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
Pitches2358
PA628
AVG.283
SLG.444
ISO.161
K%17.4%
BRL%11.4%
HH%50.3%
EV92.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 714 | 30.3% | 94.9 | 2299 |
| Sinker | 346 | 14.7% | 94.5 | 2221 |
| Slider | 324 | 13.7% | 86.6 | 2424 |
| Sweeper | 292 | 12.4% | 83.8 | 2575 |
| Cutter | 240 | 10.2% | 89.5 | 2395 |
| Changeup | 173 | 7.3% | 85.4 | 1722 |
| Curveball | 153 | 6.5% | 79.7 | 2613 |
| Unknown | 40 | 1.7% | — | — |
| Split-Finger | 32 | 1.4% | 87.1 | 1481 |
| Knuckle Curve | 28 | 1.2% | 83.1 | 2559 |
| Slurve | 6 | 0.3% | 83.9 | 2699 |
| Forkball | 4 | 0.2% | 83.5 | 1278 |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.1% | 47.7 | 1211 |
| Other | 2 | 0.1% | 71.0 | 1734 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 81.4 | 254 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 127 | .283 | .472 | .189 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| Sinker | 99 | .323 | .434 | .111 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Slider | 85 | .212 | .282 | .071 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Sweeper | 81 | .284 | .457 | .173 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| Cutter | 52 | .269 | .577 | .308 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Changeup | 54 | .333 | .537 | .204 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Curveball | 43 | .256 | .419 | .163 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 6 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — | 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 | 96 | 15.6% | 60.4% | 95.3 | 21.6° | 224 | 31.3% | 35.4% | 24.0% | 9.4% |
| Sinker | 82 | 8.5% | 63.4% | 96.4 | 8.4° | 149 | 15.9% | 29.3% | 48.8% | 6.1% |
| Slider | 64 | 10.9% | 43.8% | 91.5 | 24.6° | 207 | 25.0% | 34.4% | 23.4% | 17.2% |
| Sweeper | 59 | 8.5% | 40.7% | 88.8 | 21.1° | 203 | 47.5% | 18.6% | 27.1% | 6.8% |
| Cutter | 46 | 15.2% | 45.7% | 89.6 | 14.2° | 170 | 21.7% | 28.3% | 41.3% | 8.7% |
| Changeup | 50 | 14.0% | 44.0% | 90.6 | 11.0° | 169 | 24.0% | 24.0% | 48.0% | 4.0% |
| Curveball | 39 | 5.1% | 38.5% | 87.5 | 8.8° | 121 | 17.9% | 12.8% | 56.4% | 12.8% |
| Split-Finger | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 91.2 | 25.8° | 208 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 93.0 | 13.0° | 193 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 95.7 | 20.0° | 312 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |