Byron Buxton
Center Fielder · Minnesota Twins · #25
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- 1993-12-18
- Birthplace
- Baxley, GA, United States
- Debut
- 2015
- ESPN id
- 32655
- Source
- espn
Pitches7192
PA1894
AVG.250
SLG.501
ISO.251
K%26.8%
BRL%12.9%
HH%43.6%
EV90.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2256 | 31.4% | 93.9 | 2286 |
| Slider | 1260 | 17.5% | 85.5 | 2418 |
| Sinker | 1257 | 17.5% | 93.3 | 2176 |
| Changeup | 751 | 10.4% | 84.5 | 1791 |
| Cutter | 492 | 6.8% | 88.8 | 2397 |
| Curveball | 422 | 5.9% | 79.1 | 2519 |
| Sweeper | 360 | 5.0% | 82.7 | 2586 |
| Knuckle Curve | 176 | 2.4% | 81.0 | 2417 |
| Split-Finger | 144 | 2.0% | 85.8 | 1406 |
| Unknown | 45 | 0.6% | 61.1 | 1529 |
| Slurve | 16 | 0.2% | 82.6 | 2469 |
| Knuckleball | 9 | 0.1% | 75.3 | — |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 69.4 | 2470 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 69.4 | 2639 |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 60.6 | 1485 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 529 | .265 | .531 | .267 | 140 | 70 | 32 | 5 | 33 | 147 |
| Slider | 306 | .229 | .441 | .212 | 70 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 120 |
| Sinker | 289 | .301 | .554 | .253 | 87 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 48 |
| Changeup | 174 | .201 | .379 | .178 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 62 |
| Cutter | 132 | .273 | .538 | .265 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| Curveball | 100 | .260 | .590 | .330 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 37 |
| Sweeper | 91 | .154 | .407 | .253 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 32 |
| Knuckle Curve | 44 | .182 | .341 | .159 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Split-Finger | 26 | .269 | .692 | .423 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Unknown | 4 | .500 | 1.750 | 1.250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slurve | 5 | .200 | .800 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Knuckleball | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 393 | 15.8% | 52.4% | 94.0 | 21.6° | 212 | 35.6% | 22.6% | 31.0% | 10.7% |
| Slider | 187 | 10.7% | 35.8% | 87.9 | 17.8° | 189 | 28.9% | 24.6% | 35.3% | 11.2% |
| Sinker | 241 | 11.2% | 45.6% | 90.6 | 11.8° | 160 | 24.5% | 22.0% | 45.6% | 7.9% |
| Changeup | 112 | 11.6% | 33.9% | 87.4 | 19.0° | 173 | 27.7% | 21.4% | 37.5% | 13.4% |
| Cutter | 106 | 11.3% | 33.0% | 88.0 | 19.4° | 193 | 33.0% | 22.6% | 32.1% | 12.3% |
| Curveball | 64 | 12.5% | 40.6% | 88.8 | 14.3° | 168 | 26.6% | 20.3% | 42.2% | 10.9% |
| Sweeper | 60 | 15.0% | 40.0% | 89.0 | 24.0° | 187 | 36.7% | 15.0% | 33.3% | 15.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 25 | 4.0% | 52.0% | 90.6 | 18.2° | 117 | 20.0% | 12.0% | 52.0% | 16.0% |
| Split-Finger | 17 | 17.6% | 41.2% | 88.8 | 16.2° | 199 | 47.1% | 11.8% | 35.3% | 5.9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 91.3 | -5.7° | 143 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.1 | 42.0° | 325 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 86.6 | 36.0° | 315 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 98.7 | 38.0° | 363 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |