 113.6 11.7 35.0 .225 .403 .299 .318 .364 40.7 23.5 11.3 3.66 4.08
Player 3514 564 54 9.6 6.2 89.3 114.1 14.0 34.6 .243 .442 .334 .351 .381 39.5 20.2 12.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Fulmer relies on 6 pitches.
Changeup
(29.5%) ,
Sinker
(25.9%) ,
Slider
(17.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(17.6%) ,
Sweeper
(5.1%) ,
Curveball
(4.3%) ,


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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
2016 44.1 17.6 32.4 5.9 32.4 47.1 20.6 0.0 41.2 11.8 32.4 5.9 8.8 5.7
2017 31.3 34.3 17.9 16.4 29.9 38.8 28.4 3.0 19.4 43.3 20.9 3.0 9.0 5.9
2018 34.0 34.0 25.5 6.6 34.9 39.6 24.5 2.8 22.6 29.2 25.5 5.7 13.2 8.5
2019 47.1 23.5 21.2 8.2 37.6 37.6 24.7 2.4 37.6 27.1 23.5 4.7 4.7 3.0
2020 53.6 21.4 14.3 10.7 39.3 25.0 35.7 0.0 32.1 32.1 28.6 0.0 7.1 4.3
2021 48.7 26.3 19.7 5.3 26.3 51.3 22.4 2.6 39.5 21.1 21.1 3.9 11.8 7.8
2023 57.1 28.6 14.3 0.0 42.9 39.3 17.9 3.6 50.0 21.4 7.1 7.1 10.7 7.7
2024 42.1 27.1 25.7 5.0 40.0 35.0 25.0 2.9 32.9 25.7 20.0 7.9 9.3 5.9
Player 42.4 27.8 22.5 7.3 35.3 39.4 24.8 2.5 32.3 27.3 22.3 5.3 9.6 6.2
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 153 93.6 15.1 0.5 3 7.5 -0.3 -3
2024 Sinker LAA R 225 92.9 21.7 -1.8 -8 15.2 0.3 2
2024 Curveball LAA R 37 82.6 47.1 -1.7 -4 6.6 -2.5 -28
2024 Changeup LAA R 256 88.0 31.7 1.1 3 14.6 0.2 2
2024 Slider LAA R 153 88.3 29.3 -3.5 -11 4.2 0.1 4
2024 Sweeper LAA R 44 83.9 39.3 1.7 5 11.7 -1.9 -14
2023 Sinker LAA R 54 92.8 20.9 -1.7 -8 13.9 -1.0 -7
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 3 93.0 14.2 1.1 7 5.9 -1.1 -16
2023 Slider LAA R 13 87.0 32.4 -1.7 -5 5.1 0.8 18
2023 Curveball LAA R 29 81.4 50.2 -0.9 -2 7.9 -0.2 -2
2023 Changeup LAA R 58 86.4 31.1 0.5 2 13.1 -1.1 -8
2021 Curveball CIN R 90 82.1 46.7 -3.1 -6 6.6 -2.1 -24
2021 Changeup CIN R 67 86.9 29.9 -0.1 0 14.1 -0.2 -2
2021 Sinker CIN R 5 92.0 19.9 -3.3 -14 12.8 -2.1 -14
2021 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 176 93.2 15.4 0.2 1 7.2 -0.4 -5
2021 Cutter CIN R 110 86.6 34.8 -5.9 -20 4.8 2.3 94
2020 Cutter BAL R 22 86.2 34.3 -5.1 -18 5.5 3.0 121
2020 Changeup BAL R 43 86.1 34.3 3.2 10 13.3 -0.2 -2
2020 Curveball BAL R 21 81.5 47.9 -1.6 -3 6.0 -3.2 -35
2020 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 102 92.5 16.7 -0.4 -3 7.8 -0.1 -1
2019 Changeup CWS R 87 86.5 29.7 -0.6 -2 14.5 0.1 1
2019 Cutter CWS R 181 87.9 31.5 -3.6 -13 4.7 2.7 136
2019 Curveball CWS R 45 82.8 48.4 -0.9 -2 7.6 -0.2 -3
2019 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 243 93.6 14.6 1.4 9 7.0 -1.0 -12
2018 Cutter CWS R 145 88.3 27.7 -0.6 -2 3.5 1.6 85
2018 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 361 92.8 15.7 0.8 5 9.1 1.3 17
2018 Changeup CWS R 99 86.0 31.7 0.4 1 15.7 1.8 13
2018 Curveball CWS R 50 81.1 45.4 -6.2 -12 8.7 0.1 2
2018 Sinker CWS R 2 93.6 18.5 -3.4 -16 14.8 0.0 0
2017 Curveball CWS R 53 81.0 46.4 -3.7 -7 6.0 -1.8 -23
2017 Cutter CWS R 103 88.7 26.3 -0.3 -1 2.5 0.6 33
2017 Sinker CWS R 15 92.9 21.2 0.0 0 16.6 1.6 11
2017 Changeup CWS R 45 86.8 29.8 0.8 3 15.8 1.6 11
2017 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 211 93.4 14.0 0.8 5 11.3 2.9 35
2016 Curveball CWS R 16 81.3 48.3 -1.3 -3 8.8 -1.8 -17
2016 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 106 93.4 19.7 -2.3 -13 8.1 -0.1 -1
2016 Cutter CWS R 58 89.3 29.4 -2.3 -8 4.5 1.5 51
2016 Changeup CWS R 31 86.6 33.3 1.0 3 12.7 -1.4 -10
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 Changeup 1.4 4 256 29.5 79 .155 .254 .254 37.6 26.6 20.6 .185 .261 .243 22.0
2024 Sinker -0.1 0 225 25.9 48 .263 .368 .336 11.5 8.3 11.4 .264 .504 .393 45.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 2 153 17.6 42 .194 .306 .305 21.2 33.3 29.2 .206 .337 .298 68.2
2024 Slider 1.2 2 153 17.6 33 .161 .387 .256 28.2 30.3 29.4 .255 .551 .357 42.9
2024 Sweeper 2.4 1 44 5.1 5 .000 .000 .000 47.1 20.0 7.7 .100 .130 .098 25.0
2024 Curveball -14.6 -5 37 4.3 12 .600 1.600 .871 35.7 16.7 22.2 .392 .937 .576 62.5
2023 Changeup 6.1 4 58 36.9 16 .063 .063 .056 31.0 25.0 22.2 .119 .171 .123 25.0
2023 Sinker -1.1 -1 54 34.4 14 .364 .727 .511 0.0 0.0 0.0 .310 .547 .433 45.5
2023 Curveball 2.4 1 29 18.5 5 .000 .000 .280 41.7 40.0 25.0 .023 .028 .293 0.0
2023 Slider -9.2 -1 13 8.3 2 .500 1.500 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 .801 3.115 1.570 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 9.2 0 3 1.9 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .070 .243 .124 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -6 176 39.3 43 .419 .774 .559 17.9 9.3 11.8 .361 .682 .511 51.9
2021 Cutter 0.1 0 110 24.6 31 .241 .276 .237 40.4 25.8 22.9 .177 .282 .209 27.3
2021 Curveball 2.7 2 90 20.1 16 .133 .133 .120 35.1 31.3 29.4 .135 .184 .139 54.5
2021 Changeup -2.1 -1 67 15.0 23 .190 .381 .280 35.1 26.1 23.1 .229 .370 .296 40.0
2021 Sinker 5.0 0 5 1.1 3 .000 .000 .233 0.0 33.3 100.0 .350 1.162 .639 100.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 2.0 2 102 54.3 21 .188 .375 .348 27.9 19.0 20.0 .184 .405 .353 33.3
2020 Changeup 3.0 1 43 22.9 14 .167 .167 .229 45.0 28.6 21.1 .177 .190 .242 25.0
2020 Cutter 8.1 2 22 11.7 5 .000 .000 .000 35.7 40.0 33.3 .053 .053 .050 33.3
2020 Curveball -12.1 -3 21 11.2 6 .500 1.000 .625 14.3 16.7 16.7 .476 .624 .479 80.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -3.6 -9 243 43.7 56 .278 .583 .470 14.7 10.7 10.5 .255 .432 .443 48.4
2019 Cutter -0.3 -1 181 32.6 42 .308 .462 .381 28.7 16.7 12.5 .230 .406 .302 40.6
2019 Changeup -0.4 0 87 15.6 20 .111 .167 .233 26.0 20.0 14.3 .212 .261 .247 26.7
2019 Curveball 4.9 2 45 8.1 15 .143 .143 .120 38.1 53.3 33.3 .173 .222 .169 14.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -5 361 54.9 98 .247 .507 .421 7.9 12.2 15.8 .285 .604 .455 51.6
2018 Cutter -2.1 -3 145 22.1 38 .353 .676 .445 28.4 18.4 14.6 .379 .822 .509 46.4
2018 Changeup -4.6 -5 99 15.1 18 .353 .529 .447 35.0 27.8 18.5 .215 .268 .240 8.3
2018 Curveball -0.2 0 50 7.6 10 .125 .125 .160 28.6 50.0 22.7 .207 .237 .228 50.0
2018 Sinker 5.0 0 2 0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 1 211 49.4 58 .239 .435 .367 18.4 17.2 15.4 .211 .454 .357 29.7
2017 Cutter 2.4 2 103 24.1 18 .111 .111 .100 23.3 27.8 13.2 .251 .388 .269 30.8
2017 Curveball 0.2 0 53 12.4 10 .111 .111 .250 23.8 40.0 16.7 .189 .250 .239 20.0
2017 Changeup -2.3 -1 45 10.5 12 .200 .500 .358 16.0 0.0 0.0 .191 .408 .325 30.0
2017 Sinker -3.1 0 15 3.5 3 .000 .000 .233 0.0 0.0 0.0 .230 .230 .371 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 247 88.0 93 15.7 2:00 2:45 -45
2024 Curveball 37 82.6 54 11.6 7:30 7:15 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 151 93.6 88 17.4 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 224 92.9 80 18.5 1:00 2:00 -60
2024 Slider 153 88.3 30 6.8 11:30 10:30 60
2024 Sweeper 44 83.9 46 12.6 7:45 8:45 -60
2023 Changeup 46 86.4 93 14.6 1:45 2:30 -45
2023 Curveball 27 81.3 64 14.0 7:15 7:15 0
2023 Sinker 42 92.7 80 17.8 1:00 1:45 -45
2023 Slider 12 87.0 29 6.2 10:45 9:45 60
2021 Changeup 65 86.9 95 15.8 1:45 2:30 -45
2021 Curveball 87 82.1 56 11.1 7:30 7:15 15
2021 Cutter 98 86.6 25 5.9 10:15 9:00 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 172 93.2 87 17.2 1:15 12:45 30
2020 Changeup 40 86.0 89 14.2 2:00 2:45 -45
2020 Curveball 21 81.5 53 11.0 7:30 7:15 15
2020 Cutter 22 86.2 24 6.4 10:15 9:15 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 101 92.5 85 16.7 1:15 1:00 15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 53 211 2 2 -3 -4 -2
2017 101 427 2 7 -5 -1 2
2018 164 657 -2 6 -11 -5 -13
2019 133 556 1 3 -8 -4 -7
2020 46 188 0 5 0 -2 3
2021 116 448 -4 8 -5 -3 -5
2023 39 157 2 4 -2 -1 3
2024 219 868 8 9 -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 %
2016 213 43.2 65.2 81.7 24.8 63.3 34.3 50.9 42.3 24.4 9.9 66.7
2017 427 49.6 73.1 84.5 24.7 66.0 42.6 51.5 48.7 19.7 6.1 80.8
2018 657 48.1 62.0 90.8 19.6 55.2 41.6 54.3 40.0 18.3 7.3 79.2
2019 556 46.2 68.5 83.5 30.4 59.3 44.2 60.2 48.0 24.0 7.2 72.5
2020 188 43.1 74.1 78.3 22.4 37.5 40.4 47.8 44.7 32.1 7.4 85.7
2021 448 41.5 64.5 81.7 26.3 46.4 41.3 52.6 42.2 30.2 6.5 82.8
2023 157 51.6 63.0 78.4 21.1 75.0 45.2 59.0 42.7 20.9 8.9 50.0
2024 868 45.4 63.2 81.5 29.5 55.0 42.7 57.1 44.8 27.0 6.6 77.2
Player 3,514 46.1 65.9 83.7 25.9 56.1 42.0 55.0 44.3 24.3 7.1 75.9
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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
2016 57 60 71
2017 56 74 67 50
2018 48 77 60 45
2019 55 77 52
2020 38 43 39
2021 44 63 80 44
2023 30 31 33
2024 43 73 46 25 34 40 20 28 33 58 15 63 60 35 57 41
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.0 91.9 -0.1 91.5 -0.4 91.2 -0.3 91.4 0.2 -- -0.7 -- -- 92.8 -- 93.2 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 86.6 86.8 0.2 86.0 -0.8 86.5 0.5 86.1 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 86.4 -- 88.0 1.6
