Statcast & Savant Guide
Welcome to the launch angle revolution.
Baseball is the most quantifiable sport on earth. Statcast tracks the physics of every pitch and batted ball.
- Exit Velocity (EV): Speed of ball off the bat. 95+ mph is a Hard Hit.
- Launch Angle (LA): Vertical angle of batted ball. 10-30 degrees is optimal for extra base hits.
- xwOBA: Expected wOBA based on EV and LA, stripping away defense and ballpark luck.