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
Pitches2646
PA688
AVG.248
SLG.468
ISO.220
K%20.5%
BRL%12.8%
HH%45.3%
EV90.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 848 | 32.0% | 94.8 | 2315 |
| Sinker | 428 | 16.2% | 93.7 | 2175 |
| Slider | 392 | 14.8% | 86.6 | 2429 |
| Sweeper | 233 | 8.8% | 82.8 | 2616 |
| Cutter | 223 | 8.4% | 89.8 | 2414 |
| Curveball | 200 | 7.6% | 79.5 | 2629 |
| Changeup | 196 | 7.4% | 84.8 | 1779 |
| Split-Finger | 59 | 2.2% | 85.3 | 1196 |
| Knuckle Curve | 49 | 1.9% | 81.5 | 2514 |
| 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 | 175 | .189 | .349 | .160 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 47 |
| Sinker | 141 | .305 | .489 | .184 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Slider | 85 | .282 | .671 | .388 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Sweeper | 48 | .250 | .521 | .271 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Cutter | 52 | .192 | .288 | .096 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Curveball | 39 | .256 | .462 | .205 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Changeup | 56 | .250 | .536 | .286 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Split-Finger | 18 | .278 | .667 | .389 | 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 | 128 | 13.3% | 45.3% | 93.3 | 23.4° | 221 | 43.8% | 23.4% | 25.0% | 7.8% |
| Sinker | 126 | 10.3% | 49.2% | 91.0 | 1.8° | 130 | 15.1% | 21.4% | 61.1% | 2.4% |
| Slider | 62 | 19.4% | 43.5% | 90.0 | 14.6° | 183 | 27.4% | 22.6% | 40.3% | 9.7% |
| Sweeper | 33 | 15.2% | 42.4% | 87.6 | 20.7° | 186 | 24.2% | 27.3% | 33.3% | 15.2% |
| Cutter | 43 | 7.0% | 46.5% | 89.6 | 20.9° | 211 | 34.9% | 30.2% | 27.9% | 7.0% |
| Curveball | 28 | 10.7% | 50.0% | 93.7 | 23.1° | 209 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 32.1% | 10.7% |
| Changeup | 45 | 13.3% | 37.8% | 89.3 | 14.9° | 179 | 24.4% | 22.2% | 40.0% | 13.3% |
| Split-Finger | 14 | 21.4% | 42.9% | 90.1 | 35.9° | 266 | 57.1% | 21.4% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| 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% |