Christian Walker
First Baseman · Houston Astros · #8
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 5′ 11″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Born
- 1991-03-28
- Birthplace
- Norristown, PA, United States
- Debut
- 2014
- ESPN id
- 32758
- Source
- espn
Pitches2507
PA653
AVG.250
SLG.467
ISO.217
K%20.8%
BRL%12.5%
HH%45.0%
EV91.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 795 | 31.7% | 94.7 | 2314 |
| Sinker | 412 | 16.4% | 93.6 | 2174 |
| Slider | 382 | 15.2% | 86.6 | 2427 |
| Cutter | 215 | 8.6% | 89.8 | 2410 |
| Sweeper | 208 | 8.3% | 82.4 | 2627 |
| Curveball | 195 | 7.8% | 79.5 | 2629 |
| Changeup | 181 | 7.2% | 84.7 | 1776 |
| Split-Finger | 53 | 2.1% | 85.0 | 1222 |
| Knuckle Curve | 48 | 1.9% | 81.5 | 2520 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Eephus | 5 | 0.2% | 40.9 | 1008 |
| Slurve | 4 | 0.2% | 82.1 | 2438 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.1% | 72.4 | 2727 |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 58.6 | 1542 |
| Forkball | 1 | 0.0% | 80.0 | 1119 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 165 | .200 | .370 | .170 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 46 |
| Sinker | 130 | .300 | .454 | .154 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Slider | 83 | .265 | .627 | .361 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Cutter | 51 | .196 | .294 | .098 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Sweeper | 43 | .279 | .581 | .302 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Curveball | 37 | .243 | .459 | .216 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Changeup | 55 | .255 | .545 | .291 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Split-Finger | 17 | .294 | .706 | .412 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Knuckle Curve | 15 | .333 | .533 | .200 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 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 | 119 | 14.3% | 45.4% | 93.5 | 22.6° | 217 | 42.9% | 23.5% | 26.1% | 7.6% |
| Sinker | 115 | 8.7% | 48.7% | 91.2 | 1.6° | 127 | 14.8% | 20.9% | 61.7% | 2.6% |
| Slider | 60 | 18.3% | 41.7% | 89.7 | 14.6° | 181 | 28.3% | 21.7% | 40.0% | 10.0% |
| Cutter | 42 | 4.8% | 45.2% | 89.3 | 20.9° | 207 | 35.7% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 7.1% |
| Sweeper | 31 | 16.1% | 45.2% | 88.7 | 20.1° | 193 | 25.8% | 29.0% | 32.3% | 12.9% |
| Curveball | 27 | 11.1% | 48.1% | 93.4 | 23.4° | 207 | 29.6% | 25.9% | 33.3% | 11.1% |
| Changeup | 44 | 13.6% | 38.6% | 89.8 | 13.8° | 180 | 25.0% | 22.7% | 40.9% | 11.4% |
| Split-Finger | 13 | 23.1% | 46.2% | 92.3 | 37.4° | 277 | 61.5% | 23.1% | 0.0% | 15.4% |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | 10.0% | 30.0% | 80.5 | 13.4° | 160 | 30.0% | 10.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 94.4 | -2.7° | 40 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |