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
Pitches2519
PA640
AVG.238
SLG.421
ISO.183
K%27.7%
BRL%12.9%
HH%46.1%
EV90.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 841 | 33.4% | 94.7 | 2333 |
| Sinker | 425 | 16.9% | 93.9 | 2198 |
| Slider | 380 | 15.1% | 86.8 | 2453 |
| Cutter | 207 | 8.2% | 89.9 | 2429 |
| Changeup | 192 | 7.6% | 84.1 | 1843 |
| Sweeper | 187 | 7.4% | 83.1 | 2644 |
| Curveball | 177 | 7.0% | 79.0 | 2595 |
| Split-Finger | 49 | 1.9% | 85.0 | 1236 |
| Knuckle Curve | 44 | 1.7% | 81.9 | 2476 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.2% | 93.0 | 1730 |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.2% | 80.4 | 2556 |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.1% | 40.6 | 969 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.1% | 72.4 | 2727 |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 58.6 | 1542 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 165 | .218 | .430 | .212 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 58 |
| Sinker | 128 | .320 | .461 | .141 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Slider | 80 | .213 | .425 | .213 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| Cutter | 49 | .184 | .265 | .082 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Changeup | 55 | .200 | .400 | .200 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Sweeper | 46 | .217 | .435 | .217 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Curveball | 36 | .222 | .444 | .222 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Split-Finger | 14 | .286 | .571 | .286 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | .222 | .222 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 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 | 107 | 15.9% | 50.5% | 93.9 | 25.6° | 205 | 37.4% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 14.0% |
| Sinker | 109 | 10.1% | 52.3% | 91.1 | 4.6° | 143 | 16.5% | 27.5% | 54.1% | 1.8% |
| Slider | 56 | 14.3% | 44.6% | 90.6 | 15.7° | 162 | 28.6% | 16.1% | 44.6% | 10.7% |
| Cutter | 43 | 9.3% | 37.2% | 88.6 | 20.5° | 209 | 34.9% | 32.6% | 25.6% | 7.0% |
| Changeup | 38 | 10.5% | 39.5% | 90.3 | 19.1° | 182 | 31.6% | 21.1% | 36.8% | 10.5% |
| Sweeper | 28 | 17.9% | 35.7% | 86.8 | 23.8° | 202 | 25.0% | 39.3% | 21.4% | 14.3% |
| Curveball | 17 | 5.9% | 35.3% | 86.4 | 22.2° | 189 | 47.1% | 5.9% | 35.3% | 11.8% |
| Split-Finger | 8 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 89.7 | 23.6° | 257 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 83.5 | 2.3° | 144 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 92.8 | -3.5° | 38 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |