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
Pitches14309
PA3776
AVG.249
SLG.490
ISO.242
K%28.2%
BRL%12.3%
HH%43.8%
EV90.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4478 | 31.3% | 93.9 | 2288 |
| Slider | 2536 | 17.7% | 85.4 | 2415 |
| Sinker | 2503 | 17.5% | 93.1 | 2170 |
| Changeup | 1520 | 10.6% | 84.6 | 1778 |
| Cutter | 993 | 6.9% | 88.8 | 2392 |
| Curveball | 864 | 6.0% | 79.0 | 2518 |
| Sweeper | 673 | 4.7% | 82.5 | 2561 |
| Knuckle Curve | 322 | 2.3% | 81.0 | 2425 |
| Split-Finger | 275 | 1.9% | 85.8 | 1376 |
| Unknown | 83 | 0.6% | 61.1 | 1529 |
| Slurve | 35 | 0.2% | 82.0 | 2520 |
| Knuckleball | 11 | 0.1% | 77.0 | 902 |
| Other | 8 | 0.1% | 59.7 | 1440 |
| Eephus | 4 | 0.0% | 71.2 | 2471 |
| Forkball | 3 | 0.0% | 86.7 | 1446 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 69.4 | 2639 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1051 | .256 | .530 | .274 | 269 | 127 | 64 | 10 | 68 | 321 |
| Slider | 621 | .250 | .470 | .221 | 155 | 87 | 31 | 5 | 32 | 229 |
| Sinker | 592 | .280 | .497 | .216 | 166 | 94 | 40 | 8 | 24 | 100 |
| Changeup | 357 | .196 | .331 | .134 | 70 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 140 |
| Cutter | 278 | .255 | .550 | .295 | 71 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 68 |
| Curveball | 210 | .257 | .562 | .305 | 54 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 83 |
| Sweeper | 168 | .232 | .512 | .280 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 59 |
| Knuckle Curve | 70 | .157 | .314 | .157 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Split-Finger | 61 | .213 | .459 | .246 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| Unknown | 5 | .400 | 1.400 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slurve | 9 | .222 | .667 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Knuckleball | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 748 | 15.6% | 52.8% | 93.9 | 22.5° | 215 | 36.2% | 22.6% | 30.2% | 11.0% |
| Slider | 394 | 10.9% | 35.5% | 87.7 | 18.3° | 189 | 27.2% | 26.9% | 34.3% | 11.7% |
| Sinker | 496 | 9.1% | 43.5% | 90.2 | 12.5° | 163 | 24.6% | 23.6% | 43.3% | 8.5% |
| Changeup | 218 | 8.7% | 32.6% | 87.1 | 16.1° | 163 | 23.4% | 24.8% | 39.4% | 12.4% |
| Cutter | 214 | 13.1% | 39.7% | 89.6 | 19.6° | 188 | 31.8% | 22.0% | 34.6% | 11.7% |
| Curveball | 130 | 11.5% | 44.6% | 89.1 | 14.5° | 183 | 25.4% | 28.5% | 36.9% | 9.2% |
| Sweeper | 110 | 18.2% | 47.3% | 90.0 | 20.5° | 199 | 38.2% | 19.1% | 32.7% | 10.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 41 | 4.9% | 41.5% | 87.7 | 17.7° | 133 | 24.4% | 14.6% | 46.3% | 14.6% |
| Split-Finger | 33 | 12.1% | 30.3% | 86.3 | 19.1° | 179 | 39.4% | 9.1% | 39.4% | 12.1% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 50.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Slurve | 5 | 20.0% | 60.0% | 92.0 | 12.0° | 209 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.1 | 42.0° | 325 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 103.4 | 21.0° | 229 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 86.6 | 36.0° | 315 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |