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
Pitches2103
PA538
AVG.229
SLG.434
ISO.205
K%23.4%
BRL%9.2%
HH%41.7%
EV89.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 624 | 29.7% | 95.4 | 2330 |
| Sinker | 366 | 17.4% | 94.6 | 2212 |
| Slider | 319 | 15.2% | 86.9 | 2471 |
| Sweeper | 188 | 8.9% | 83.1 | 2663 |
| Cutter | 184 | 8.7% | 89.7 | 2393 |
| Curveball | 170 | 8.1% | 79.8 | 2613 |
| Changeup | 152 | 7.2% | 85.3 | 1740 |
| Knuckle Curve | 44 | 2.1% | 82.6 | 2602 |
| Split-Finger | 43 | 2.0% | 85.9 | 1302 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.1% | 80.7 | 2551 |
| 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 | 120 | .183 | .375 | .192 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 45 |
| Sinker | 105 | .276 | .419 | .143 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Slider | 90 | .267 | .589 | .322 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| Sweeper | 40 | .250 | .425 | .175 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Cutter | 39 | .205 | .333 | .128 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Curveball | 28 | .071 | .179 | .107 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Changeup | 39 | .231 | .436 | .205 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Split-Finger | 13 | .308 | .769 | .462 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 76 | 11.8% | 46.1% | 92.6 | 18.7° | 194 | 39.5% | 19.7% | 34.2% | 6.6% |
| Sinker | 97 | 7.2% | 47.4% | 90.6 | 1.2° | 119 | 16.5% | 19.6% | 62.9% | 1.0% |
| Slider | 65 | 10.8% | 33.8% | 86.3 | 14.9° | 177 | 29.2% | 20.0% | 41.5% | 9.2% |
| Sweeper | 24 | 8.3% | 37.5% | 85.6 | 20.8° | 158 | 20.8% | 25.0% | 41.7% | 12.5% |
| Cutter | 35 | 2.9% | 45.7% | 90.8 | 17.8° | 161 | 22.9% | 22.9% | 45.7% | 8.6% |
| Curveball | 18 | 11.1% | 38.9% | 91.1 | 16.8° | 183 | 27.8% | 22.2% | 38.9% | 11.1% |
| Changeup | 27 | 11.1% | 29.6% | 84.6 | 18.1° | 178 | 22.2% | 25.9% | 33.3% | 18.5% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 77.7 | 16.3° | 145 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 16.7% |
| Split-Finger | 11 | 18.2% | 45.5% | 93.8 | 25.4° | 205 | 45.5% | 18.2% | 27.3% | 9.1% |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.7 | -1.0° | 44 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |