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
Pitches8381
PA2102
AVG.239
SLG.379
ISO.139
K%23.5%
BRL%5.8%
HH%34.5%
EV87.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3051 | 36.4% | 95.6 | 2384 |
| Cutter | 1663 | 19.8% | 91.6 | 2504 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1514 | 18.1% | 79.5 | 2703 |
| Sinker | 835 | 10.0% | 95.4 | 2247 |
| Changeup | 716 | 8.5% | 90.2 | 1473 |
| Slider | 493 | 5.9% | 87.5 | 2669 |
| Unknown | 74 | 0.9% | — | — |
| Sweeper | 35 | 0.4% | 82.1 | 2709 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 615 | .228 | .390 | .163 | 140 | 88 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 168 |
| Cutter | 404 | .248 | .381 | .134 | 100 | 68 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 70 |
| Knuckle Curve | 346 | .217 | .332 | .116 | 75 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 127 |
| Sinker | 179 | .223 | .324 | .101 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| Changeup | 199 | .276 | .447 | .171 | 55 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 51 |
| Slider | 141 | .298 | .404 | .106 | 42 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Unknown | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 7 | .429 | 1.000 | .571 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 455 | 7.9% | 38.5% | 89.3 | 16.2° | 183 | 26.4% | 28.4% | 37.6% | 7.7% |
| Cutter | 334 | 4.2% | 26.0% | 83.9 | 10.6° | 140 | 19.2% | 25.4% | 48.8% | 6.6% |
| Knuckle Curve | 221 | 6.3% | 33.0% | 87.7 | 5.8° | 145 | 21.3% | 22.2% | 54.3% | 2.3% |
| Sinker | 138 | 3.6% | 43.5% | 90.1 | 11.4° | 181 | 28.3% | 27.5% | 41.3% | 2.9% |
| Changeup | 149 | 6.0% | 38.9% | 89.1 | 1.9° | 127 | 14.8% | 20.8% | 61.7% | 2.7% |
| Slider | 110 | 2.7% | 30.0% | 86.6 | 8.2° | 147 | 17.3% | 23.6% | 51.8% | 7.3% |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 20.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 7 | 14.3% | 57.1% | 95.7 | 34.7° | 248 | 71.4% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% |