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
Pitches2052
PA542
AVG.264
SLG.551
ISO.287
K%27.3%
BRL%17.6%
HH%53.8%
EV92.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 583 | 28.4% | 94.8 | 2333 |
| Sinker | 384 | 18.7% | 93.8 | 2205 |
| Slider | 289 | 14.1% | 86.6 | 2463 |
| Changeup | 228 | 11.1% | 85.7 | 1765 |
| Cutter | 180 | 8.8% | 89.4 | 2427 |
| Sweeper | 177 | 8.6% | 83.1 | 2615 |
| Curveball | 94 | 4.6% | 79.6 | 2639 |
| Split-Finger | 72 | 3.5% | 86.8 | 1353 |
| Unknown | 24 | 1.2% | 61.1 | 1529 |
| Knuckle Curve | 15 | 0.7% | 81.4 | 2504 |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.2% | 83.8 | 2541 |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 60.6 | 1485 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 149 | .268 | .570 | .302 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 |
| Sinker | 95 | .316 | .537 | .221 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Slider | 55 | .255 | .582 | .327 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| Changeup | 51 | .235 | .471 | .235 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Cutter | 50 | .240 | .580 | .340 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Sweeper | 45 | .289 | .622 | .333 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| Curveball | 23 | .130 | .435 | .304 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Split-Finger | 15 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | 108 | 21.3% | 64.8% | 97.0 | 25.1° | 216 | 41.7% | 19.4% | 29.6% | 9.3% |
| Sinker | 82 | 9.8% | 46.3% | 90.4 | 12.0° | 171 | 30.5% | 20.7% | 43.9% | 4.9% |
| Slider | 33 | 21.2% | 54.5% | 92.1 | 9.8° | 190 | 27.3% | 27.3% | 42.4% | 3.0% |
| Changeup | 27 | 18.5% | 51.9% | 87.6 | 12.0° | 204 | 25.9% | 40.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 44 | 13.6% | 34.1% | 86.8 | 19.9° | 171 | 31.8% | 15.9% | 36.4% | 15.9% |
| Sweeper | 31 | 25.8% | 58.1% | 92.7 | 17.2° | 208 | 41.9% | 12.9% | 38.7% | 6.5% |
| Curveball | 10 | 30.0% | 60.0% | 93.0 | 17.4° | 226 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 30.0% | 10.0% |
| Split-Finger | 10 | 10.0% | 60.0% | 97.9 | 15.6° | 173 | 40.0% | 10.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 98.7 | 38.0° | 363 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |