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
Pitches7205
PA1873
AVG.221
SLG.379
ISO.158
K%24.2%
BRL%7.9%
HH%39.4%
EV88.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2830 | 39.3% | 95.7 | 2408 |
| Sinker | 1091 | 15.1% | 94.8 | 2184 |
| Sweeper | 934 | 13.0% | 83.6 | 2735 |
| Cutter | 886 | 12.3% | 91.1 | 2543 |
| Slider | 815 | 11.3% | 86.9 | 2681 |
| Knuckle Curve | 553 | 7.7% | 79.7 | 2748 |
| Unknown | 54 | 0.7% | 88.0 | 2556 |
| Changeup | 42 | 0.6% | 89.7 | 1376 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 559 | .240 | .447 | .208 | 134 | 80 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 159 |
| Sinker | 276 | .232 | .272 | .040 | 64 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Sweeper | 284 | .176 | .331 | .155 | 50 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 97 |
| Cutter | 209 | .249 | .426 | .177 | 52 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 36 |
| Slider | 231 | .160 | .273 | .113 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 73 |
| Knuckle Curve | 123 | .285 | .545 | .260 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 38 |
| Unknown | 10 | .100 | .100 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Changeup | 15 | .267 | .533 | .267 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 411 | 11.4% | 49.4% | 92.1 | 16.5° | 201 | 34.1% | 23.8% | 35.8% | 6.3% |
| Sinker | 237 | 1.3% | 35.0% | 86.9 | 2.8° | 111 | 13.1% | 19.4% | 61.2% | 6.3% |
| Sweeper | 187 | 6.4% | 24.1% | 83.9 | 14.9° | 162 | 25.1% | 22.5% | 39.0% | 13.4% |
| Cutter | 175 | 8.0% | 36.6% | 86.8 | 7.2° | 149 | 21.1% | 22.3% | 51.4% | 5.1% |
| Slider | 160 | 6.3% | 35.0% | 88.4 | 14.6° | 179 | 26.3% | 23.8% | 40.6% | 9.4% |
| Knuckle Curve | 85 | 14.1% | 52.9% | 90.5 | 7.1° | 178 | 23.5% | 29.4% | 45.9% | 1.2% |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0 | 69.0° | — | 0.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 16.7% |
| Changeup | 9 | 22.2% | 44.4% | 88.5 | 5.6° | 165 | 33.3% | 11.1% | 55.6% | 0.0% |