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
Pitches1960
PA523
AVG.287
SLG.456
ISO.168
K%17.4%
BRL%11.7%
HH%51.2%
EV92.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 610 | 31.1% | 94.9 | 2295 |
| Sinker | 286 | 14.6% | 94.5 | 2219 |
| Slider | 284 | 14.5% | 86.5 | 2436 |
| Sweeper | 226 | 11.5% | 83.9 | 2605 |
| Cutter | 192 | 9.8% | 89.4 | 2393 |
| Changeup | 153 | 7.8% | 85.4 | 1727 |
| Curveball | 121 | 6.2% | 79.8 | 2612 |
| Split-Finger | 29 | 1.5% | 86.7 | 1482 |
| Unknown | 24 | 1.2% | — | — |
| Knuckle Curve | 21 | 1.1% | 82.1 | 2675 |
| Slurve | 4 | 0.2% | 83.1 | 2599 |
| Forkball | 4 | 0.2% | 83.5 | 1278 |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.2% | 47.7 | 1211 |
| Other | 2 | 0.1% | 71.0 | 1734 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.1% | 81.4 | 254 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 109 | .275 | .477 | .202 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| Sinker | 81 | .358 | .457 | .099 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Slider | 69 | .203 | .275 | .072 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Sweeper | 65 | .308 | .523 | .215 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Cutter | 45 | .267 | .556 | .289 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Changeup | 47 | .319 | .532 | .213 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Curveball | 36 | .250 | .417 | .167 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Split-Finger | 6 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 80 | 13.8% | 62.5% | 96.0 | 22.4° | 232 | 33.8% | 36.3% | 21.3% | 8.8% |
| Sinker | 69 | 8.7% | 62.3% | 95.9 | 8.9° | 147 | 15.9% | 26.1% | 50.7% | 7.2% |
| Slider | 52 | 11.5% | 50.0% | 92.8 | 24.9° | 206 | 23.1% | 34.6% | 23.1% | 19.2% |
| Sweeper | 46 | 10.9% | 37.0% | 88.0 | 21.1° | 198 | 45.7% | 17.4% | 28.3% | 8.7% |
| Cutter | 40 | 15.0% | 45.0% | 89.5 | 14.1° | 164 | 20.0% | 27.5% | 42.5% | 10.0% |
| Changeup | 45 | 15.6% | 44.4% | 90.6 | 11.2° | 169 | 24.4% | 22.2% | 48.9% | 4.4% |
| Curveball | 32 | 6.3% | 40.6% | 86.9 | 9.8° | 122 | 15.6% | 15.6% | 53.1% | 15.6% |
| Split-Finger | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 91.2 | 25.8° | 208 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 93.5 | 20.0° | 222 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 95.7 | 20.0° | 312 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |