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
Pitches2600
PA640
AVG.206
SLG.348
ISO.143
K%31.3%
BRL%8.1%
HH%40.4%
EV88.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 866 | 33.3% | 95.1 | 2345 |
| Sinker | 441 | 17.0% | 94.7 | 2230 |
| Slider | 388 | 14.9% | 87.0 | 2485 |
| Sweeper | 215 | 8.3% | 83.6 | 2681 |
| Changeup | 202 | 7.8% | 84.6 | 1816 |
| Cutter | 201 | 7.7% | 89.7 | 2420 |
| Curveball | 185 | 7.1% | 79.3 | 2582 |
| Split-Finger | 45 | 1.7% | 85.9 | 1351 |
| Knuckle Curve | 44 | 1.7% | 82.6 | 2569 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.2% | 93.0 | 1730 |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.2% | 79.7 | 2718 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.1% | 70.5 | 2549 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 169 | .189 | .385 | .195 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 74 |
| Sinker | 118 | .288 | .407 | .119 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Slider | 105 | .238 | .400 | .162 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
| Sweeper | 48 | .167 | .250 | .083 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Changeup | 45 | .156 | .244 | .089 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Cutter | 41 | .171 | .268 | .098 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curveball | 33 | .061 | .152 | .091 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Split-Finger | 10 | .300 | .600 | .300 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 0 | — | — | — | 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 | 96 | 10.4% | 46.9% | 91.3 | 22.1° | 180 | 36.5% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 13.5% |
| Sinker | 104 | 7.7% | 50.0% | 90.5 | 4.1° | 133 | 19.2% | 26.0% | 54.8% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 72 | 8.3% | 36.1% | 86.9 | 14.2° | 162 | 27.8% | 19.4% | 44.4% | 8.3% |
| Sweeper | 24 | 8.3% | 25.0% | 83.0 | 28.8° | 171 | 20.8% | 37.5% | 25.0% | 16.7% |
| Changeup | 26 | 3.8% | 23.1% | 84.1 | 24.7° | 181 | 34.6% | 23.1% | 26.9% | 15.4% |
| Cutter | 40 | 7.5% | 32.5% | 88.7 | 18.0° | 164 | 22.5% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 12.5% |
| Curveball | 12 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 81.4 | 10.5° | 166 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 41.7% | 8.3% |
| Split-Finger | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 91.4 | -3.0° | 118 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.4 | -14.0° | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |