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
Pitches4015
PA1037
AVG.259
SLG.483
ISO.224
K%27.5%
BRL%12.3%
HH%44.6%
EV91.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1346 | 33.5% | 92.9 | 2235 |
| Changeup | 801 | 20.0% | 83.8 | 1780 |
| Sinker | 580 | 14.4% | 92.3 | 2130 |
| Slider | 467 | 11.6% | 84.4 | 2366 |
| Curveball | 288 | 7.2% | 77.8 | 2425 |
| Cutter | 258 | 6.4% | 87.4 | 2268 |
| Sweeper | 105 | 2.6% | 81.0 | 2435 |
| Knuckle Curve | 88 | 2.2% | 79.3 | 2223 |
| Unknown | 49 | 1.2% | 61.1 | 1529 |
| Split-Finger | 17 | 0.4% | 83.2 | 1242 |
| Slurve | 13 | 0.3% | 80.3 | 2617 |
| Knuckleball | 2 | 0.0% | 84.5 | 902 |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 77.1 | 2509 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 311 | .273 | .514 | .241 | 85 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 100 |
| Changeup | 212 | .217 | .335 | .118 | 46 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 61 |
| Sinker | 134 | .284 | .478 | .194 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| Slider | 110 | .200 | .355 | .155 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| Curveball | 56 | .286 | .643 | .357 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Cutter | 69 | .391 | .855 | .464 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Sweeper | 19 | .263 | .737 | .474 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Knuckle Curve | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown | 3 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Split-Finger | 7 | .286 | .571 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 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 | 216 | 13.9% | 52.8% | 93.8 | 23.1° | 225 | 40.3% | 24.1% | 27.3% | 8.3% |
| Changeup | 152 | 7.2% | 28.9% | 86.6 | 14.2° | 155 | 21.7% | 24.3% | 42.1% | 11.8% |
| Sinker | 108 | 13.0% | 52.8% | 94.0 | 12.3° | 184 | 30.6% | 24.1% | 42.6% | 2.8% |
| Slider | 57 | 8.8% | 35.1% | 89.2 | 17.6° | 178 | 24.6% | 29.8% | 33.3% | 12.3% |
| Curveball | 37 | 16.2% | 51.4% | 90.7 | 16.0° | 208 | 24.3% | 43.2% | 27.0% | 5.4% |
| Cutter | 59 | 18.6% | 52.5% | 92.3 | 19.6° | 199 | 30.5% | 28.8% | 30.5% | 10.2% |
| Sweeper | 14 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 90.6 | 25.6° | 233 | 50.0% | 21.4% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 75.3 | 25.6° | 60 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.4 | 5.5° | 52 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 16.7% |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.5 | 19.5° | 172 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |