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
Pitches2424
PA617
AVG.222
SLG.416
ISO.194
K%23.5%
BRL%9.4%
HH%40.7%
EV89.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 758 | 31.3% | 95.4 | 2327 |
| Sinker | 409 | 16.9% | 94.6 | 2211 |
| Slider | 345 | 14.2% | 86.9 | 2472 |
| Sweeper | 219 | 9.0% | 83.4 | 2644 |
| Cutter | 204 | 8.4% | 89.7 | 2403 |
| Changeup | 191 | 7.9% | 85.3 | 1763 |
| Curveball | 185 | 7.6% | 79.7 | 2596 |
| Split-Finger | 53 | 2.2% | 86.2 | 1280 |
| Knuckle Curve | 46 | 1.9% | 82.5 | 2588 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Slurve | 4 | 0.2% | 81.2 | 2641 |
| Slow Curve | 2 | 0.1% | 70.5 | 2549 |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.1% | 41.2 | 1066 |
| Forkball | 1 | 0.0% | 80.0 | 1119 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 151 | .159 | .311 | .152 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 56 |
| Sinker | 124 | .274 | .444 | .169 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Slider | 98 | .296 | .622 | .327 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| Sweeper | 46 | .217 | .370 | .152 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Cutter | 42 | .190 | .310 | .119 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Changeup | 43 | .209 | .395 | .186 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Curveball | 30 | .100 | .200 | .100 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Split-Finger | 14 | .286 | .714 | .429 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Eephus | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 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 | 96 | 9.4% | 41.7% | 91.4 | 22.6° | 205 | 43.8% | 18.8% | 29.2% | 8.3% |
| Sinker | 115 | 8.7% | 46.1% | 90.1 | 2.4° | 124 | 18.3% | 20.0% | 60.9% | 0.9% |
| Slider | 71 | 12.7% | 36.6% | 86.7 | 14.3° | 178 | 26.8% | 23.9% | 40.8% | 8.5% |
| Sweeper | 27 | 7.4% | 37.0% | 84.9 | 21.4° | 159 | 18.5% | 25.9% | 40.7% | 14.8% |
| Cutter | 38 | 5.3% | 44.7% | 90.6 | 19.8° | 169 | 23.7% | 23.7% | 42.1% | 10.5% |
| Changeup | 30 | 10.0% | 26.7% | 84.1 | 18.8° | 177 | 23.3% | 23.3% | 33.3% | 20.0% |
| Curveball | 19 | 10.5% | 42.1% | 91.6 | 16.7° | 187 | 26.3% | 26.3% | 36.8% | 10.5% |
| Split-Finger | 12 | 16.7% | 41.7% | 91.1 | 24.6° | 198 | 41.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 8.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 77.7 | 16.3° | 145 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 16.7% |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.7 | -1.0° | 44 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |