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
Pitches6211
PA1659
AVG.313
SLG.544
ISO.231
K%15.0%
BRL%13.0%
HH%49.4%
EV92.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2003 | 32.2% | 94.4 | 2287 |
| Slider | 1079 | 17.4% | 86.0 | 2411 |
| Sinker | 866 | 13.9% | 93.5 | 2163 |
| Cutter | 606 | 9.8% | 89.2 | 2410 |
| Sweeper | 545 | 8.8% | 83.1 | 2583 |
| Changeup | 485 | 7.8% | 84.6 | 1763 |
| Curveball | 308 | 5.0% | 79.2 | 2575 |
| Split-Finger | 133 | 2.1% | 86.6 | 1344 |
| Knuckle Curve | 87 | 1.4% | 82.4 | 2481 |
| Unknown | 43 | 0.7% | — | — |
| Slurve | 36 | 0.6% | 81.5 | 2402 |
| Other | 7 | 0.1% | 64.5 | 1527 |
| Eephus | 7 | 0.1% | 49.8 | 1338 |
| Slow Curve | 3 | 0.0% | 73.6 | 2591 |
| Forkball | 2 | 0.0% | 83.0 | 1285 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 81.4 | 254 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 407 | .275 | .531 | .256 | 112 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 99 |
| Slider | 259 | .286 | .413 | .127 | 74 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 44 |
| Sinker | 259 | .355 | .583 | .228 | 92 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| Cutter | 138 | .283 | .522 | .239 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Sweeper | 143 | .350 | .601 | .252 | 50 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 27 |
| Changeup | 160 | .338 | .569 | .231 | 54 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| Curveball | 75 | .307 | .600 | .293 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Split-Finger | 27 | .444 | .815 | .370 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Knuckle Curve | 25 | .360 | .680 | .320 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 6 | .667 | 1.500 | .833 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 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 | 312 | 18.3% | 58.7% | 95.4 | 21.4° | 224 | 40.1% | 26.0% | 26.6% | 7.4% |
| Slider | 219 | 10.0% | 40.2% | 90.6 | 16.9° | 186 | 30.6% | 26.5% | 34.7% | 8.2% |
| Sinker | 242 | 12.0% | 59.5% | 95.4 | 8.2° | 164 | 23.6% | 26.9% | 46.3% | 3.3% |
| Cutter | 122 | 18.9% | 51.6% | 91.6 | 17.0° | 198 | 33.6% | 23.8% | 34.4% | 8.2% |
| Sweeper | 118 | 10.2% | 35.6% | 86.6 | 17.6° | 191 | 34.7% | 25.4% | 31.4% | 8.5% |
| Changeup | 143 | 7.0% | 39.9% | 88.8 | 9.7° | 155 | 21.0% | 22.4% | 50.3% | 6.3% |
| Curveball | 63 | 11.1% | 44.4% | 90.9 | 16.0° | 175 | 31.7% | 19.0% | 41.3% | 7.9% |
| Split-Finger | 22 | 9.1% | 40.9% | 90.4 | 15.4° | 154 | 27.3% | 13.6% | 45.5% | 13.6% |
| Knuckle Curve | 21 | 14.3% | 38.1% | 86.7 | 13.4° | 170 | 33.3% | 14.3% | 47.6% | 4.8% |
| Slurve | 6 | 16.7% | 66.7% | 99.7 | 11.0° | 176 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Other | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 92.4 | 39.3° | 292 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 90.1 | -17.5° | 15 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Forkball | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.0 | -3.0° | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |