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
Pitches9693
PA2595
AVG.287
SLG.495
ISO.209
K%17.8%
BRL%11.6%
HH%46.1%
EV91.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3079 | 31.8% | 94.7 | 2306 |
| Slider | 1839 | 19.0% | 86.3 | 2429 |
| Sinker | 1436 | 14.8% | 93.9 | 2175 |
| Cutter | 976 | 10.1% | 89.4 | 2447 |
| Sweeper | 966 | 10.0% | 83.3 | 2605 |
| Curveball | 442 | 4.6% | 79.5 | 2612 |
| Changeup | 441 | 4.5% | 85.8 | 1815 |
| Split-Finger | 229 | 2.4% | 86.7 | 1323 |
| Knuckle Curve | 168 | 1.7% | 82.8 | 2521 |
| Unknown | 53 | 0.5% | 91.5 | 2042 |
| Slurve | 42 | 0.4% | 83.2 | 2371 |
| Other | 7 | 0.1% | 64.5 | 1527 |
| Eephus | 7 | 0.1% | 49.8 | 1338 |
| Forkball | 6 | 0.1% | 83.3 | 1280 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 89.8 | 2194 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 81.4 | 254 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 630 | .267 | .525 | .259 | 168 | 85 | 35 | 16 | 32 | 172 |
| Slider | 433 | .254 | .376 | .122 | 110 | 73 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 79 |
| Sinker | 411 | .316 | .482 | .165 | 130 | 88 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 40 |
| Cutter | 231 | .299 | .506 | .208 | 69 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| Sweeper | 252 | .286 | .508 | .222 | 72 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 65 |
| Curveball | 127 | .276 | .543 | .268 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| Changeup | 143 | .329 | .615 | .287 | 47 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| Split-Finger | 63 | .333 | .603 | .270 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Knuckle Curve | 49 | .347 | .490 | .143 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 10 | .400 | .800 | .400 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
| Forkball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 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 | 466 | 17.8% | 56.2% | 94.5 | 21.1° | 220 | 39.1% | 27.3% | 25.3% | 8.4% |
| Slider | 361 | 8.0% | 35.5% | 88.8 | 16.4° | 174 | 28.3% | 25.2% | 36.8% | 9.7% |
| Sinker | 376 | 10.4% | 58.2% | 95.0 | 8.2° | 157 | 21.0% | 26.9% | 47.1% | 5.1% |
| Cutter | 205 | 11.2% | 42.4% | 89.8 | 15.4° | 177 | 28.8% | 22.9% | 38.5% | 9.8% |
| Sweeper | 190 | 10.0% | 31.1% | 87.4 | 22.0° | 194 | 34.7% | 24.7% | 28.4% | 12.1% |
| Curveball | 106 | 12.3% | 40.6% | 88.7 | 14.7° | 173 | 27.4% | 21.7% | 41.5% | 9.4% |
| Changeup | 114 | 9.6% | 38.6% | 89.5 | 11.5° | 169 | 26.3% | 20.2% | 46.5% | 7.0% |
| Split-Finger | 48 | 8.3% | 43.8% | 90.8 | 8.0° | 154 | 22.9% | 20.8% | 47.9% | 8.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 38 | 2.6% | 36.8% | 88.8 | 8.4° | 138 | 23.7% | 18.4% | 55.3% | 2.6% |
| Slurve | 10 | 10.0% | 50.0% | 94.7 | 14.8° | 168 | 30.0% | 10.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% |
| 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% |