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
Pitches10294
PA2739
AVG.245
SLG.493
ISO.249
K%28.5%
BRL%12.3%
HH%43.4%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3132 | 30.4% | 94.3 | 2311 |
| Slider | 2069 | 20.1% | 85.6 | 2426 |
| Sinker | 1923 | 18.7% | 93.3 | 2182 |
| Cutter | 735 | 7.1% | 89.3 | 2436 |
| Changeup | 719 | 7.0% | 85.6 | 1776 |
| Curveball | 576 | 5.6% | 79.7 | 2564 |
| Sweeper | 568 | 5.5% | 82.8 | 2584 |
| Split-Finger | 258 | 2.5% | 86.0 | 1385 |
| Knuckle Curve | 234 | 2.3% | 81.6 | 2505 |
| Unknown | 34 | 0.3% | — | — |
| Slurve | 22 | 0.2% | 83.0 | 2463 |
| Knuckleball | 9 | 0.1% | 75.3 | — |
| Other | 8 | 0.1% | 59.7 | 1440 |
| Forkball | 3 | 0.0% | 86.7 | 1446 |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.0% | 69.2 | 2458 |
| 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 | 740 | .249 | .536 | .288 | 184 | 83 | 41 | 8 | 52 | 221 |
| Slider | 511 | .260 | .495 | .235 | 133 | 74 | 26 | 5 | 28 | 175 |
| Sinker | 458 | .279 | .502 | .223 | 128 | 70 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 74 |
| Cutter | 209 | .211 | .450 | .239 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 56 |
| Changeup | 145 | .166 | .324 | .159 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 79 |
| Curveball | 154 | .247 | .532 | .286 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 63 |
| Sweeper | 149 | .228 | .483 | .255 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 54 |
| Split-Finger | 54 | .204 | .444 | .241 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| Knuckle Curve | 59 | .186 | .373 | .186 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Unknown | 2 | .500 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 7 | .286 | .857 | .571 | 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 |
| Forkball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 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 | 532 | 16.4% | 52.8% | 94.0 | 22.2° | 211 | 34.6% | 22.0% | 31.4% | 12.0% |
| Slider | 337 | 11.3% | 35.6% | 87.5 | 18.4° | 191 | 27.6% | 26.4% | 34.4% | 11.6% |
| Sinker | 388 | 8.0% | 41.0% | 89.2 | 12.6° | 157 | 22.9% | 23.5% | 43.6% | 10.1% |
| Cutter | 155 | 11.0% | 34.8% | 88.6 | 19.5° | 184 | 32.3% | 19.4% | 36.1% | 12.3% |
| Changeup | 66 | 12.1% | 40.9% | 88.1 | 20.3° | 179 | 27.3% | 25.8% | 33.3% | 13.6% |
| Curveball | 93 | 9.7% | 41.9% | 88.4 | 13.9° | 174 | 25.8% | 22.6% | 40.9% | 10.8% |
| Sweeper | 96 | 16.7% | 47.9% | 89.9 | 19.7° | 194 | 36.5% | 18.8% | 35.4% | 9.4% |
| Split-Finger | 27 | 14.8% | 37.0% | 87.6 | 22.1° | 203 | 48.1% | 7.4% | 33.3% | 11.1% |
| Knuckle Curve | 34 | 5.9% | 47.1% | 90.2 | 16.1° | 148 | 26.5% | 17.6% | 47.1% | 8.8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Slurve | 3 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 88.4 | 7.0° | 235 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 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% |