Javier Baez
Shortstop · Detroit Tigers · #28
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 5′ 11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- 1992-12-01
- Birthplace
- Bayamon, Puerto Rico
- Debut
- 2014
- ESPN id
- 32127
- Source
- espn
Pitches4572
PA1275
AVG.284
SLG.486
ISO.202
K%22.8%
BRL%10.2%
HH%42.9%
EV90.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1465 | 32.0% | 92.6 | 2249 |
| Changeup | 1051 | 23.0% | 83.6 | 1755 |
| Sinker | 659 | 14.4% | 92.6 | 2129 |
| Slider | 530 | 11.6% | 84.2 | 2331 |
| Curveball | 354 | 7.7% | 77.2 | 2528 |
| Cutter | 255 | 5.6% | 87.1 | 2267 |
| Sweeper | 86 | 1.9% | 80.5 | 2506 |
| Knuckle Curve | 81 | 1.8% | 80.3 | 2277 |
| Unknown | 48 | 1.0% | — | — |
| Split-Finger | 18 | 0.4% | 84.3 | 1323 |
| Intentional Ball | 12 | 0.3% | 78.5 | 1974 |
| Slurve | 10 | 0.2% | 80.8 | 2837 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 65.7 | 2465 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 83.4 | 934 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 324 | .324 | .525 | .201 | 105 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 85 |
| Changeup | 300 | .220 | .360 | .140 | 66 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 55 |
| Sinker | 166 | .301 | .512 | .211 | 50 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 |
| Slider | 155 | .323 | .613 | .290 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 50 |
| Curveball | 107 | .290 | .542 | .252 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| Cutter | 64 | .250 | .438 | .188 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Sweeper | 24 | .208 | .417 | .208 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Knuckle Curve | 25 | .280 | .520 | .240 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Unknown | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 8 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Intentional Ball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 2 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckleball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 243 | 11.5% | 51.4% | 93.5 | 14.7° | 193 | 29.2% | 28.0% | 38.3% | 4.5% |
| Changeup | 248 | 8.1% | 32.3% | 86.1 | 5.2° | 130 | 17.3% | 18.5% | 58.9% | 5.2% |
| Sinker | 133 | 8.3% | 47.4% | 91.9 | 0.2° | 127 | 16.5% | 19.5% | 63.2% | 0.8% |
| Slider | 106 | 13.2% | 49.1% | 90.7 | 16.2° | 183 | 27.4% | 25.5% | 38.7% | 8.5% |
| Curveball | 70 | 11.4% | 40.0% | 89.6 | 14.0° | 200 | 25.7% | 32.9% | 34.3% | 7.1% |
| Cutter | 56 | 10.7% | 37.5% | 89.9 | 11.7° | 179 | 28.6% | 23.2% | 44.6% | 3.6% |
| Sweeper | 16 | 6.3% | 25.0% | 83.8 | 3.9° | 161 | 31.3% | 18.8% | 43.8% | 6.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 14 | 14.3% | 64.3% | 94.6 | 14.3° | 193 | 35.7% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 7.1% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.3 | 17.2° | 205 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 16.7% |
| Slurve | 2 | 50.0% | 100.0% | 105.5 | 10.0° | 183 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |