P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 5' 11" 180 lbs | Age: 38
Draft: 2008 | Rd. 32, No. 965, St. Louis Cardinals | Kansas
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 3 5 4.29 63 0 0 50.1 58 1.45
2019 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2 0 2.50
2020 0 0 1.80 7 0 0 5 6 1.80
9 Seasons 8 7 3.58 271 0 0 233.2 232 1.43
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 63 3-5 4.29 50.1 58 1.45
2019 1 0-0 4.50 2 0 2.50
2020 7 0-0 1.80 5 6 1.80
9 Seasons 271 8-7 3.58 233.2 232 1.43
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 28 693 103 3 2.9 1.8 86.0 106.7 9.2 27.2 .215 .302 .311 .302 .314 26.2 23.4 14.6 3.05 3.77
2016 29 179 27 1 3.7 2.3 90.0 113.5 12.8 37.0 .268 .414 .469 .363 .361 25.9 18.2 20.5 12.91 5.78
2017 30 950 165 3 1.8 1.2 85.0 112.7 6.9 26.1 .225 .300 .267 .279 .309 27.9 23.2 10.6 2.55 3.30
2018 31 887 124 3 2.4 1.4 87.6 115.3 8.2 36.3 .226 .311 .301 .303 .346 30.6 26.9 14.8 4.29 3.87
2019 32 40 9 1 11.1 9.1 90.3 105.2 6.3 44.4 .463 .855 .460 .577 .552 44.4 0.0 18.2 4.50 22.38
2020 33 109 12 0 0.0 0.0 86.3 103.9 16.4 16.7 .175 .300 .248 .327 .305 33.3 24.0 28.0 1.80 4.58
Player 2858 440 11 2.5 1.5 86.4 115.3 8.4 30.0 .227 .318 .303 .303 .329 28.6 23.7 14.1
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Freeman relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(43.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(27.5%) ,
Curveball
(21.1%) ,
Split Finger
(8.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 50.5 49.5 16.5 25.2 7.8 34.0 39.8 26.2 24.3 17.5 8.7 9.7 22.3 17.5
2016 37.0 63.0 29.6 29.6 3.7 29.6 44.4 25.9 11.1 18.5 7.4 18.5 25.9 18.5
2017 58.2 41.8 17.6 20.6 3.6 28.5 49.1 22.4 19.4 34.5 4.2 9.1 14.5 18.2
2018 54.0 46.0 14.5 25.8 5.6 38.7 37.9 23.4 22.6 24.2 7.3 16.1 13.7 16.1
2019 44.4 55.6 22.2 33.3 0.0 44.4 11.1 44.4 22.2 11.1 11.1 22.2 0.0 33.3
2020 41.7 58.3 33.3 16.7 8.3 25.0 58.3 16.7 16.7 25.0 0.0 8.3 33.3 16.7
Player 53.2 46.8 17.7 23.9 5.2 33.0 43.0 24.1 20.9 25.9 6.4 12.0 17.0 17.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 1.9 36.9 26.2 27.2 1.0 2.9 1.8
2016 0.0 29.6 25.9 29.6 7.4 3.7 2.3
2017 6.1 42.4 20.6 26.7 2.4 1.8 1.2
2018 4.8 39.5 16.9 28.2 6.5 2.4 1.4
2019 0.0 44.4 0.0 33.3 11.1 11.1 9.1
2020 0.0 33.3 25.0 25.0 16.7 0.0 0.0
Player 4.1 39.3 20.9 27.5 4.1 2.5 1.5
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2020 Curveball WSH L 23 82.6 37.5 -11.1 10.3GLV 2.8 2.6 -11.6 10.3GLV 2.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 30 93.8 14.5 0.2 3.2ARM -3.7 16.6 0.6 3.2ARM -4.3
2020 Split-Finger WSH L 9 85.2 31.5 -1.7 8.9ARM -2.4 6.0 -0.2 8.9ARM -3.8
2020 Sinker WSH L 47 93.9 16.8 -3.8 12.0ARM -2.4 14.1 -5.4 12.0ARM -2.5
2019 Curveball LAA L 14 81.3 46.9 -4.8 7.5GLV -0.5 -4.3 -4.6 7.5GLV -0.5
2019 Split-Finger LAA L 9 85.8 27.7 -5.7 11.5ARM 1.4 10.4 -1.7 11.5ARM 0.4
2019 Sinker LAA L 6 92.7 17.7 -4.5 13.3ARM -1.3 14.7 -5.2 13.3ARM -0.8
2019 4-Seam Fastball LAA L 11 93.1 14.3 1.7 3.1ARM -4.1 17.7 2.0 3.1ARM -4.6
! 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 %
2020 Sinker -0.6 0 47 43.1 8 .200 .200 .375 27.8 25.0 25.0 .173 .187 .364 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 0 30 27.5 6 .250 .250 .383 0.0 0.0 0.0 .520 1.048 .671 75.0
2020 Curveball 4.4 1 23 21.1 7 .000 .000 .100 54.5 42.9 27.3 .009 .015 .109 33.3
2020 Split-Finger -0.6 0 9 8.3 3 .000 .000 .300 33.3 33.3 33.3 .053 .061 .052 0.0
2019 Curveball -0.8 0 14 35.0 6 .400 .400 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 .521 .622 .527 20.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 11 27.5 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 .397 .446 .553 100.0
2019 Split-Finger -10.7 -1 9 22.5 3 .333 1.333 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 .390 1.380 .700 66.7
2019 Sinker -0.4 0 6 15.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! 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
2020 Curveball 23 82.6 38 11.2 3:45 2:45 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 30 93.8 92 16.3 11:15 11:30 -15
2020 Sinker 38 94.1 88 18.1 11:30 10:30 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 86 345 -1 5 -3 -2 -1
2013 50 204 1 2 -1 -1 2
2014 169 667 5 4 -5 -4 1
2015 171 693 10 0 -6 -3 2
2016 44 179 -3 0 -2 -1 -6
2017 251 948 12 7 -4 -5 10
2018 214 887 7 4 -7 -5 0
2019 11 40 -1 0 0 0 -1
2020 24 109 1 2 -1 -1 1
Player 1,020 4,072 31 24 -29 31 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 %
2015 693 48.5 58.6 84.3 23.8 47.1 45.3 49.7 40.7 27.0 6.9 70.8
2016 179 46.4 60.2 82.0 28.1 59.3 46.4 59.1 43.0 26.0 5.0 100.0
2017 950 47.7 64.2 82.4 30.6 56.6 44.9 56.9 46.5 26.5 7.4 77.1
2018 887 45.4 65.0 80.2 27.9 45.9 42.7 53.3 44.8 31.5 5.7 66.7
2019 40 52.5 71.4 100.0 21.1 100.0 50.0 72.7 47.5 0.0 2.5 0.0
2020 109 44.0 66.7 87.5 23.0 42.9 49.5 37.5 42.2 26.1 8.3 55.6
Player 2,858 47.0 63.0 82.6 27.6 51.3 44.7 53.8 44.2 27.7 6.6 72.3
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 73 28 23
2016 77 28 14
2017 81 76 95 100 52 100 99 94 88 62 17 66 78 83 27 75 13
2018 56 65 90 97 8 99 98 71 86 75 1 86 48 80 21 69 3
2020 60 17 13
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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 23.27 2 1.2 1 1 0 1 50.0
2017 22.07 3 2.9 0 0 2 2 66.7
2018 23.48 3 3.6 -1 1 4 1 33.3
2019 24.47 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.19 9 8.7 0 2 7 4 44.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
2017 3 2 2 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 2 2 3 4 2 3 2
2018 3 6 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 6 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 2 4 4 3 2 2
2019 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 9 10 5 11 10 9 10 9 9 6 8 11 7 6 9 11 9 9 8 11 9 6 11 12 7 6 10 11 7 7 6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2020 +/-   2019 +/-   2018 +/-   2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .111 -.222 .333 +.104 .229 +.013 .216 -.178 .394 +.176 .218
xBA .175 -.288 .463 +.237 .226 +.001 .225 -.043 .268 +.053 .215
OBP .360 -.095 .455 +.106 .349 +.041 .308 -.192 .500 +.155 .345
xOBP .406 -.155 .561 +.211 .350 +.033 .317 -.094 .411 +.066 .345
SLG .111 -.556 .667 +.349 .318 +.034 .284 -.352 .636 +.298 .338
xSLG .300 -.555 .855 +.544 .311 +.011 .300 -.114 .414 +.112 .302
ISO .000 -.333 .333 +.244 .089 +.021 .068 -.174 .242 +.122 .120
xISO .124 -.267 .391 +.306 .085 +.010 .075 -.071 .146 +.058 .088
BABIP .167 -.083 .250 -.067 .317 +.037 .280 -.160 .440 +.167 .273
wOBA .248 -.212 .460 +.159 .301 +.034 .267 -.202 .469 +.158 .311
xwOBA .327 -.250 .577 +.274 .303 +.024 .279 -.084 .363 +.061 .302
wOBACON .147 -.262 .409 +.067 .342 +.052 .290 -.244 .534 +.205 .329
xwOBACON .305 -.247 .552 +.206 .346 +.037 .309 -.052 .361 +.047 .314
BACON .167 -.166 .333 .000 .333 +.040 .293 -.188 .481 +.180 .301
xBACON .263 -.200 .463 +.128 .335 +.029 .306 -.027 .333 +.034 .299
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 33.3 -11.1 44.4 +13.8 30.6 +2.7 27.9 +2.0 25.9 -0.3 26.2
Avg Exit Velocity 86.3 -4.0 90.3 +2.7 87.6 +2.6 85.0 -5.0 90.0 +4.0 86.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 16.7 -27.7 44.4 +8.1 36.3 +10.2 26.1 -10.9 37.0 +9.8 27.2
Barrel % 0.0 -11.1 11.1 +8.7 2.4 +0.6 1.8 -1.9 3.7 +0.8 2.9
Avg Launch Angle 16.4 +10.1 6.3 -1.9 8.2 +1.3 6.9 -5.9 12.8 +3.6 9.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.9 +0.9 93.0 -2.1 95.1 -0.2 95.3 +0.6 94.7 +0.3 94.4
Breaking Velocity 82.6 +1.3 81.3 -1.8 83.1 -1.0 84.1 +3.5 80.6 -2.3 82.9
Offspeed Velocity 85.2 -0.6 85.8 -0.2 86.0 -0.6 86.6 +0.9 85.7 +0.8 84.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -1 1 -2 3 0 3 +2 1 -2 3
Popup % 8.3 +8.3 0.0 -5.6 5.6 +2.0 3.6 -0.1 3.7 -4.1 7.8
Flyball % 33.3 +11.1 22.2 +7.7 14.5 -3.1 17.6 -12.0 29.6 +13.1 16.5
Line Drive % 16.7 -16.6 33.3 +7.5 25.8 +5.2 20.6 -9.0 29.6 +4.4 25.2
Groundball % 41.7 -2.7 44.4 -9.6 54.0 -4.2 58.2 +21.2 37.0 -13.5 50.5
Pull % 25.0 -19.4 44.4 +5.7 38.7 +10.2 28.5 -1.1 29.6 -4.4 34.0
Straight Away % 58.3 +47.2 11.1 -26.8 37.9 -11.2 49.1 +4.7 44.4 +4.6 39.8
Opposite Field % 16.7 -27.7 44.4 +21.0 23.4 +1.0 22.4 -3.5 25.9 -0.3 26.2
Weak Contact % 0.0 0.0 0.0 -4.8 4.8 -1.3 6.1 +6.1 0.0 -1.9 1.9
Pull Airball % 8.3 -13.9 22.2 +6.1 16.1 +7.0 9.1 -9.4 18.5 +8.8 9.7
Topped Contact % 33.3 -11.1 44.4 +4.9 39.5 -2.9 42.4 +12.8 29.6 -7.3 36.9
Under Contact % 25.0 +25.0 0.0 -16.9 16.9 -3.7 20.6 -5.3 25.9 -0.3 26.2
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.0 -8.3 33.3 +5.1 28.2 +1.5 26.7 -2.9 29.6 +2.4 27.2
Solid Contact % 16.7 +5.6 11.1 +4.6 6.5 +4.1 2.4 -5.0 7.4 +6.4 1.0
HR/FB % 0.0 -50.0 50.0 +33.3 16.7 +6.4 10.3 -14.7 25.0 +1.5 23.5
Popups 1 +1 0 -7 7 +1 6 +5 1 -7 8
Flyballs 4 +2 2 -16 18 -11 29 +21 8 -9 17
Line Drives 2 -1 3 -29 32 -2 34 +26 8 -18 26
Groundballs 5 +1 4 -63 67 -29 96 +86 10 -42 52
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 44.0 -8.5 52.5 +7.1 45.4 -2.3 47.7 +1.3 46.4 -2.1 48.5
Out of Zone % 56.0 +8.5 47.5 -7.1 54.6 +2.3 52.3 -1.3 53.6 +2.1 51.5
Edge % 49.5 -0.5 50.0 +7.3 42.7 -2.2 44.9 -1.5 46.4 +1.1 45.3
Zone Swing % 66.7 -4.7 71.4 +6.4 65.0 +0.8 64.2 +4.0 60.2 +1.6 58.6
Out of Zone Swing % 23.0 +1.9 21.1 -6.8 27.9 -2.7 30.6 +2.5 28.1 +4.3 23.8
In Zone Contact % 87.5 -12.5 100.0 +19.8 80.2 -2.2 82.4 +0.4 82.0 -2.3 84.3
Out of Zone Contact % 42.9 -57.1 100.0 +54.1 45.9 -10.7 56.6 -2.7 59.3 +12.2 47.1
Whiff % 26.1 +26.1 0.0 -31.5 31.5 +5.0 26.5 +0.5 26.0 -1.0 27.0
First Strike % 37.5 -35.2 72.7 +19.4 53.3 -3.6 56.9 -2.2 59.1 +9.4 49.7
First Pitch Swing % 29.2 -7.2 36.4 +8.8 27.6 -0.1 27.7 -1.8 29.5 +5.5 24.0
Swing % 42.2 -5.3 47.5 +2.7 44.8 -1.7 46.5 +3.5 43.0 +2.3 40.7
Meatball Swing % 55.6 +55.6 0.0 -66.7 66.7 -10.4 77.1 -22.9 100.0 +29.2 70.8
Meatball % 8.3 +5.8 2.5 -3.2 5.7 -1.7 7.4 +2.4 5.0 -1.9 6.9
Zone Swing & Miss % 12.5 +12.5 0.0 -19.8 19.8 +2.2 17.6 -0.4 18.0 +2.3 15.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 57.1 +57.1 0.0 -54.1 54.1 +10.7 43.4 +2.7 40.7 -12.2 52.9
In Zone 48 +27 21 -382 403 -49 452 +369 83 -253 336
Out of Zone 61 +42 19 -465 484 -12 496 +400 96 -261 357
Edge 54 +34 20 -359 379 -47 426 +343 83 -231 314
In Zone Swings 32 +17 15 -247 262 -28 290 +240 50 -147 197
Out of Zone Swings 14 +10 4 -131 135 -17 152 +125 27 -58 85
In Zone Swing & Misses 4 +4 0 -52 52 +1 51 +42 9 -22 31
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 8 +8 0 -73 73 +7 66 +55 11 -34 45
Basic
Pitches 109 +69 40 -847 887 -63 950 +771 179 -514 693
PA 25 +14 11 -205 216 -38 254 +210 44 -127 171
AB 18 +9 9 -170 179 -43 222 +189 33 -109 142
Hits 2 -1 3 -38 41 -7 48 +35 13 -18 31
Singles 2 0 2 -29 31 -8 39 +30 9 -13 22
Doubles 0 0 0 -7 7 +1 6 +4 2 -3 5
Triples 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 0 -1 1 -2 3 0 3 +1 2 -2 4
Walks 7 +5 2 -30 32 +5 27 +18 9 -16 25
Strikeouts 6 +6 0 -58 58 -1 59 +51 8 -32 40
K% 24.0 +24.0 0.0 -26.9 26.9 +3.7 23.2 +5.0 18.2 -5.2 23.4
BB% 28.0 +9.8 18.2 +3.4 14.8 +4.2 10.6 -9.9 20.5 +5.9 14.6
HBP 0 0 0 -2 2 -1 3 +3 0 -3 3
Batted Balls 12 +3 9 -115 124 -41 165 +138 27 -76 103
Number of Fastballs 77 +60 17 -520 537 -6 543 +426 117 -271 388
Number of Offspeed 9 0 9 -208 217 +24 193 +146 47 -178 225
Number of Breaking 23 +9 14 -118 132 -78 210 +195 15 -65 80
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 41 .486 28 10 35.7 13 4 30.8
2017 Shifts 251 .265 146 8 5.5 105 23 21.9
2018 Shifts 214 .301 125 8 6.4 89 7 7.9
2019 Shifts 11 .460 7 0 0.0 4 0 0.0
2020 Shifts 24 .248 8 1 12.5 16 7 43.8
! 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 %
2012 80 19.8 25.0% 3.8% 82 22.0 2.4% 6.1%
2013 58 18.7 3.4% 3.4% 31 21.4 0.0% 9.7%
2014 182 17.6 9.9% 2.7% 122 23.7 0.8% 16.4%
2015 158 18.0 17.1% 5.7% 187 22.5 5.9% 13.4%
2016 29 19.4 13.8% 0.0% 51 20.8 13.7% 21.6%
2017 294 19.3 3.1% 3.1% 141 22.2 0.7% 5.0%
2018 255 19.5 2.4% 3.1% 150 22.1 0.7% 8.0%
2019 4 16.6 0.0% 0.0% 10 21.3 0.0% 0.0%
2020 27 19.5 0.0% 0.0% 20 20.6 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution