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
Pitches1461
PA388
AVG.279
SLG.524
ISO.245
K%25.5%
BRL%13.2%
HH%48.1%
EV91.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 441 | 30.2% | 94.7 | 2284 |
| Slider | 241 | 16.5% | 86.5 | 2465 |
| Sinker | 217 | 14.9% | 94.0 | 2165 |
| Changeup | 189 | 12.9% | 84.6 | 1745 |
| Sweeper | 115 | 7.9% | 81.8 | 2558 |
| Cutter | 93 | 6.4% | 89.5 | 2476 |
| Curveball | 79 | 5.4% | 79.4 | 2559 |
| Split-Finger | 40 | 2.7% | 86.1 | 1262 |
| Knuckle Curve | 38 | 2.6% | 81.4 | 2443 |
| Other | 3 | 0.2% | 64.7 | 1711 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.1% | 77.9 | 2527 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 108 | .324 | .657 | .333 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| Slider | 69 | .275 | .507 | .232 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Sinker | 51 | .275 | .471 | .196 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Changeup | 40 | .175 | .275 | .100 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Sweeper | 31 | .387 | .645 | .258 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cutter | 27 | .185 | .407 | .222 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Curveball | 16 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Split-Finger | 5 | .200 | .800 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | .286 | .857 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 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 | 86 | 15.1% | 59.3% | 96.7 | 21.1° | 223 | 40.7% | 25.6% | 26.7% | 7.0% |
| Slider | 47 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 87.0 | 21.1° | 202 | 29.8% | 36.2% | 23.4% | 10.6% |
| Sinker | 43 | 14.0% | 48.8% | 89.2 | 11.9° | 158 | 18.6% | 25.6% | 41.9% | 14.0% |
| Changeup | 22 | 9.1% | 22.7% | 87.7 | 23.6° | 162 | 18.2% | 22.7% | 31.8% | 27.3% |
| Sweeper | 27 | 14.8% | 51.9% | 92.7 | 28.3° | 226 | 33.3% | 37.0% | 14.8% | 14.8% |
| Cutter | 18 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 91.6 | 15.2° | 165 | 22.2% | 27.8% | 38.9% | 11.1% |
| Curveball | 8 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 83.8 | 8.8° | 209 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 105.2 | 22.0° | 366 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | 20.0% | 60.0% | 92.5 | 26.0° | 153 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 108.1 | 4.0° | 94 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |