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
Pitches1509
PA408
AVG.254
SLG.511
ISO.257
K%24.5%
BRL%15.8%
HH%46.7%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 362 | 24.0% | 95.1 | 2341 |
| Sinker | 290 | 19.2% | 94.1 | 2219 |
| Slider | 225 | 14.9% | 86.6 | 2458 |
| Changeup | 209 | 13.9% | 85.4 | 1667 |
| Sweeper | 142 | 9.4% | 84.3 | 2582 |
| Cutter | 103 | 6.8% | 89.3 | 2393 |
| Curveball | 90 | 6.0% | 80.6 | 2549 |
| Split-Finger | 52 | 3.4% | 85.5 | 1315 |
| Knuckle Curve | 20 | 1.3% | 81.7 | 2484 |
| Unknown | 10 | 0.7% | — | — |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.3% | 83.5 | 2886 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.1% | 69.4 | 2639 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 99 | .273 | .596 | .323 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 32 |
| Sinker | 74 | .324 | .541 | .216 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Slider | 48 | .292 | .646 | .354 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Changeup | 47 | .191 | .298 | .106 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Sweeper | 37 | .135 | .243 | .108 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Cutter | 31 | .290 | .774 | .484 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Curveball | 20 | .300 | .600 | .300 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Split-Finger | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 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 | 67 | 28.4% | 65.7% | 94.9 | 24.2° | 236 | 40.3% | 22.4% | 25.4% | 11.9% |
| Sinker | 67 | 7.5% | 38.8% | 89.9 | 16.5° | 160 | 23.9% | 23.9% | 38.8% | 13.4% |
| Slider | 38 | 18.4% | 42.1% | 87.7 | 23.3° | 192 | 31.6% | 21.1% | 28.9% | 18.4% |
| Changeup | 31 | 12.9% | 41.9% | 89.8 | 16.5° | 155 | 25.8% | 22.6% | 41.9% | 9.7% |
| Sweeper | 19 | 10.5% | 31.6% | 83.1 | 14.1° | 146 | 36.8% | 10.5% | 47.4% | 5.3% |
| Cutter | 24 | 16.7% | 41.7% | 90.2 | 29.0° | 239 | 50.0% | 20.8% | 16.7% | 12.5% |
| Curveball | 17 | 11.8% | 58.8% | 90.0 | 15.0° | 174 | 35.3% | 17.6% | 41.2% | 5.9% |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72.6 | -22.3° | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 89.7 | 50.2° | 170 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 95.2 | -7.0° | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |