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
Pitches18038
PA4516
AVG.245
SLG.453
ISO.207
K%23.3%
BRL%11.1%
HH%44.2%
EV89.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5964 | 33.1% | 94.4 | 2307 |
| Slider | 3097 | 17.2% | 85.9 | 2443 |
| Sinker | 3043 | 16.9% | 93.7 | 2170 |
| Changeup | 1644 | 9.1% | 84.6 | 1769 |
| Cutter | 1327 | 7.4% | 89.4 | 2397 |
| Curveball | 1111 | 6.2% | 78.7 | 2565 |
| Sweeper | 1061 | 5.9% | 82.8 | 2612 |
| Knuckle Curve | 309 | 1.7% | 81.6 | 2533 |
| Split-Finger | 300 | 1.7% | 86.5 | 1360 |
| Slurve | 71 | 0.4% | 81.5 | 2627 |
| Unknown | 70 | 0.4% | 85.6 | 2285 |
| Knuckleball | 16 | 0.1% | 77.4 | 298 |
| Forkball | 9 | 0.0% | 82.1 | 1087 |
| Other | 6 | 0.0% | 70.5 | 1883 |
| Eephus | 5 | 0.0% | 40.9 | 1008 |
| Slow Curve | 4 | 0.0% | 71.4 | 2638 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 89.7 | 2094 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1152 | .221 | .445 | .224 | 255 | 132 | 55 | 1 | 67 | 386 |
| Slider | 728 | .228 | .441 | .213 | 166 | 89 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 218 |
| Sinker | 792 | .312 | .491 | .179 | 247 | 171 | 40 | 6 | 30 | 83 |
| Changeup | 432 | .255 | .440 | .185 | 110 | 64 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 99 |
| Cutter | 285 | .253 | .498 | .246 | 72 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 44 |
| Curveball | 224 | .228 | .402 | .174 | 51 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 77 |
| Sweeper | 231 | .199 | .407 | .208 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 83 |
| Knuckle Curve | 68 | .309 | .603 | .294 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| Split-Finger | 73 | .164 | .384 | .219 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| Slurve | 13 | .077 | .308 | .231 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckleball | 4 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 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 | 774 | 13.7% | 47.5% | 92.0 | 23.7° | 214 | 39.0% | 22.4% | 27.5% | 11.1% |
| Slider | 517 | 10.6% | 41.8% | 88.4 | 17.3° | 178 | 29.4% | 20.9% | 39.7% | 10.1% |
| Sinker | 716 | 9.8% | 48.2% | 90.8 | 7.0° | 148 | 20.7% | 24.2% | 51.5% | 3.6% |
| Changeup | 338 | 8.6% | 36.4% | 87.5 | 10.9° | 156 | 21.9% | 22.5% | 47.6% | 8.0% |
| Cutter | 245 | 11.4% | 44.1% | 90.0 | 15.0° | 186 | 32.7% | 22.0% | 38.4% | 6.9% |
| Curveball | 150 | 10.0% | 45.3% | 88.9 | 13.9° | 179 | 31.3% | 22.0% | 42.0% | 4.7% |
| Sweeper | 150 | 10.0% | 32.0% | 84.9 | 26.0° | 190 | 32.7% | 22.0% | 29.3% | 16.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 44 | 15.9% | 54.5% | 92.1 | 11.2° | 204 | 27.3% | 31.8% | 36.4% | 4.5% |
| Split-Finger | 43 | 14.0% | 39.5% | 86.4 | 13.7° | 169 | 32.6% | 16.3% | 44.2% | 7.0% |
| Slurve | 7 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 81.5 | 17.9° | 157 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 14.3% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.3 | -5.0° | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | 97.4 | 13.3° | 211 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 94.4 | -2.7° | 40 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |