Justin Verlander
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 235LBS | Age: 41
Draft: 2004 | Rd: 1, #2, Detroit Tigers | Old Dominion
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 18 4 1.75 28 28 0 175 185 0.83
2023 13 8 3.22 27 27 0 162.1 144 1.13
2024 5 6 5.48 17 17 0 90.1 74 1.38
19 Seasons 262 147 3.30 526 526 0 3,415.2 3,416 1.13
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 28 18-4 1.75 175 185 0.83
2023 27 13-8 3.22 162.1 144 1.13
2024 17 5-6 5.48 90.1 74 1.38
19 Seasons 526 262-147 3.30 3,415.2 3,416 1.13
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 32 2150 387 16 4.1 3.0 87.1 112.2 20.1 32.0 .217 .319 .276 .260 .299 27.6 21.1 6.0 3.38 2.76
2016 33 3668 584 44 7.5 4.9 87.9 115.9 19.5 29.8 .206 .362 .272 .274 .348 32.9 28.1 6.3 3.04 3.12
2017 34 3531 554 40 7.2 4.7 87.6 113.6 16.4 37.4 .240 .420 .285 .315 .390 35.6 25.8 8.5 3.36 4.27
2018 35 3427 498 31 6.2 3.7 88.5 115.7 22.1 31.1 .184 .309 .259 .237 .335 32.7 34.8 4.4 2.52 2.34
2019 36 3448 498 36 7.2 4.3 87.3 109.8 18.5 30.1 .186 .346 .243 .248 .360 33.3 35.4 5.0 2.58 2.66
2020 37 73 13 2 15.4 9.5 90.4 110.9 10.1 7.7 .161 .415 .264 .259 .365 53.8 33.3 4.8 3.00 2.79
2022 39 2607 446 28 6.3 4.2 87.8 110.9 16.9 32.5 .207 .331 .222 .255 .326 34.8 27.8 4.4 1.75 2.66
2023 40 2602 475 39 8.2 5.8 90.0 118.3 18.9 30.5 .229 .392 .284 .295 .343 41.3 21.5 6.7 3.22 3.63
2024 41 1580 289 20 6.9 5.1 88.6 118.8 20.9 39.1 .234 .389 .337 .301 .333 32.5 18.7 6.8 5.48 3.78
Player 23086 3744 256 6.8 4.5 88.1 118.8 19.0 32.4 .210 .358 .268 .272 .345 34.1 27.7 6.0
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

Verlander relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.7%) ,
Curveball
(21.9%) ,
Slider
(19.3%) ,
Changeup
(10.1%) ,


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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 36.7 27.6 20.9 14.7 37.0 36.4 26.4 1.8 28.7 38.5 23.5 2.6 4.1 3.0
2016 35.4 28.1 23.5 13.0 37.3 36.3 26.0 2.9 26.2 34.9 22.6 4.5 7.5 4.9
2017 34.1 27.1 28.7 10.1 34.5 41.2 24.4 4.9 26.9 30.1 24.7 5.8 7.2 4.7
2018 30.7 31.7 24.3 13.3 35.1 34.3 29.7 3.2 22.3 39.8 21.3 6.6 6.2 3.7
2019 36.1 30.5 22.9 10.4 40.8 38.0 21.1 3.0 24.7 32.3 20.9 6.4 7.2 4.3
2020 61.5 38.5 0.0 0.0 46.2 38.5 15.4 0.0 46.2 23.1 15.4 0.0 15.4 9.5
2022 38.6 28.5 21.1 11.9 30.7 40.1 29.1 5.2 28.0 32.1 23.3 4.9 6.3 4.2
2023 36.2 28.2 23.4 12.2 41.7 34.3 24.0 2.5 26.7 34.5 21.7 5.9 8.2 5.8
2024 28.7 31.8 27.7 11.8 35.6 36.0 28.4 3.5 19.7 40.1 21.8 8.0 6.9 5.1
Player 34.9 29.1 24.0 12.1 36.7 37.2 25.9 3.4 25.7 34.9 22.5 5.5 6.8 4.5
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 Curveball HOU R 346 77.6 59.2 1.9 7.2GLV 0.8 -13.4 3.5 7.2GLV -2.2
2024 Changeup HOU R 160 84.0 29.2 0.1 13.4ARM 1.3 9.7 -4.8 13.4ARM -0.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 769 93.5 12.3 1.2 8.6ARM 2.3 19.3 3.5 8.6ARM 1.1
2024 Slider HOU R 305 86.7 30.4 -4.3 4.0GLV 0.4 5.9 -4.3 4.0GLV -1.1
2023 Curveball HOU R 520 78.2 58.2 2.8 7.0GLV 1.3 -13.2 3.3 7.0GLV -1.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 1302 94.3 12.2 1.2 8.0ARM 2.0 18.8 3.0 8.0ARM 0.6
2023 Changeup HOU R 121 85.2 28.9 0.0 15.4ARM 2.6 9.0 -3.6 15.4ARM 1.0
2023 Slider HOU R 659 86.9 32.4 -1.1 4.4GLV 0.8 3.8 -2.3 4.4GLV -0.9
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -10 769 48.7 213 .299 .497 .372 20.2 17.4 18.5 .239 .423 .322 41.6
2024 Curveball -0.5 -2 346 21.9 53 .340 .560 .404 22.0 20.8 12.0 .277 .436 .328 28.2
2024 Slider 0.8 3 305 19.3 93 .195 .322 .255 21.5 18.3 13.3 .199 .318 .252 19.7
2024 Changeup -0.6 -1 160 10.1 37 .235 .353 .289 25.3 24.3 13.6 .232 .311 .273 20.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 12 1,302 50.0 334 .235 .417 .322 18.1 16.5 18.0 .254 .464 .337 50.4
2023 Slider 1.4 9 659 25.3 184 .201 .325 .267 29.2 30.4 21.1 .182 .287 .238 34.2
2023 Curveball 0.3 1 520 20.0 123 .241 .328 .284 24.4 21.1 16.7 .226 .319 .260 26.7
2023 Changeup -1.4 -2 121 4.7 28 .214 .286 .218 28.6 25.0 13.5 .247 .537 .325 33.3
! 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 160 84.0 95 16.6 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 Curveball 345 77.6 70 18.0 7:15 6:45 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 768 93.5 96 20.8 12:45 12:45 0
2024 Slider 305 86.7 36 6.7 11:30 10:30 60
2023 Changeup 119 85.2 98 18.0 1:45 2:15 -30
2023 Curveball 513 78.2 69 17.7 7:15 6:45 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,293 94.3 96 20.1 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Slider 645 86.9 32 6.0 11:00 10:00 60
! 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
2008 847 3,422 8 19 -13 -18 -4
2009 972 3,898 18 35 -18 -10 25
2010 924 3,736 17 36 -13 -10 29
2011 1054 4,272 22 45 -14 -12 41
2012 1060 4,232 23 42 -8 -13 44
2013 1004 4,028 21 36 -18 -13 26
2014 914 3,505 -7 17 -18 -10 -18
2015 534 2,147 13 11 -13 -7 4
2016 902 3,663 28 38 -15 -11 39
2017 981 4,065 18 48 -13 -12 40
2018 904 3,711 28 39 -15 -10 42
2019 945 3,839 19 51 -12 -8 51
2022 757 2,975 30 24 -11 -7 36
2023 744 2,878 21 26 -15 -10 22
2024 396 1,580 2 5 -11 -7 -11
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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 2,150 50.6 67.7 82.1 29.2 64.5 42.2 63.9 48.7 22.7 7.5 75.9
2016 3,668 49.4 68.1 79.8 32.8 58.3 44.8 64.3 50.2 26.9 7.4 75.4
2017 3,531 50.9 68.7 82.7 29.1 60.2 43.7 61.7 49.3 23.6 7.3 78.4
2018 3,427 54.4 68.1 73.9 31.1 52.1 45.4 68.9 51.2 31.6 9.1 78.0
2019 3,448 51.2 68.0 73.0 35.3 52.0 43.5 64.3 51.9 33.6 7.6 77.4
2020 73 53.4 69.2 81.5 26.5 44.4 41.1 61.9 49.3 25.0 4.1 100.0
2022 2,607 51.1 74.2 81.5 32.2 61.5 46.1 62.0 53.7 24.2 7.5 77.0
2023 2,602 50.7 68.0 83.4 30.6 63.9 44.8 57.4 49.6 22.5 8.1 75.0
2024 1,580 50.4 69.9 82.8 27.1 67.5 43.5 58.3 48.7 21.3 7.7 82.6
Player 23,086 51.2 68.9 79.4 31.3 58.8 44.3 63.1 50.5 26.6 7.8 77.3
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 89 81 87 88 89 45 75 78 91 55 73 50 47 59 99 74 54
2016 86 91 73 47 95 2 17 66 64 88 75 77 86 70 99 89 45
2017 47 56 40 30 61 3 26 39 29 74 47 44 67 83 99 89 31
2018 98 96 92 78 100 16 55 44 72 96 96 86 84 80 99 95 33
2019 97 95 86 59 99 10 45 80 75 96 93 90 96 72 98 87 34
2022 91 83 82 72 97 24 69 65 74 80 94 37 77 70 92 73 26
2023 73 69 58 47 82 12 43 23 35 36 76 24 73 54 90 79 13
2024 58 56 50 42 68 40 68 56 92 17 67 15 30 40 84 74 11
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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 22.0 30 28.9 1 15 17 15 50.0
2017 22.7 30 30.1 0 20 18 15 50.0
2018 22.1 30 21.2 9 11 15 10 33.3
2019 22.5 44 32.6 11 13 24 15 34.1
2020 20.1 2 1.8 0 0 1 1 50.0
2022 24.3 15 14.6 0 16 9 6 40.0
2023 24.3 21 19.8 1 9 15 9 42.9
2024 23.0 15 12.2 3 5 12 3 20.0
Player 22.7 187 161.2 26 89 111 74 39.6
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 30 32 23 30 29 28 29 30 24 25 28 33 27 23 28 30 20 28 30 31 27 28 36 37 28 28 30 38 32 30 24
2017 30 30 27 32 31 29 35 29 24 27 28 35 32 27 28 32 27 28 35 29 30 34 33 34 27 29 28 36 36 30 22
2018 30 27 15 19 22 18 25 21 20 14 21 31 21 18 24 22 20 20 19 26 20 21 27 23 17 15 21 24 24 20 20
2019 44 36 30 38 37 35 36 28 26 20 30 38 37 33 34 34 29 26 33 38 34 32 45 37 26 28 27 38 37 32 25
2020 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
2022 15 16 11 17 15 12 14 11 11 11 11 15 15 14 14 19 15 14 14 11 15 16 21 21 12 12 16 17 18 14 15
2023 21 19 16 17 23 20 21 16 22 16 19 21 18 16 23 21 24 15 21 22 18 21 26 24 15 14 22 24 22 22 17
2024 15 10 9 15 13 14 14 12 9 8 12 18 12 9 12 13 11 9 15 16 12 11 17 12 11 10 12 14 12 14 10
Player 187 172 133 170 172 158 176 148 138 122 150 193 164 142 165 173 148 142 169 175 158 165 207 190 137 137 158 193 183 164 134
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.4 94.1 0.7 ↑ 95.3 1.2 ↑ 95.0 -0.3 ↓ 94.6 -0.4 ↓ -- 0.3 ↑ -- -- 95.0 -- 94.3 -0.7 ↓ 93.5 -0.8 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.8 85.9 1.1 ↑ 87.6 1.7 ↑ 87.4 -0.2 ↓ 86.9 -0.5 ↓ -- -0.4 ↓ -- -- 86.2 -- 85.2 -1.0 ↓ 84.0 -1.2 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.3 84.1 0.8 ↑ 84.9 0.8 ↑ 83.8 -1.1 ↓ 84.5 0.7 ↑ -- 2.3 ↑ -- -- 84.1 -- 83.1 -1.0 ↓ 81.9 -1.2 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.1 87.9 0.8 ↑ 87.6 -0.3 ↓ 88.5 0.9 ↑ 87.3 -1.2 ↓ -- 3.1 ↑ -- -- 87.8 -- 90.0 2.2 ↑ 88.6 -1.4 ↓
Launch Angle 20.1 19.5 -0.6 ↓ 16.4 -3.1 ↓ 22.1 5.7 ↑ 18.5 -3.6 ↓ -- -8.4 ↓ -- -- 16.9 -- 18.9 2.0 ↑ 20.9 2.0 ↑
Barrel % 4.1 7.5 3.4 ↑ 7.2 -0.3 ↓ 6.2 -1.0 ↓ 7.2 1.0 ↑ -- 8.2 ↑ -- -- 6.3 -- 8.2 1.9 ↑ 6.9 -1.3 ↓
Hard Hit % 27.6 32.9 5.3 ↑ 35.6 2.7 ↑ 32.7 -2.9 ↓ 33.3 0.6 ↑ -- 20.5 ↑ -- -- 34.8 -- 41.3 6.5 ↑ 32.5 -8.8 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.0 29.8 -2.2 ↓ 37.4 7.6 ↑ 31.1 -6.3 ↓ 30.1 -1.0 ↓ -- -22.4 ↓ -- -- 32.5 -- 30.5 -2.0 ↓ 39.1 8.6 ↑
xBA .217 .206 -0.011 ↓ .240 0.034 ↑ .184 -0.056 ↓ .186 0.002 ↑ -- -0.025 ↓ -- -- .207 -- .229 0.022 ↑ .234 0.005 ↑
BA .229 .207 -0.022 ↓ .221 0.014 ↑ .200 -0.021 ↓ .172 -0.028 ↓ -- -0.022 ↓ -- -- .186 -- .226 0.040 ↑ .274 0.048 ↑
xwOBA .260 .274 0.014 ↑ .315 0.041 ↑ .237 -0.078 ↓ .248 0.011 ↑ -- 0.011 ↑ -- -- .255 -- .295 0.040 ↑ .301 0.006 ↑
wOBA .276 .272 -0.004 ↓ .285 0.013 ↑ .259 -0.026 ↓ .243 -0.016 ↓ -- 0.021 ↑ -- -- .222 -- .284 0.062 ↑ .337 0.053 ↑
xSLG .319 .362 0.043 ↑ .420 0.058 ↑ .309 -0.111 ↓ .346 0.037 ↑ -- 0.069 ↑ -- -- .331 -- .392 0.061 ↑ .389 -0.003 ↓
SLG .357 .368 0.011 ↑ .370 0.002 ↑ .360 -0.010 ↓ .361 0.001 ↑ -- 0.089 ↑ -- -- .270 -- .369 0.099 ↑ .450 0.081 ↑
K% 21.1 28.1 7.0 ↑ 25.8 -2.3 ↓ 34.8 9.0 ↑ 35.4 0.6 ↑ -- -2.1 ↓ -- -- 27.8 -- 21.5 -6.3 ↓ 18.7 -2.8 ↓
BB% 6.0 6.3 0.3 ↑ 8.5 2.2 ↑ 4.4 -4.1 ↓ 5.0 0.6 ↑ -- -0.2 ↓ -- -- 4.4 -- 6.7 2.3 ↑ 6.8 0.1 ↑
Swing % 48.7 50.2 1.5 ↑ 49.3 -0.9 ↓ 51.2 1.9 ↑ 51.9 0.7 ↑ -- -2.6 ↓ -- -- 53.7 -- 49.6 -4.1 ↓ 48.7 -0.9 ↓
Whiff% 22.7 26.9 4.2 ↑ 23.6 -3.3 ↓ 31.6 8.0 ↑ 33.6 2.0 ↑ -- -8.6 ↓ -- -- 24.2 -- 22.5 -1.7 ↓ 21.3 -1.2 ↓
In Zone % 50.6 49.4 -1.2 ↓ 50.9 1.5 ↑ 54.4 3.5 ↑ 51.2 -3.2 ↓ -- 2.2 ↑ -- -- 51.1 -- 50.7 -0.4 ↓ 50.4 -0.3 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.4 50.6 1.2 ↑ 49.1 -1.5 ↓ 45.6 -3.5 ↓ 48.8 3.2 ↑ -- -2.2 ↓ -- -- 48.9 -- 49.3 0.4 ↑ 49.6 0.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 29.2 32.8 3.6 ↑ 29.1 -3.7 ↓ 31.1 2.0 ↑ 35.3 4.2 ↑ -- -8.8 ↓ -- -- 32.2 -- 30.6 -1.6 ↓ 27.1 -3.5 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 32.3 29.6 -2.7 ↓ 28.4 -1.2 ↓ 34.5 6.1 ↑ 32.2 -2.3 ↓ -- 10.7 ↑ -- -- 36.2 -- 29.0 -7.2 ↓ 28.3 -0.7 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 63.9 64.3 0.4 ↑ 61.7 -2.6 ↓ 68.9 7.2 ↑ 64.3 -4.6 ↓ -- -2.4 ↓ -- -- 62.0 -- 57.4 -4.6 ↓ 58.3 0.9 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 881 .269 445 2 0.4 436 97 22.2
2017 Shifts 844 .285 442 11 2.5 402 131 32.6
2018 Shifts 833 .259 452 11 2.4 381 290 76.1
2019 Shifts 822 .240 393 30 7.6 429 360 83.9
2020 Shifts 21 .264 7 0 0.0 14 12 85.7
2022 Shifts 646 .223 319 104 32.6 327 275 84.1
2023 Shades 669 .284 366 25 6.8 303 215 71.0
2024 Shades 396 .337 194 54 27.8 202 88 43.6
! 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 1119 16.0 38.1% 2.7% 580 22.0 0.2% 12.2%
2011 1276 16.5 26.9% 1.7% 494 22.0 0.6% 10.1%
2012 1094 17.3 16.8% 1.0% 508 21.8 0.0% 11.8%
2013 1043 17.3 22.8% 2.1% 531 21.9 0.6% 10.0%
2014 1017 17.8 15.9% 1.6% 479 23.7 0.4% 13.4%
2015 715 21.1 8.3% 8.5% 257 27.2 3.1% 32.7%
2016 1125 20.8 6.9% 8.9% 434 26.8 1.2% 30.2%
2017 1095 19.5 4.6% 4.3% 463 26.5 0.0% 21.4%
2018 1061 20.4 2.9% 6.2% 394 26.2 0.0% 20.8%
2019 1042 19.6 3.3% 3.7% 320 24.6 0.0% 11.3%
2020 28 19.3 0.0% 0.0% 4 25.7 0.0% 0.0%
2022 736 20.1 0.5% 3.8% 308 23.8 0.0% 9.4%
2023 699 17.0 18.2% 0.1% 391 18.8 0.5% 0.3%
2024 397 17.7 7.8% 0.3% 262 17.6 7.6% 0.4%

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Pitch Distribution

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