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
Pitches7301
PA1895
AVG.220
SLG.378
ISO.158
K%24.2%
BRL%7.9%
HH%39.5%
EV88.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2852 | 39.1% | 95.7 | 2407 |
| Sinker | 1114 | 15.3% | 94.8 | 2183 |
| Sweeper | 940 | 12.9% | 83.6 | 2734 |
| Cutter | 908 | 12.4% | 91.1 | 2539 |
| Slider | 830 | 11.4% | 86.9 | 2676 |
| Knuckle Curve | 560 | 7.7% | 79.7 | 2745 |
| Unknown | 54 | 0.7% | 88.0 | 2556 |
| Changeup | 43 | 0.6% | 89.7 | 1377 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 565 | .239 | .444 | .205 | 135 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 160 |
| Sinker | 282 | .230 | .270 | .039 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Sweeper | 286 | .175 | .329 | .154 | 50 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 98 |
| Cutter | 211 | .251 | .441 | .190 | 53 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 36 |
| Slider | 234 | .158 | .269 | .111 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 74 |
| Knuckle Curve | 125 | .280 | .536 | .256 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 40 |
| 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 | 416 | 11.5% | 49.3% | 92.1 | 16.6° | 201 | 34.1% | 24.0% | 35.6% | 6.3% |
| Sinker | 242 | 1.2% | 35.5% | 87.2 | 2.7° | 110 | 12.8% | 19.4% | 61.6% | 6.2% |
| Sweeper | 188 | 6.4% | 23.9% | 83.9 | 15.2° | 162 | 25.0% | 22.3% | 38.8% | 13.8% |
| Cutter | 177 | 8.5% | 36.7% | 86.8 | 7.2° | 150 | 21.5% | 22.0% | 51.4% | 5.1% |
| Slider | 162 | 6.2% | 35.2% | 88.4 | 14.5° | 178 | 26.5% | 23.5% | 40.7% | 9.3% |
| 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% |