Jordan Hicks
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2015 | Rd: SUP, #105, St. Louis Cardinals | Cypress Creek (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 6 4.84 35 8 0 61.1 63 1.32
2023 3 9 3.29 65 0 12 65.2 81 1.36
2024 4 7 4.10 29 20 1 109.2 96 1.45
6 Seasons 15 28 3.93 241 28 33 353 351 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 35 3-6 4.84 61.1 63 1.32
2023 65 3-9 3.29 65.2 81 1.36
2024 29 4-7 4.10 109.2 96 1.45
6 Seasons 241 15-28 3.93 353 351 1.35
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
2018 21 1274 216 2 0.9 0.6 88.0 113.6 1.1 26.9 .216 .285 .275 .293 .293 31.9 20.6 13.3 3.59 3.60
2019 22 454 67 3 4.5 2.7 86.9 110.6 -2.3 23.9 .162 .255 .231 .235 .264 28.6 28.2 10.0 3.14 2.39
2021 24 207 24 0 0.0 0.0 80.8 111.2 -4.2 20.8 .166 .195 .281 .281 .226 12.5 22.7 22.7 5.40 3.30
2022 25 1051 158 11 7.0 4.2 86.9 112.1 1.4 28.5 .212 .331 .302 .307 .327 32.3 24.0 13.3 4.84 3.91
2023 26 1114 168 9 5.4 3.2 86.7 109.7 -0.1 27.4 .209 .308 .296 .282 .332 35.9 28.4 11.2 3.29 3.30
2024 27 1958 329 31 9.4 6.4 89.6 112.3 8.9 34.7 .263 .435 .336 .343 .384 42.2 20.0 9.8 4.10 4.93
Player 6058 962 56 5.8 3.7 87.9 113.6 3.3 29.5 .224 .341 .300 .305 .333 35.5 23.1 11.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .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

Hicks relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(51.5%) ,
Sweeper
(24.1%) ,
Split Finger
(19.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(5.4%) ,


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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
2018 61.6 12.0 23.6 2.8 28.7 42.6 28.2 1.4 54.6 16.2 19.9 5.6 0.9 0.6
2019 67.2 14.9 16.4 1.5 40.3 37.3 22.4 3.0 58.2 11.9 13.4 3.0 4.5 2.7
2021 70.8 12.5 16.7 0.0 45.8 29.2 25.0 8.3 54.2 20.8 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022 58.2 19.6 18.4 3.8 38.0 41.8 20.3 3.8 46.8 15.8 24.1 1.3 7.0 4.2
2023 58.9 16.1 21.4 3.6 33.9 42.3 23.8 5.4 50.6 14.3 18.5 4.8 5.4 3.2
2024 50.8 21.6 23.1 4.6 40.4 40.1 19.5 3.6 38.6 17.9 21.6 8.2 9.4 6.4
Player 57.5 17.5 21.5 3.5 36.4 40.9 22.7 3.5 47.4 16.2 20.4 5.3 5.8 3.7
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

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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 Sinker SF R 1008 94.5 25.2 2.7 15.9ARM 0.8 5.5 1.8 15.9ARM 1.1
2024 Split-Finger SF R 373 84.3 39.7 5.1 5.1ARM -4.9 -1.3 3.9 5.1ARM -5.5
2024 Sweeper SF R 471 81.1 39.0 -1.1 12.2GLV -2.1 2.6 -1.0 12.2GLV -2.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball SF R 106 95.5 16.9 -2.7 10.4ARM 2.9 13.2 -2.6 10.4ARM 2.9
2023 Sweeper TOR R 218 86.8 36.2 -0.1 12.4GLV 0.3 0.4 1.2 12.4GLV -1.7
2023 Slider TOR R 38 86.9 38.5 4.2 4.5GLV 0.0 -2.3 3.7 4.5GLV -1.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 119 100.3 11.3 0.4 6.5ARM -2.0 16.0 0.2 6.5ARM -1.0
2023 Sinker TOR R 695 100.1 19.0 0.7 15.8ARM 0.9 8.5 -0.8 15.8ARM 0.8
2023 Split-Finger TOR R 18 91.4 33.7 4.2 10.1ARM -1.1 -0.8 4.1 10.1ARM -1.0
2022 Sweeper STL R 328 84.7 38.7 1.9 11.9GLV -0.8 -0.4 2.0 11.9GLV -2.0
2022 Sinker STL R 686 99.4 19.7 1.8 15.8ARM 0.7 8.0 0.3 15.8ARM 1.0
2022 Slider STL R 4 89.1 31.3 -0.2 4.1GLV 0.4 3.5 -1.7 4.1GLV -1.6
2022 Changeup STL R 26 92.0 23.7 -2.8 15.7ARM 0.7 8.8 -2.9 15.7ARM 1.5
2022 Split-Finger STL R 1 92.0 38.2 9.9 13.4ARM 4.3 -5.6 9.7 13.4ARM 2.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball STL R 6 100.1 16.8 -5.4 7.8ARM -0.1 10.7 -5.5 7.8ARM 0.5
2021 Split-Finger STL R 7 90.2 32.2 2.6 9.1ARM 0.4 1.5 2.5 9.1ARM -1.6
2021 Sinker STL R 141 99.2 15.4 -1.0 14.9ARM 0.3 12.5 -3.7 14.9ARM 0.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball STL R 3 100.5 9.5 1.2 7.3ARM 0.8 17.6 1.4 7.3ARM 0.1
2021 Cutter STL R 32 88.1 32.6 -5.4 3.7GLV 0.8 2.7 -5.3 3.7GLV 0.8
2021 Sweeper STL R 24 85.7 36.6 -0.4 10.0GLV -1.8 0.8 -0.6 10.0GLV -4.7
2019 Slider STL R 149 86.9 38.1 3.9 10.7GLV 6.8 -1.1 2.9 10.7GLV 5.6
2019 Split-Finger STL R 15 91.2 32.4 3.0 4.8ARM -5.9 1.0 3.4 4.8ARM -5.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball STL R 1 100.9 11.7 0.0 9.3ARM 1.9 15.4 -0.2 9.3ARM 1.9
2019 Sinker STL R 266 101.1 16.6 0.4 15.8ARM 1.1 10.3 -1.2 15.8ARM 0.9
2019 Changeup STL R 10 90.3 33.1 5.3 7.1ARM -7.1 1.3 5.6 7.1ARM -6.4
2018 4-Seam Fastball STL R 19 101.0 13.6 -1.9 5.7ARM -2.2 13.3 -2.4 5.7ARM -1.5
2018 Slider STL R 280 86.2 38.9 4.3 11.6GLV 7.4 -1.4 3.2 11.6GLV 6.3
2018 Sinker STL R 975 100.5 18.7 0.9 13.8ARM 0.0 8.4 0.9 13.8ARM -0.9
! 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 Sinker 0.1 1 1,008 51.5 255 .341 .498 .405 10.9 9.0 13.7 .327 .519 .394 48.8
2024 Sweeper -0.1 0 471 24.1 92 .152 .329 .301 37.6 29.3 15.9 .168 .328 .278 32.7
2024 Split-Finger -0.4 -2 373 19.1 103 .181 .287 .253 40.8 36.9 19.8 .185 .314 .255 23.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -2 106 5.4 30 .238 .381 .372 28.6 26.7 13.6 .274 .474 .420 57.1
2023 Sinker 1.6 11 715 64.2 184 .261 .357 .331 18.0 16.3 24.2 .239 .337 .311 34.9
2023 Sweeper -0.1 0 221 19.8 49 .136 .318 .241 59.5 59.2 29.6 .133 .252 .217 46.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -1 120 10.8 39 .216 .270 .262 31.0 46.2 25.7 .170 .254 .208 36.8
2023 Slider -2.4 -1 39 3.5 8 .400 .400 .488 50.0 37.5 16.7 .316 .415 .463 50.0
2023 Split-Finger 3.0 1 18 1.6 3 .000 .000 .000 42.9 33.3 9.1 .101 .106 .093 0.0
2022 Sinker 0.0 0 686 65.3 172 .259 .343 .341 13.8 9.3 12.0 .270 .397 .355 35.9
2022 Sweeper 1.6 5 328 31.2 89 .122 .297 .262 49.2 52.8 35.1 .107 .212 .231 17.9
2022 Changeup -1.6 0 26 2.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .040 .040 .043 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 0 6 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .083 .110 .086 0.0
2022 Slider -1.4 0 4 0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 Split-Finger -10.3 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker 1.0 1 141 68.1 30 .182 .273 .330 16.1 6.7 7.4 .196 .231 .325 15.0
2021 Cutter 0.4 0 32 15.5 8 .143 .286 .244 40.0 62.5 25.0 .167 .194 .226 0.0
2021 Sweeper -2.6 -1 24 11.6 2 .000 .000 .350 50.0 0.0 0.0 .065 .075 .386 0.0
2021 Split-Finger 18.3 1 7 3.4 4 .000 .000 .000 66.7 75.0 60.0 .029 .033 .026 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 0 3 1.4 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Sinker 0.7 2 266 58.6 68 .183 .283 .260 11.1 13.2 15.5 .201 .307 .274 31.4
2019 Slider 2.6 4 149 32.8 27 .120 .120 .152 59.7 59.3 28.6 .087 .112 .129 11.1
2019 Split-Finger -4.5 -1 15 3.3 4 .250 1.000 .500 42.9 50.0 16.7 .221 .670 .353 50.0
2019 Changeup 3.5 0 10 2.2 6 .000 .000 .117 80.0 66.7 57.1 .020 .022 .134 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -5.9 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 Sinker 1.0 10 975 76.5 256 .242 .303 .332 17.0 12.5 16.2 .244 .322 .330 33.1
2018 Slider 1.0 3 280 22.0 75 .104 .119 .175 51.8 48.0 27.1 .126 .169 .188 22.6
2018 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 0 19 1.5 6 .167 .167 .150 20.0 33.3 14.3 .236 .282 .226 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 4-Seam Fastball 105 95.4 93 16.6 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Split-Finger 274 84.4 82 7.4 3:15 4:00 -45
2024 Sinker 980 94.5 86 17.3 1:30 2:30 -60
2024 Sweeper 466 81.1 48 13.1 8:15 9:15 -60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 118 100.3 90 17.0 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Split-Finger 15 91.4 87 10.2 2:30 3:30 -60
2023 Sinker 671 100.0 85 18.3 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Slider 38 86.9 42 6.3 8:00 7:45 15
2023 Sweeper 211 86.7 44 13.4 7:45 8:45 -60
2022 Changeup 26 92.0 95 18.2 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 Sinker 649 99.4 87 18.1 1:15 2:15 -60
2022 Sweeper 320 84.7 50 13.1 8:00 8:45 -45
2021 Cutter 31 88.0 26 4.9 8:15 9:45 -90
2021 Sinker 128 99.3 93 19.5 1:00 1:45 -45
2021 Sweeper 23 85.7 39 11.3 7:30 9:00 -90
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 337 1,274 23 8 -8 -9 13
2019 105 441 5 4 -1 -2 5
2021 44 207 2 2 0 -2 2
2022 268 1,076 6 15 -9 -7 5
2023 289 1,138 11 10 -5 -5 10
2024 480 1,958 0 16 -7 -12 -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 %
2018 1,274 49.5 60.5 85.1 23.3 49.3 42.6 58.8 41.8 24.2 6.9 64.8
2019 454 46.9 55.1 86.8 29.1 39.7 38.3 60.9 41.6 30.2 7.0 74.2
2021 207 44.4 58.7 83.3 20.9 58.3 45.9 43.2 37.7 24.4 4.3 66.7
2022 1,051 48.5 61.6 83.8 23.5 56.7 41.6 58.2 42.0 24.0 7.4 70.5
2023 1,114 49.0 55.2 81.4 28.0 52.8 42.0 58.1 41.4 28.2 7.2 62.5
2024 1,958 47.7 65.4 85.1 25.1 51.8 42.0 60.7 44.3 24.3 7.3 80.3
Player 6,058 48.3 60.8 84.3 25.1 51.5 41.9 58.9 42.4 25.4 7.1 71.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
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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
2018 67 77 95 99 17 100 100 59 76 40 4 46 6 100 19 77
2019 100 9 61
2021 100 9 68
2022 46 78 82 77 15 72 56 83 90 60 1 35 2 99 11 73
2023 85 87 94 92 57 83 85 89 72 83 15 66 40 100 27 61
2024 11 19 22 27 8 23 18 27 20 26 24 41 13 59 2 60
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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 %
2018 25.7 2 1.8 0 1 1 1 50.0
2019 23.3 2 2.1 0 3 2 0 0.0
2022 22.6 5 4.0 1 1 4 1 20.0
2023 23.7 4 4.0 0 1 2 2 50.0
2024 22.9 12 12.3 0 7 13 2 16.7
Player 23.2 25 24.1 1 13 22 6 24.0
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
2018 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2
2019 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1
2022 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 2 5 3 3 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 3 1
2023 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3
2024 12 8 11 13 11 13 16 12 11 8 12 18 11 9 14 10 10 11 12 19 11 11 19 12 11 11 14 15 12 13 11
Player 25 21 22 25 25 26 29 23 22 17 22 32 24 20 27 23 22 23 21 32 22 23 33 25 21 22 27 29 24 24 18
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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 100.5 -- 0.6 ↑ -- -- 97.2 -- 99.4 2.2 ↑ 100.1 0.7 ↑ 94.6 -5.5 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 90.2 -- 92.0 1.8 ↑ 91.4 -0.6 ↓ 84.3 -7.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 86.2 -- 0.7 ↑ -- -- 85.7 -- 84.7 -1.0 ↓ 86.8 2.1 ↑ 81.1 -5.7 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.0 -- -1.1 ↓ -- -- 80.8 -- 86.9 6.1 ↑ 86.7 -0.2 ↓ 89.6 2.9 ↑
Launch Angle 1.1 -- -3.4 ↓ -- -- -4.2 -- 1.4 5.6 ↑ -0.1 -1.5 ↓ 8.9 9.0 ↑
Barrel % 0.9 -- 3.6 ↑ -- -- 0.0 -- 7.0 7.0 ↑ 5.4 -1.6 ↓ 9.4 4.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 31.9 -- -3.3 ↓ -- -- 12.5 -- 32.3 19.8 ↑ 35.9 3.6 ↑ 42.2 6.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.9 -- -3.0 ↓ -- -- 20.8 -- 28.5 7.7 ↑ 27.4 -1.1 ↓ 34.7 7.3 ↑
xBA .216 -- -0.054 ↓ -- -- .166 -- .212 0.046 ↑ .209 -0.003 ↓ .263 0.054 ↑
BA .208 -- -0.045 ↓ -- -- .147 -- .210 0.063 ↑ .231 0.021 ↑ .265 0.034 ↑
xwOBA .293 -- -0.058 ↓ -- -- .281 -- .307 0.026 ↑ .282 -0.025 ↓ .343 0.061 ↑
wOBA .275 -- -0.044 ↓ -- -- .281 -- .302 0.021 ↑ .296 -0.006 ↓ .336 0.040 ↑
xSLG .285 -- -0.030 ↓ -- -- .195 -- .331 0.136 ↑ .308 -0.023 ↓ .435 0.127 ↑
SLG .257 -- -0.002 ↓ -- -- .235 -- .324 0.089 ↑ .332 0.008 ↑ .414 0.082 ↑
K% 20.6 -- 7.6 ↑ -- -- 22.7 -- 24.0 1.3 ↑ 28.4 4.4 ↑ 20.0 -8.4 ↓
BB% 13.3 -- -3.3 ↓ -- -- 22.7 -- 13.3 -9.4 ↓ 11.2 -2.1 ↓ 9.8 -1.4 ↓
Swing % 41.8 -- -0.2 ↓ -- -- 37.7 -- 42.0 4.3 ↑ 41.4 -0.6 ↓ 44.3 2.9 ↑
Whiff% 24.2 -- 6.0 ↑ -- -- 24.4 -- 24.0 -0.4 ↓ 28.2 4.2 ↑ 24.3 -3.9 ↓
In Zone % 49.5 -- -2.6 ↓ -- -- 44.4 -- 48.5 4.1 ↑ 49.0 0.5 ↑ 47.7 -1.3 ↓
Out of Zone % 50.5 -- 2.6 ↑ -- -- 55.6 -- 51.5 -4.1 ↓ 51.0 -0.5 ↓ 52.3 1.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 -- 5.8 ↑ -- -- 20.9 -- 23.5 2.6 ↑ 28.0 4.5 ↑ 25.1 -2.9 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 24.6 -- 0.9 ↑ -- -- 22.7 -- 24.7 2.0 ↑ 23.6 -1.1 ↓ 29.5 5.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 58.8 -- 2.1 ↑ -- -- 43.2 -- 58.2 15.0 ↑ 58.1 -0.1 ↓ 60.7 2.6 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 337 .275 168 0 0.0 169 0 0.0
2019 Shifts 105 .227 64 1 1.6 41 5 12.2
2021 Shifts 44 .281 32 1 3.1 12 0 0.0
2022 Shifts 242 .304 152 19 12.5 90 28 31.1
2023 Shades 279 .296 172 0 0.0 107 23 21.5
2024 Shades 480 .335 258 0 0.0 222 53 23.9
! 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 %
2018 343 20.7 6.1% 5.2% 261 24.9 0.0% 14.9%
2019 158 21.5 0.6% 4.4% 66 24.6 0.0% 9.1%
2021 51 21.7 0.0% 7.8% 55 24.7 0.0% 7.3%
2022 312 18.7 10.3% 1.9% 202 23.0 0.0% 11.9%
2023 292 17.3 12.3% 1.0% 231 19.2 4.8% 1.3%
2024 544 16.4 18.8% 0.7% 343 18.2 5.5% 2.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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