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
Pitches2624
PA709
AVG.332
SLG.588
ISO.256
K%15.0%
BRL%14.3%
HH%48.3%
EV92.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 757 | 28.8% | 94.5 | 2298 |
| Slider | 508 | 19.4% | 86.5 | 2441 |
| Sinker | 387 | 14.7% | 93.9 | 2134 |
| Cutter | 238 | 9.1% | 89.8 | 2459 |
| Sweeper | 229 | 8.7% | 82.2 | 2571 |
| Changeup | 205 | 7.8% | 84.6 | 1803 |
| Curveball | 139 | 5.3% | 79.7 | 2653 |
| Split-Finger | 81 | 3.1% | 86.5 | 1231 |
| Slurve | 29 | 1.1% | 80.2 | 2344 |
| Knuckle Curve | 27 | 1.0% | 82.1 | 2470 |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.9% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 158 | .304 | .652 | .348 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| Slider | 119 | .319 | .479 | .160 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Sinker | 113 | .381 | .628 | .248 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Cutter | 53 | .377 | .547 | .170 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Sweeper | 49 | .367 | .776 | .408 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Changeup | 68 | .265 | .397 | .132 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Curveball | 34 | .265 | .471 | .206 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Split-Finger | 24 | .458 | .917 | .458 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Slurve | 8 | .500 | .750 | .250 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | .200 | .500 | .300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 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 | 129 | 22.5% | 57.4% | 95.5 | 20.9° | 220 | 40.3% | 24.0% | 28.7% | 7.0% |
| Slider | 100 | 9.0% | 37.0% | 88.9 | 11.1° | 164 | 26.0% | 26.0% | 43.0% | 5.0% |
| Sinker | 106 | 15.1% | 60.4% | 96.7 | 12.3° | 181 | 30.2% | 23.6% | 42.5% | 3.8% |
| Cutter | 42 | 16.7% | 54.8% | 94.0 | 16.9° | 184 | 23.8% | 28.6% | 35.7% | 11.9% |
| Sweeper | 41 | 19.5% | 31.7% | 89.3 | 25.9° | 225 | 36.6% | 29.3% | 17.1% | 17.1% |
| Changeup | 56 | 3.6% | 37.5% | 88.9 | 10.5° | 164 | 21.4% | 28.6% | 44.6% | 5.4% |
| Curveball | 27 | 11.1% | 44.4% | 92.2 | 21.6° | 198 | 33.3% | 25.9% | 29.6% | 11.1% |
| Split-Finger | 21 | 9.5% | 42.9% | 88.9 | -5.4° | 124 | 14.3% | 19.0% | 61.9% | 4.8% |
| Slurve | 7 | 0.0% | 57.1% | 95.5 | 11.4° | 135 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 91.1 | 13.1° | 149 | 33.3% | 22.2% | 44.4% | 0.0% |