Paolo Espino
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 10" 212LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 10, #311, Cleveland Indians | The Pendleton School
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 9 4.84 42 19 0 113.1 92 1.37
2023 0 0 24.75 3 0 0 4 3 4.25
2024 0 1 8.31 3 1 0 8.2 3 2.19
6 Seasons 5 15 5.12 97 42 1 265.2 217 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 42 0-9 4.84 113.1 92 1.37
2023 3 0-0 24.75 4 3 4.25
2024 3 0-1 8.31 8.2 3 2.19
6 Seasons 97 5-15 5.12 265.2 217 1.38
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
2017 30 438 76 10 13.2 9.2 86.8 112.5 14.6 31.6 .271 .570 .365 .391 .442 30.3 18.3 9.2 6.00 7.04
2020 33 110 18 3 16.7 11.1 87.3 106.1 16.0 50.0 .355 .625 .367 .437 .578 33.3 25.9 7.4 4.50 9.24
2021 34 1735 337 39 11.6 8.6 89.6 112.2 17.4 39.8 .270 .482 .319 .336 .403 43.3 20.2 5.5 4.27 4.86
2022 35 1873 369 29 7.9 6.0 89.3 113.5 14.4 36.3 .271 .469 .350 .336 .395 41.2 18.9 4.9 4.84 4.78
2023 36 101 22 2 9.1 7.1 93.7 108.7 17.0 59.1 .513 .714 .582 .527 .576 45.5 10.7 10.7 24.75 15.78
2024 37 158 35 6 17.1 13.6 90.5 112.0 20.4 37.1 .343 .659 .512 .452 .449 45.7 6.8 11.4 8.31 9.80
Player 4415 857 89 10.4 7.7 89.3 113.5 15.9 38.2 .281 .499 .352 .353 .413 41.2 18.9 6.0
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

Espino relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(32.9%) ,
Curveball
(31.6%) ,
Changeup
(23.4%) ,
Sweeper
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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
2017 40.8 26.3 21.1 11.8 35.5 39.5 25.0 5.3 27.6 27.6 22.4 1.3 13.2 9.2
2020 44.4 22.2 27.8 5.6 38.9 27.8 33.3 5.6 16.7 11.1 50.0 0.0 16.7 11.1
2021 37.7 29.1 24.0 9.2 36.2 39.8 24.0 5.9 24.9 28.2 24.3 5.0 11.6 8.6
2022 40.4 32.0 22.8 4.9 41.7 35.2 23.0 5.1 26.6 26.0 24.7 9.8 7.9 6.0
2023 22.7 18.2 59.1 0.0 31.8 63.6 4.5 0.0 13.6 18.2 54.5 4.5 9.1 7.1
2024 28.6 34.3 25.7 11.4 48.6 22.9 28.6 0.0 25.7 28.6 17.1 11.4 17.1 13.6
Player 38.5 29.9 24.3 7.4 39.0 37.5 23.6 5.1 25.4 26.6 25.3 6.9 10.4 7.7
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 Sweeper TOR R 19 75.6 48.6 3.0 18.1GLV 2.1 -0.2 1.8 18.1GLV 3.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 52 88.2 17.1 2.4 4.6ARM -3.0 18.1 2.3 4.6ARM -2.9
2024 Changeup TOR R 37 83.4 36.8 2.2 14.2ARM 0.4 2.6 2.3 14.2ARM 0.0
2024 Curveball TOR R 50 70.6 73.5 6.6 15.0GLV 1.3 -17.0 7.1 15.0GLV 5.6
2023 Curveball WSH R 24 71.0 73.1 6.6 13.5GLV -0.5 -17.4 7.5 13.5GLV 4.6
2023 Sweeper WSH R 37 76.8 48.3 2.7 19.2GLV 2.5 -1.2 2.7 19.2GLV 5.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 36 88.8 16.0 3.1 2.3ARM -5.1 18.8 3.0 2.3ARM -5.1
2023 Changeup WSH R 4 83.4 34.2 -0.6 13.9ARM -0.1 5.2 0.2 13.9ARM -0.5
2022 Slider WSH R 2 80.7 36.2 -5.1 9.5GLV 0.0 6.0 -4.2 9.5GLV 3.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 899 88.5 15.9 2.2 2.8ARM -4.1 19.0 2.8 2.8ARM -4.5
2022 Sweeper WSH R 399 77.7 44.2 -0.9 18.8GLV 1.8 1.4 0.2 18.8GLV 4.9
2022 Curveball WSH R 485 71.3 73.2 4.8 13.1GLV -0.1 -18.0 8.1 13.1GLV 4.0
2022 Changeup WSH R 88 83.6 34.1 1.1 12.3ARM -1.9 5.0 0.9 12.3ARM -1.9
2021 Changeup WSH R 72 83.7 34.1 1.0 12.0ARM -2.1 4.8 1.5 12.0ARM -1.9
2021 Curveball WSH R 420 71.1 74.0 7.1 12.9GLV -0.4 -18.7 8.6 12.9GLV 3.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 958 89.0 15.4 2.4 3.5ARM -3.5 19.2 3.0 3.5ARM -3.7
2021 Sweeper WSH R 280 77.5 43.6 -1.6 18.2GLV 0.9 2.1 -1.9 18.2GLV 3.5
2021 Slider WSH R 5 79.5 37.0 -6.0 9.8GLV 0.4 6.2 -4.4 9.8GLV 4.1
2020 Sinker WSH R 2 89.3 24.1 -1.6 16.3ARM 1.5 10.3 -1.2 16.3ARM 1.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 58 90.3 14.9 2.3 4.2ARM -2.9 18.7 2.7 4.2ARM -3.1
2020 Curveball WSH R 34 71.1 75.2 10.2 12.3GLV 0.2 -19.6 9.9 12.3GLV 3.1
2020 Slider WSH R 10 81.4 42.1 0.9 6.7GLV -0.1 -0.9 2.3 6.7GLV 1.4
2020 Changeup WSH R 6 82.7 37.0 3.6 12.4ARM -1.4 2.7 3.7 12.4ARM -1.0
2017 Curveball TEX R 99 72.1 68.0 5.1 14.8GLV 2.8 -14.1 6.1 14.8GLV 6.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 158 88.7 16.1 1.3 9.2ARM 1.3 18.8 1.7 9.2ARM 1.1
2017 Changeup TEX R 34 82.7 35.2 3.8 13.0ARM -0.3 4.8 3.7 13.0ARM -0.6
2017 Sinker TEX R 85 88.4 24.6 0.4 16.8ARM 2.4 10.4 0.4 16.8ARM 1.4
2017 Slider TEX R 57 81.5 35.4 -4.1 5.9GLV -0.2 5.9 -2.3 5.9GLV 1.7
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -5.6 -3 52 32.9 17 .462 1.000 .629 4.8 0.0 0.0 .435 .959 .608 61.5
2024 Curveball -5.6 -3 50 31.6 14 .417 1.000 .604 25.0 21.4 13.6 .297 .615 .429 33.3
2024 Changeup 6.8 3 37 23.4 9 .125 .250 .139 0.0 0.0 0.0 .311 .420 .291 44.4
2024 Sweeper -6.9 -1 19 12.0 4 .500 .750 .538 18.2 0.0 0.0 .248 .298 .241 25.0
2023 Sweeper -8.7 -3 37 36.6 11 .600 .600 .491 22.2 9.1 20.0 .480 .575 .418 30.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -14.0 -5 36 35.6 12 .778 1.333 .850 0.0 8.3 12.5 .684 1.066 .736 75.0
2023 Curveball 4.0 1 24 23.8 4 .000 .000 .000 14.3 25.0 25.0 .112 .139 .102 0.0
2023 Changeup -30.3 -1 4 4.0 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .920 1.243 .932 100.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -5 899 48.0 236 .286 .482 .362 12.2 15.3 14.2 .297 .537 .379 47.8
2022 Curveball -0.1 -1 485 25.9 138 .242 .417 .289 28.3 31.2 21.9 .228 .359 .264 35.2
2022 Sweeper -0.6 -2 399 21.3 93 .329 .600 .408 29.6 14.0 15.5 .258 .429 .318 25.3
2022 Changeup -4.8 -4 88 4.7 20 .421 .684 .485 19.6 0.0 0.0 .328 .627 .421 68.4
2022 Slider -2.1 0 2 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -4 958 55.2 243 .289 .524 .369 11.8 14.4 14.2 .288 .538 .364 49.7
2021 Curveball 1.0 4 420 24.2 120 .175 .289 .224 33.3 32.5 23.1 .239 .385 .288 32.0
2021 Sweeper 1.0 3 280 16.1 70 .246 .462 .313 27.4 25.7 25.0 .213 .402 .276 26.5
2021 Changeup -1.1 -1 72 4.1 20 .389 .722 .493 6.9 0.0 0.0 .458 .696 .512 66.7
2021 Slider 1.7 0 5 0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -1 58 52.7 14 .417 .417 .421 17.2 7.1 6.3 .480 .664 .524 27.3
2020 Curveball 4.0 1 34 30.9 10 .200 .600 .325 46.7 50.0 29.4 .185 .436 .260 20.0
2020 Slider -4.4 0 10 9.1 2 .500 .500 .450 50.0 50.0 100.0 .257 .291 .241 100.0
