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
Pitches17673
PA4423
AVG.246
SLG.454
ISO.208
K%23.4%
BRL%11.1%
HH%44.4%
EV89.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5821 | 32.9% | 94.3 | 2307 |
| Slider | 3063 | 17.3% | 85.9 | 2443 |
| Sinker | 2995 | 16.9% | 93.7 | 2170 |
| Changeup | 1605 | 9.1% | 84.6 | 1767 |
| Cutter | 1296 | 7.3% | 89.4 | 2396 |
| Curveball | 1095 | 6.2% | 78.7 | 2567 |
| Sweeper | 1026 | 5.8% | 82.7 | 2614 |
| Knuckle Curve | 307 | 1.7% | 81.6 | 2534 |
| Split-Finger | 288 | 1.6% | 86.4 | 1372 |
| Slurve | 70 | 0.4% | 81.5 | 2623 |
| Unknown | 66 | 0.4% | 85.6 | 2285 |
| Knuckleball | 16 | 0.1% | 77.4 | 298 |
| Forkball | 9 | 0.1% | 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 | 1117 | .224 | .451 | .227 | 250 | 129 | 54 | 1 | 66 | 375 |
| Slider | 719 | .224 | .435 | .211 | 161 | 85 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 216 |
| Sinker | 773 | .313 | .489 | .176 | 242 | 168 | 40 | 6 | 28 | 82 |
| Changeup | 428 | .257 | .444 | .187 | 110 | 64 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 98 |
| Cutter | 279 | .254 | .495 | .240 | 71 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 44 |
| Curveball | 222 | .225 | .401 | .176 | 50 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 76 |
| Sweeper | 223 | .206 | .422 | .215 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 79 |
| Knuckle Curve | 68 | .309 | .603 | .294 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| Split-Finger | 72 | .167 | .389 | .222 | 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 | 750 | 14.0% | 48.0% | 92.2 | 23.4° | 212 | 38.4% | 22.5% | 28.0% | 11.1% |
| Slider | 510 | 10.4% | 41.6% | 88.4 | 17.4° | 178 | 29.8% | 20.4% | 39.6% | 10.2% |
| Sinker | 697 | 9.6% | 48.5% | 90.9 | 6.9° | 147 | 20.4% | 24.2% | 51.6% | 3.7% |
| Changeup | 335 | 8.7% | 36.7% | 87.5 | 10.8° | 156 | 21.8% | 22.7% | 47.8% | 7.8% |
| Cutter | 239 | 10.9% | 44.4% | 90.0 | 14.8° | 185 | 32.6% | 21.8% | 38.9% | 6.7% |
| Curveball | 149 | 10.1% | 45.0% | 88.8 | 13.9° | 178 | 31.5% | 21.5% | 42.3% | 4.7% |
| Sweeper | 146 | 10.3% | 32.2% | 85.0 | 25.9° | 189 | 32.9% | 21.9% | 29.5% | 15.8% |
| Knuckle Curve | 44 | 15.9% | 54.5% | 92.1 | 11.2° | 204 | 27.3% | 31.8% | 36.4% | 4.5% |
| Split-Finger | 42 | 14.3% | 40.5% | 87.0 | 13.7° | 170 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 42.9% | 7.1% |
| 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% |