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
Pitches4529
PA1263
AVG.284
SLG.485
ISO.201
K%22.7%
BRL%10.1%
HH%42.7%
EV90.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1447 | 31.9% | 92.6 | 2250 |
| Changeup | 1039 | 22.9% | 83.5 | 1751 |
| Sinker | 656 | 14.5% | 92.6 | 2128 |
| Slider | 524 | 11.6% | 84.1 | 2328 |
| Curveball | 351 | 7.8% | 77.2 | 2527 |
| Cutter | 255 | 5.6% | 87.1 | 2267 |
| Sweeper | 85 | 1.9% | 80.5 | 2508 |
| Knuckle Curve | 81 | 1.8% | 80.3 | 2277 |
| Unknown | 48 | 1.1% | — | — |
| 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 | 320 | .325 | .528 | .203 | 104 | 74 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 82 |
| Changeup | 298 | .215 | .342 | .128 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 55 |
| Sinker | 165 | .303 | .515 | .212 | 50 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 |
| Slider | 151 | .331 | .629 | .298 | 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 | 23 | .217 | .435 | .217 | 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 | 242 | 11.6% | 51.2% | 93.5 | 14.8° | 192 | 29.3% | 27.7% | 38.4% | 4.5% |
| Changeup | 246 | 7.7% | 31.7% | 85.9 | 5.1° | 128 | 17.1% | 18.3% | 59.3% | 5.3% |
| Sinker | 133 | 8.3% | 47.4% | 91.9 | 0.2° | 127 | 16.5% | 19.5% | 63.2% | 0.8% |
| Slider | 102 | 13.7% | 49.0% | 90.4 | 16.7° | 185 | 27.5% | 26.5% | 37.3% | 8.8% |
| 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 | 15 | 6.7% | 26.7% | 83.1 | 4.9° | 171 | 33.3% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 6.7% |
| 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% |