2020 Changeup 3.0 0 6 5.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .767 2.712 1.395 100.0
2020 Sinker -1.5 0 2 1.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -3 158 36.1 34 .308 .885 .559 10.3 14.7 11.9 .389 .967 .584 50.0
2017 Curveball 2.9 3 99 22.6 25 .160 .280 .158 39.6 40.0 23.3 .158 .325 .201 20.0
2017 Sinker -0.9 -1 85 19.4 21 .125 .188 .269 13.3 14.3 20.0 .148 .253 .296 23.1
2017 Slider -6.2 -4 57 13.0 20 .368 .684 .503 16.7 5.0 8.3 .364 .580 .416 22.2
2017 Changeup -4.1 -1 34 7.8 9 .222 .556 .322 14.3 11.1 11.1 .255 .610 .353 25.0
! 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 37 83.4 95 15.1 2:00 3:00 -60
2024 Curveball 50 70.6 100 26.7 7:15 7:15 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 52 88.2 91 18.0 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Sweeper 19 75.6 73 19.7 8:15 8:45 -30
2023 Curveball 24 71.0 99 26.0 7:15 7:00 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 36 88.8 91 18.2 12:30 12:15 15
2023 Sweeper 37 76.8 70 20.8 8:15 8:45 -30
2022 Changeup 86 83.6 91 13.4 1:45 2:30 -45
2022 Curveball 456 71.3 98 26.2 7:00 7:00 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 894 88.5 91 18.6 12:30 12:15 15
2022 Sweeper 397 77.7 62 20.0 8:15 9:00 -45
2021 Changeup 72 83.7 92 13.1 2:00 2:30 -30
2021 Curveball 400 71.1 98 26.6 7:00 7:00 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 955 89.0 94 18.9 12:30 12:15 15
2021 Sweeper 280 77.5 61 19.5 8:15 9:00 -45
2020 Curveball 25 71.2 100 27.2 7:00 7:00 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 54 90.3 92 18.4 12:45 12:30 15
2020 Slider 10 81.4 50 7.7 9:15 8:15 60
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 109 433 -3 4 -4 -3 -6
2020 27 110 0 1 0 0 0
2021 453 1,735 -1 19 -9 -6 3
2022 487 1,873 0 6 -12 -5 -12
2023 28 101 -5 -1 -2 0 -9
2024 44 158 -2 -1 0 -1 -5
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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 %
2017 438 42.3 62.8 89.6 26.0 58.5 43.9 56.9 42.0 19.6 5.1 77.3
2020 110 49.1 74.1 67.5 19.6 81.8 40.0 59.3 46.4 27.5 6.4 85.7
2021 1,735 50.5 62.9 86.2 29.0 61.8 44.6 60.0 46.1 19.9 7.6 73.3
2022 1,873 49.8 63.9 85.2 26.2 62.2 44.0 58.7 45.0 21.4 6.7 75.4
2023 101 44.6 64.4 93.1 19.6 72.7 50.5 39.3 39.6 12.5 10.9 81.8
2024 158 46.2 71.2 90.4 22.4 78.9 43.7 56.8 44.9 12.7 6.3 80.0
Player 4,415 49.1 63.9 85.8 26.8 62.7 44.3 58.5 45.0 20.3 7.0 75.2
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
2017 6 15 94 65
2020 13 22 80
2021 22 15 9 9 54 7 5 32 16 26 89 8 60 5 47 94 71
2022 15 10 5 5 45 23 38 28 22 23 89 17 15 2 49 97 68
2024 2 37 94 62
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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 %
2017 23.2 7 5.9 1 3 2 4 57.1
2020 20.5 1 1.4 0 1 1 1 100.0
2021 23.2 19 19.0 0 5 15 9 47.4
2022 23.4 24 22.5 2 9 21 7 29.2
2023 19.7 1 1.3 0 1 2 0 0.0
2024 22.6 3 3.2 0 3 1 2 66.7
Player 23.1 55 53.3 2 22 42 23 41.8
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
2017 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
2020 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1
2021 19 21 20 18 21 18 21 20 14 12 17 21 19 17 20 20 13 16 21 21 20 18 27 21 16 14 23 23 21 19 19
2022 24 17 20 19 25 26 28 17 16 16 22 24 24 25 26 26 23 19 22 24 26 22 29 24 18 17 23 26 27 25 19
2023 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1
2024 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Player 55 47 51 50 59 56 62 47 41 39 51 62 53 51 58 58 47 46 54 58 57 52 73 57 44 42 59 62 58 57 49
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.2 89.0 -1.2 ↓ 88.5 -0.5 ↓ 88.8 0.3 ↑ 88.2 -0.6 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 82.7 83.7 1.0 ↑ 83.6 -0.1 ↓ 83.4 -0.2 ↓ 83.4 0.0
Breaking Velocity 73.5 73.7 0.2 ↑ 74.2 0.5 ↑ 74.5 0.3 ↑ 72.0 -2.5 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.3 89.6 2.3 ↑ 89.3 -0.3 ↓ 93.7 4.4 ↑ 90.5 -3.2 ↓
Launch Angle 16.0 17.4 1.4 ↑ 14.4 -3.0 ↓ 17.0 2.6 ↑ 20.4 3.4 ↑
Barrel % 16.7 11.6 -5.1 ↓ 7.9 -3.7 ↓ 9.1 1.2 ↑ 17.1 8.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 33.3 43.3 10.0 ↑ 41.2 -2.1 ↓ 45.5 4.3 ↑ 45.7 0.2 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 39.8 -10.2 ↓ 36.3 -3.5 ↓ 59.1 22.8 ↑ 37.1 -22.0 ↓
xBA .355 .270 -0.085 ↓ .271 0.001 ↑ .513 0.242 ↑ .343 -0.170 ↓
BA .320 .256 -0.064 ↓ .287 0.031 ↑ .583 0.296 ↑ .378 -0.205 ↓
xwOBA .437 .336 -0.101 ↓ .336 0.000 .527 0.191 ↑ .452 -0.075 ↓
wOBA .367 .319 -0.048 ↓ .350 0.031 ↑ .582 0.232 ↑ .512 -0.070 ↓
xSLG .625 .482 -0.143 ↓ .469 -0.013 ↓ .714 0.245 ↑ .659 -0.055 ↓
SLG .480 .460 -0.020 ↓ .493 0.033 ↑ .792 0.299 ↑ .811 0.019 ↑
K% 25.9 20.2 -5.7 ↓ 18.9 -1.3 ↓ 10.7 -8.2 ↓ 6.8 -3.9 ↓
BB% 7.4 5.5 -1.9 ↓ 4.9 -0.6 ↓ 10.7 5.8 ↑ 11.4 0.7 ↑
Swing % 46.4 46.1 -0.3 ↓ 45.0 -1.1 ↓ 39.6 -5.4 ↓ 44.9 5.3 ↑
Whiff% 27.5 19.9 -7.6 ↓ 21.4 1.5 ↑ 12.5 -8.9 ↓ 12.7 0.2 ↑
In Zone % 49.1 50.5 1.4 ↑ 49.8 -0.7 ↓ 44.6 -5.2 ↓ 46.2 1.6 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.9 49.5 -1.4 ↓ 50.2 0.7 ↑ 55.4 5.2 ↑ 53.8 -1.6 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 19.6 29.0 9.4 ↑ 26.2 -2.8 ↓ 19.6 -6.6 ↓ 22.4 2.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 27.5 -5.8 ↓ 24.8 -2.7 ↓ 7.1 -17.7 ↓ 29.5 22.4 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 59.3 60.0 0.7 ↑ 58.7 -1.3 ↓ 39.3 -19.4 ↓ 56.8 17.5 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 109 .365 60 10 16.7 49 21 42.9
2020 Shifts 27 .367 17 7 41.2 10 5 50.0
2021 Shifts 451 .319 223 76 34.1 228 166 72.8
2022 Shifts 483 .349 261 41 15.7 222 164 73.9
2023 Shades 28 .582 18 0 0.0 10 0 0.0
2024 Shades 44 .512 20 6 30.0 24 14 58.3
! 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 %
2017 136 15.2 43.4% 0.7% 93 22.8 0.0% 6.5%
2020 20 16.8 15.0% 0.0% 29 22.4 0.0% 6.9%
2021 574 16.4 32.6% 1.2% 262 23.8 0.0% 8.4%
2022 628 16.6 27.1% 0.6% 300 23.8 0.0% 11.7%
2023 16 13.9 62.5% 0.0% 37 17.6 2.7% 0.0%
2024 39 15.2 43.6% 0.0% 29 17.7 3.4% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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