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
Pitches4779
PA1164
AVG.248
SLG.444
ISO.197
K%22.0%
BRL%11.3%
HH%43.8%
EV90.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1735 | 36.3% | 93.0 | 2278 |
| Changeup | 909 | 19.0% | 83.9 | 1749 |
| Sinker | 631 | 13.2% | 92.8 | 2131 |
| Slider | 486 | 10.2% | 84.3 | 2397 |
| Curveball | 413 | 8.6% | 77.8 | 2503 |
| Cutter | 312 | 6.5% | 87.7 | 2286 |
| Sweeper | 107 | 2.2% | 80.6 | 2448 |
| Knuckle Curve | 93 | 1.9% | 79.8 | 2353 |
| Unknown | 37 | 0.8% | 77.4 | 2611 |
| Slurve | 35 | 0.7% | 79.9 | 2582 |
| Split-Finger | 18 | 0.4% | 84.2 | 1084 |
| Forkball | 2 | 0.0% | 83.6 | 879 |
| 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 | 307 | .248 | .476 | .228 | 76 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 90 |
| Changeup | 247 | .231 | .336 | .105 | 57 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| Sinker | 135 | .289 | .393 | .104 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Slider | 112 | .214 | .527 | .313 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 47 |
| Curveball | 85 | .212 | .294 | .082 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Cutter | 66 | .288 | .667 | .379 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Sweeper | 24 | .375 | .833 | .458 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Knuckle Curve | 15 | .267 | .533 | .267 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 7 | .143 | .571 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Split-Finger | 7 | .286 | .714 | .429 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Forkball | 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 | 221 | 13.1% | 43.9% | 90.1 | 23.6° | 202 | 38.9% | 18.6% | 31.7% | 10.9% |
| Changeup | 210 | 6.2% | 32.9% | 86.5 | 10.9° | 158 | 21.4% | 24.8% | 47.1% | 6.7% |
| Sinker | 117 | 9.4% | 51.3% | 93.6 | 12.4° | 171 | 26.5% | 23.9% | 44.4% | 5.1% |
| Slider | 65 | 21.5% | 55.4% | 91.4 | 17.5° | 199 | 35.4% | 21.5% | 35.4% | 7.7% |
| Curveball | 59 | 6.8% | 44.1% | 90.2 | 12.3° | 155 | 23.7% | 22.0% | 47.5% | 6.8% |
| Cutter | 52 | 19.2% | 53.8% | 94.8 | 13.6° | 175 | 28.8% | 23.1% | 42.3% | 5.8% |
| Sweeper | 19 | 15.8% | 57.9% | 90.4 | 16.0° | 196 | 31.6% | 21.1% | 42.1% | 5.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 89.2 | 22.9° | 209 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 14.3% |
| Slurve | 4 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 79.5 | 27.0° | 198 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Split-Finger | 6 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 83.8 | 21.5° | 176 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 16.7% |