TrackMan Leaders: Summer Open ID with TPA - Hitters
August 22, 2022
PBR scouts were on hand on Sunday August 14th at Campbell’s Jim Perry Stadium for an Open ID hosted by TPA. PBR powered the event, ensuring the stats collected were accurate and verified.
The day opened with pitchers throwing short, controlled bullpens. Coaches and scouts used Stalker Radar Guns to capture pitch velocity throughout the bullpen sessions. The second session of the day was for position players. The position player workout included live BP, a defensive workout, and a timed 10/30/60yd dash captured by Swift Athletics Laser Timer.
Below we look at some of the top performers from the workout that featured close to 130 players. The full roster and statistical output can be seen HERE.
TRACKMAN: SUMMER OPEN ID WITH TPA - HITTERS
PEAK EXIT VELOCITY
TrackMan is able to track every ball hit into fair territory, throughout the BP sessions. Below are the exit velocities produced by individual players.
AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY
The average exit velocity measures a players ability to consistently produce hard contact. The average was taken based on every ball tracked by TrackMan throughout the player's BP session.
DISTANCE OFF THE BAT
TrackMan is able to measure and track the ball while in the air. For every fair ball put in play it will display the distance the hit traveled.
Peak Distance - Best of the Hitter’s Session
Average Distance - Average of each ball tracked in the Session
HARD HIT PERCENTAGE
TrackMan is able to track and follow exit velocities of each hitter. Based on the individual's top exit velocity, TrackMan is able to give us a percentage of hard hit balls. This percentage is based off of each individual hitter's top exit velocity.
LAUNCH ANGLE PERCENTAGE
Based on the ball flight, TrackMan is able to identify each hit as a ground ball, line drive, or fly ball. While there are many factors as to why a hitter may approach each pitch in a certain way, the overall groupings of BP can give some insight to each hitter's approach.
Line Drive %
Fly Ball %
Ground Ball %