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
Pitches8646
PA2164
AVG.240
SLG.381
ISO.141
K%23.4%
BRL%5.8%
HH%34.6%
EV87.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3106 | 35.9% | 95.6 | 2381 |
| Cutter | 1730 | 20.0% | 91.5 | 2499 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1533 | 17.7% | 79.4 | 2700 |
| Sinker | 890 | 10.3% | 95.3 | 2241 |
| Changeup | 746 | 8.6% | 90.1 | 1466 |
| Slider | 514 | 5.9% | 87.4 | 2662 |
| Unknown | 74 | 0.9% | — | — |
| Sweeper | 53 | 0.6% | 81.5 | 2712 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 627 | .223 | .383 | .159 | 140 | 88 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 172 |
| Cutter | 413 | .254 | .400 | .145 | 105 | 71 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 71 |
| Knuckle Curve | 350 | .217 | .331 | .114 | 76 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 128 |
| Sinker | 189 | .228 | .323 | .095 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| Changeup | 206 | .272 | .437 | .165 | 56 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 54 |
| Slider | 147 | .299 | .422 | .122 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| Unknown | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 13 | .385 | .769 | .385 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 463 | 7.8% | 38.4% | 89.2 | 16.0° | 182 | 26.1% | 28.1% | 38.0% | 7.8% |
| Cutter | 342 | 4.4% | 26.6% | 84.0 | 10.8° | 142 | 19.6% | 25.4% | 48.2% | 6.7% |
| Knuckle Curve | 224 | 6.3% | 32.6% | 87.7 | 5.9° | 144 | 21.4% | 21.9% | 54.5% | 2.2% |
| Sinker | 145 | 4.1% | 42.8% | 90.0 | 11.7° | 184 | 29.7% | 27.6% | 40.0% | 2.8% |
| Changeup | 153 | 5.9% | 39.9% | 89.1 | 1.2° | 125 | 14.4% | 20.3% | 62.7% | 2.6% |
| Slider | 115 | 3.5% | 30.4% | 86.7 | 8.7° | 149 | 17.4% | 23.5% | 51.3% | 7.8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 20.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 13 | 7.7% | 38.5% | 89.1 | 21.2° | 187 | 46.2% | 7.7% | 38.5% | 7.7% |