Breaking Velocity 81.3 81.0 -0.3 81.1 0.1 82.8 1.7 81.5 -1.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 83.1 -- 86.5 3.4
Exit Velocity 87.7 87.4 -0.3 91.0 3.6 88.9 -2.1 91.1 2.2 -- -1.8 -- -- 87.8 -- 89.7 1.9
Launch Angle 8.1 25.5 17.4 17.7 -7.8 13.7 -4.0 15.2 1.5 -- -7.4 -- -- 8.3 -- 11.7 3.4
Barrel % 8.8 9.0 0.2 13.2 4.2 4.7 -8.5 7.1 2.4 -- 4.7 -- -- 10.7 -- 9.3 -1.4
Hard Hit % 29.4 29.9 0.5 45.3 15.4 38.8 -6.5 39.3 0.5 -- 4.1 -- -- 39.3 -- 40.7 1.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 47.1 28.4 -18.7 43.4 15.0 30.6 -12.8 21.4 -9.2 -- 11.5 -- -- 28.6 -- 35.0 6.4
xBA .313 .215 -0.098 .296 0.081 .228 -0.068 .210 -0.018 -- 0.033 -- -- .210 -- .225 0.015
BA .273 .188 -0.085 .280 0.092 .243 -0.037 .205 -0.038 -- 0.060 -- -- .176 -- .204 0.028
xwOBA .408 .325 -0.083 .429 0.104 .337 -0.092 .304 -0.033 -- 0.037 -- -- .331 -- .318 -0.013
wOBA .380 .289 -0.091 .400 0.111 .338 -0.062 .308 -0.030 -- 0.039 -- -- .281 -- .299 0.018
xSLG .512 .408 -0.104 .595 0.187 .366 -0.229 .327 -0.039 -- 0.103 -- -- .458 -- .403 -0.055
SLG .477 .329 -0.148 .530 0.201 .411 -0.119 .359 -0.052 -- 0.070 -- -- .353 -- .372 0.019
K% 18.9 18.8 -0.1 17.7 -1.1 18.8 1.1 23.9 5.1 -- -3.2 -- -- 15.4 -- 23.5 8.1
BB% 13.2 12.9 -0.3 14.6 1.7 15.0 0.4 10.9 -4.1 -- 0.3 -- -- 10.3 -- 11.3 1.0
Swing % 42.3 48.7 6.4 40.0 -8.7 48.0 8.0 44.7 -3.3 -- -2.5 -- -- 42.7 -- 44.8 2.1
Whiff% 24.4 19.7 -4.7 18.3 -1.4 24.0 5.7 32.1 8.1 -- -1.9 -- -- 20.9 -- 27.0 6.1
In Zone % 43.2 49.6 6.4 48.1 -1.5 46.2 -1.9 43.1 -3.1 -- -1.6 -- -- 51.6 -- 45.4 -6.2
Out of Zone % 56.8 50.4 -6.4 51.9 1.5 53.8 1.9 56.9 3.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 48.4 -- 54.6 6.2
Out of Zone Swing % 24.8 24.7 -0.1 19.6 -5.1 30.4 10.8 22.4 -8.0 -- 3.9 -- -- 21.1 -- 29.5 8.4
First Pitch Swing % 24.5 26.7 2.2 25.0 -1.7 32.3 7.3 26.1 -6.2 -- -1.1 -- -- 28.2 -- 28.3 0.1
First Pitch Strike % 50.9 51.5 0.6 54.3 2.8 60.2 5.9 47.8 -12.4 -- 4.8 -- -- 59.0 -- 57.1 -1.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 53 .380 25 1 4.0 28 9 32.1
2017 Shifts 101 .289 41 5 12.2 60 21 35.0
2018 Shifts 164 .400 86 19 22.1 78 52 66.7
2019 Shifts 133 .338 99 4 4.0 34 16 47.1
2020 Shifts 46 .308 24 11 45.8 22 17 77.3
2021 Shifts 116 .347 64 7 10.9 52 39 75.0
2023 Shades 39 .281 17 0 0.0 22 5 22.7
2024 Shades 219 .299 112 31 27.7 107 81 75.7
! 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 %
2016 48 14.9 50.0% 2.1% 50 20.0 2.0% 6.0%
2017 122 19.9 6.6% 1.6% 72 26.5 0.0% 22.2%
2018 183 20.3 0.0% 3.3% 132 28.2 0.0% 33.3%
2019 118 22.9 0.0% 2.5% 115 28.0 0.0% 24.3%
2020 35 19.2 5.7% 0.0% 49 22.2 0.0% 0.0%
2021 131 20.3 1.5% 0.8% 71 21.8 0.0% 0.0%
2023 48 14.2 70.8% 0.0% 27 15.0 48.1% 0.0%
2024 210 14.5 60.5% 0.5% 132 16.0 31.8% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution