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
Pitches12894
PA3259
AVG.246
SLG.457
ISO.211
K%23.9%
BRL%11.0%
HH%44.6%
EV89.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4086 | 31.7% | 94.9 | 2319 |
| Slider | 2577 | 20.0% | 86.2 | 2452 |
| Sinker | 2364 | 18.3% | 93.9 | 2180 |
| Cutter | 984 | 7.6% | 90.0 | 2431 |
| Sweeper | 919 | 7.1% | 82.9 | 2634 |
| Changeup | 696 | 5.4% | 85.4 | 1791 |
| Curveball | 682 | 5.3% | 79.3 | 2606 |
| Split-Finger | 270 | 2.1% | 86.6 | 1391 |
| Knuckle Curve | 214 | 1.7% | 82.4 | 2614 |
| 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 | 810 | .215 | .442 | .227 | 174 | 87 | 38 | 1 | 48 | 285 |
| Slider | 607 | .226 | .418 | .193 | 137 | 76 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 169 |
| Sinker | 638 | .318 | .509 | .191 | 203 | 139 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 63 |
| Cutter | 213 | .244 | .441 | .197 | 52 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| Sweeper | 199 | .186 | .372 | .186 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 74 |
| Changeup | 181 | .293 | .591 | .298 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 58 |
| Curveball | 137 | .234 | .467 | .234 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 48 |
| Split-Finger | 65 | .154 | .354 | .200 | 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 | 529 | 14.4% | 49.7% | 93.0 | 23.4° | 217 | 38.2% | 24.2% | 26.5% | 11.2% |
| Slider | 445 | 8.8% | 39.6% | 87.9 | 17.4° | 175 | 29.0% | 20.2% | 40.2% | 10.6% |
| Sinker | 580 | 9.7% | 47.9% | 90.4 | 5.8° | 143 | 19.1% | 24.3% | 53.1% | 3.4% |
| Cutter | 187 | 8.6% | 41.7% | 88.7 | 15.2° | 188 | 33.7% | 21.4% | 38.0% | 7.0% |
| Sweeper | 127 | 9.4% | 28.3% | 84.2 | 27.4° | 188 | 33.1% | 22.0% | 27.6% | 17.3% |
| Changeup | 125 | 12.8% | 43.2% | 89.3 | 10.6° | 154 | 22.4% | 19.2% | 48.8% | 9.6% |
| Curveball | 90 | 12.2% | 45.6% | 87.8 | 14.9° | 194 | 36.7% | 21.1% | 38.9% | 3.3% |
| Split-Finger | 36 | 13.9% | 41.7% | 87.5 | 12.4° | 169 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 44.4% | 5.6% |
| 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% |