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
Pitches13167
PA3328
AVG.246
SLG.457
ISO.211
K%23.8%
BRL%11.1%
HH%44.5%
EV89.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4199 | 31.9% | 94.9 | 2319 |
| Slider | 2606 | 19.8% | 86.2 | 2452 |
| Sinker | 2402 | 18.2% | 94.0 | 2181 |
| Cutter | 1007 | 7.6% | 90.0 | 2432 |
| Sweeper | 949 | 7.2% | 83.0 | 2631 |
| Changeup | 708 | 5.4% | 85.4 | 1794 |
| Curveball | 696 | 5.3% | 79.3 | 2604 |
| Split-Finger | 282 | 2.1% | 86.6 | 1378 |
| Knuckle Curve | 216 | 1.6% | 82.4 | 2610 |
| Slurve | 35 | 0.3% | 83.1 | 2663 |
| Unknown | 29 | 0.2% | 88.3 | 2177 |
| Knuckleball | 16 | 0.1% | 77.4 | 298 |
| Forkball | 7 | 0.1% | 81.7 | 1146 |
| Other | 6 | 0.0% | 70.5 | 1883 |
| Eephus | 5 | 0.0% | 40.9 | 1008 |
| Slow Curve | 4 | 0.0% | 71.4 | 2638 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 835 | .212 | .434 | .222 | 177 | 89 | 39 | 1 | 48 | 291 |
| Slider | 616 | .231 | .425 | .195 | 142 | 80 | 33 | 0 | 29 | 171 |
| Sinker | 654 | .318 | .514 | .196 | 208 | 142 | 32 | 6 | 28 | 64 |
| Cutter | 218 | .243 | .450 | .206 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| Sweeper | 207 | .179 | .357 | .179 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 78 |
| Changeup | 181 | .293 | .591 | .298 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 58 |
| Curveball | 139 | .237 | .468 | .230 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 49 |
| Split-Finger | 66 | .152 | .348 | .197 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| Knuckle Curve | 53 | .321 | .623 | .302 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| Slurve | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 548 | 13.9% | 49.3% | 92.8 | 23.6° | 218 | 38.9% | 23.9% | 26.1% | 11.1% |
| Slider | 452 | 9.1% | 39.8% | 88.0 | 17.3° | 175 | 28.5% | 20.8% | 40.3% | 10.4% |
| Sinker | 595 | 9.9% | 47.7% | 90.3 | 6.0° | 143 | 19.5% | 24.4% | 52.8% | 3.4% |
| Cutter | 192 | 9.4% | 41.7% | 88.7 | 15.7° | 190 | 33.9% | 21.9% | 37.0% | 7.3% |
| Sweeper | 131 | 9.2% | 28.2% | 84.1 | 27.4° | 189 | 32.8% | 22.1% | 27.5% | 17.6% |
| Changeup | 125 | 12.8% | 43.2% | 89.3 | 10.6° | 154 | 22.4% | 19.2% | 48.8% | 9.6% |
| Curveball | 91 | 12.1% | 46.2% | 88.0 | 14.9° | 195 | 36.3% | 22.0% | 38.5% | 3.3% |
| Split-Finger | 37 | 13.5% | 40.5% | 86.8 | 12.5° | 167 | 32.4% | 16.2% | 45.9% | 5.4% |
| Knuckle Curve | 37 | 18.9% | 56.8% | 92.6 | 9.0° | 204 | 27.0% | 32.4% | 37.8% | 2.7% |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 84.2 | 5.7° | 102 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| 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% |