Walker Buehler
Starting Pitcher · San Diego Padres · #10
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 2″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- 1994-07-28
- Birthplace
- Lexington, KY, United States
- Debut
- 2017
- ESPN id
- 39251
- Source
- espn
Pitches2108
PA542
AVG.262
SLG.426
ISO.164
K%16.2%
BRL%9.4%
HH%37.6%
EV87.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 526 | 25.0% | 94.0 | 2241 |
| Sinker | 353 | 16.7% | 93.8 | 2120 |
| Cutter | 350 | 16.6% | 90.6 | 2406 |
| Slider | 323 | 15.3% | 87.5 | 2523 |
| Knuckle Curve | 271 | 12.9% | 77.4 | 2427 |
| Changeup | 147 | 7.0% | 89.7 | 1559 |
| Sweeper | 136 | 6.5% | 80.9 | 2700 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 90 | .278 | .533 | .256 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Sinker | 85 | .212 | .235 | .024 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Cutter | 78 | .346 | .577 | .231 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Slider | 77 | .299 | .403 | .104 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Knuckle Curve | 59 | .254 | .458 | .203 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Changeup | 38 | .237 | .342 | .105 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Sweeper | 42 | .143 | .381 | .238 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown | 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 | 78 | 17.9% | 53.8% | 92.8 | 16.9° | 191 | 32.1% | 26.9% | 33.3% | 7.7% |
| Sinker | 62 | 3.2% | 46.8% | 89.1 | 7.7° | 136 | 16.1% | 27.4% | 51.6% | 4.8% |
| Cutter | 72 | 11.1% | 34.7% | 85.1 | 12.9° | 154 | 20.8% | 30.6% | 38.9% | 9.7% |
| Slider | 67 | 6.0% | 32.8% | 87.3 | 13.2° | 169 | 23.9% | 29.9% | 38.8% | 7.5% |
| Knuckle Curve | 44 | 9.1% | 29.5% | 85.6 | 8.8° | 155 | 27.3% | 25.0% | 47.7% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 26 | 3.8% | 30.8% | 87.0 | 5.0° | 132 | 23.1% | 11.5% | 61.5% | 3.8% |
| Sweeper | 34 | 8.8% | 14.7% | 82.0 | 14.5° | 175 | 26.5% | 26.5% | 35.3% | 11.8% |