Bobby Witt Jr.
Shortstop · Kansas City Royals · #7
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- 2000-06-14
- Birthplace
- Colleyville, TX, United States
- Debut
- 2022
- ESPN id
- 42403
- Source
- espn
Pitches6345
PA1686
AVG.265
SLG.444
ISO.180
K%20.5%
BRL%10.4%
HH%43.2%
EV91.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2093 | 33.0% | 94.3 | 2291 |
| Slider | 1031 | 16.2% | 86.2 | 2427 |
| Sinker | 885 | 13.9% | 94.0 | 2170 |
| Cutter | 577 | 9.1% | 89.2 | 2448 |
| Sweeper | 545 | 8.6% | 82.8 | 2588 |
| Changeup | 527 | 8.3% | 84.8 | 1750 |
| Curveball | 360 | 5.7% | 79.2 | 2590 |
| Split-Finger | 119 | 1.9% | 86.7 | 1294 |
| Knuckle Curve | 107 | 1.7% | 82.5 | 2490 |
| Unknown | 65 | 1.0% | 91.5 | 2042 |
| Slurve | 31 | 0.5% | 82.3 | 2425 |
| Forkball | 4 | 0.1% | 83.5 | 1278 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 89.8 | 2194 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 436 | .268 | .493 | .225 | 117 | 65 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 125 |
| Slider | 254 | .232 | .386 | .154 | 59 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 53 |
| Sinker | 231 | .273 | .398 | .126 | 63 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 |
| Cutter | 140 | .357 | .621 | .264 | 50 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| Sweeper | 135 | .222 | .370 | .148 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| Changeup | 161 | .273 | .429 | .155 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 |
| Curveball | 97 | .216 | .392 | .175 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Split-Finger | 40 | .275 | .475 | .200 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Knuckle Curve | 34 | .294 | .382 | .088 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 9 | .222 | .222 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 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 | 316 | 14.2% | 51.6% | 93.8 | 20.9° | 214 | 36.4% | 29.4% | 25.6% | 8.5% |
| Slider | 204 | 8.3% | 34.3% | 88.8 | 17.5° | 170 | 27.0% | 24.0% | 37.3% | 11.8% |
| Sinker | 202 | 9.4% | 54.5% | 94.6 | 9.6° | 157 | 20.8% | 25.7% | 46.5% | 6.9% |
| Cutter | 126 | 11.9% | 40.5% | 89.1 | 15.4° | 172 | 23.8% | 26.2% | 38.9% | 11.1% |
| Sweeper | 93 | 7.5% | 26.9% | 88.0 | 23.6° | 188 | 32.3% | 24.7% | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| Changeup | 125 | 8.8% | 34.4% | 88.8 | 14.0° | 169 | 24.0% | 26.4% | 40.0% | 9.6% |
| Curveball | 76 | 10.5% | 40.8% | 87.8 | 11.6° | 156 | 19.7% | 25.0% | 46.1% | 9.2% |
| Split-Finger | 30 | 10.0% | 46.7% | 91.8 | 2.9° | 161 | 20.0% | 30.0% | 46.7% | 3.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 25 | 0.0% | 36.0% | 91.4 | 7.1° | 135 | 20.0% | 24.0% | 56.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 8 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 91.4 | 18.1° | 182 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 12.5% |