Sweepers had accounted for less than 1% of total pitches thrown until 2021 when they became more widely used. The pitch has been thrown 4% of the time this season, with hitters averaging .203 against it.
2015 | 702,301 | 326 | 0.05% | .153 |
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2016 | 715,821 | 868 | 0.12% | .142 |
2017 | 721,244 | 2,393 | 0.33% | .196 |
2018 | 721,190 | 2,701 | 0.37% | .152 |
2019 | 732,473 | 3,690 | 0.50% | .192 |
2020 | 263,584 | 1,563 | 0.59% | .167 |
2021 | 709,852 | 8,178 | 1.15% | .191 |
2022 | 708,540 | 18,601 | 2.63% | .194 |
2023 | 83,238 | 3,356 | 4.03% | .203 |