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
Pitches2418
PA596
AVG.210
SLG.364
ISO.154
K%31.2%
BRL%8.5%
HH%42.1%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 785 | 32.5% | 95.1 | 2349 |
| Sinker | 414 | 17.1% | 94.8 | 2232 |
| Slider | 372 | 15.4% | 87.0 | 2485 |
| Sweeper | 209 | 8.6% | 83.6 | 2685 |
| Cutter | 189 | 7.8% | 89.7 | 2417 |
| Changeup | 178 | 7.4% | 84.6 | 1808 |
| Curveball | 175 | 7.2% | 79.4 | 2598 |
| Knuckle Curve | 43 | 1.8% | 82.8 | 2574 |
| Split-Finger | 41 | 1.7% | 85.8 | 1335 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.2% | 93.0 | 1730 |
| Slurve | 4 | 0.2% | 78.9 | 2671 |
| 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 | 148 | .203 | .426 | .223 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 64 |
| Sinker | 110 | .300 | .427 | .127 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Slider | 99 | .222 | .394 | .172 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| Sweeper | 47 | .170 | .255 | .085 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Cutter | 39 | .179 | .282 | .103 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Changeup | 42 | .167 | .262 | .095 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Curveball | 33 | .061 | .152 | .091 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Split-Finger | 10 | .300 | .600 | .300 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 85 | 11.8% | 51.8% | 92.2 | 19.8° | 174 | 32.9% | 17.6% | 36.5% | 12.9% |
| Sinker | 97 | 8.2% | 52.6% | 90.9 | 3.2° | 133 | 17.5% | 26.8% | 55.7% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 68 | 7.4% | 35.3% | 87.0 | 14.6° | 161 | 29.4% | 16.2% | 45.6% | 8.8% |
| Sweeper | 23 | 8.7% | 21.7% | 82.3 | 29.3° | 164 | 21.7% | 34.8% | 26.1% | 17.4% |
| Cutter | 38 | 7.9% | 34.2% | 89.1 | 16.1° | 162 | 21.1% | 26.3% | 42.1% | 10.5% |
| Changeup | 24 | 4.2% | 25.0% | 84.0 | 26.2° | 180 | 33.3% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 16.7% |
| Curveball | 12 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 81.4 | 10.5° | 166 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 41.7% | 8.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.4 | -14.0° | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 91.4 | -3.0° | 118 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |