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
Pitches9406
PA2515
AVG.289
SLG.500
ISO.211
K%17.8%
BRL%11.7%
HH%46.2%
EV91.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3004 | 31.9% | 94.7 | 2305 |
| Slider | 1803 | 19.2% | 86.3 | 2431 |
| Sinker | 1391 | 14.8% | 93.9 | 2173 |
| Cutter | 940 | 10.0% | 89.4 | 2447 |
| Sweeper | 910 | 9.7% | 83.2 | 2611 |
| Changeup | 432 | 4.6% | 85.8 | 1814 |
| Curveball | 417 | 4.4% | 79.5 | 2609 |
| Split-Finger | 228 | 2.4% | 86.7 | 1323 |
| Knuckle Curve | 164 | 1.7% | 82.7 | 2525 |
| Unknown | 53 | 0.6% | 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 | 618 | .267 | .529 | .262 | 165 | 83 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 171 |
| Slider | 418 | .256 | .380 | .124 | 107 | 71 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 74 |
| Sinker | 397 | .320 | .484 | .164 | 127 | 86 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 38 |
| Cutter | 225 | .298 | .498 | .200 | 67 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| Sweeper | 238 | .298 | .534 | .235 | 71 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 62 |
| Changeup | 140 | .329 | .614 | .286 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 28 |
| Curveball | 121 | .273 | .545 | .273 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| Split-Finger | 63 | .333 | .603 | .270 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Knuckle Curve | 47 | .340 | .489 | .149 | 16 | 11 | 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 | 455 | 17.6% | 56.5% | 94.6 | 21.1° | 221 | 39.6% | 27.0% | 25.3% | 8.1% |
| Slider | 350 | 8.0% | 36.0% | 88.9 | 16.1° | 173 | 28.0% | 25.1% | 37.1% | 9.7% |
| Sinker | 364 | 10.4% | 58.0% | 94.8 | 8.2° | 157 | 21.2% | 26.1% | 47.5% | 5.2% |
| Cutter | 200 | 11.0% | 42.0% | 89.8 | 15.3° | 175 | 28.5% | 22.5% | 39.0% | 10.0% |
| Sweeper | 179 | 10.6% | 30.2% | 87.2 | 21.8° | 190 | 33.0% | 25.1% | 29.1% | 12.8% |
| Changeup | 112 | 9.8% | 38.4% | 89.5 | 11.3° | 166 | 25.9% | 19.6% | 47.3% | 7.1% |
| Curveball | 100 | 13.0% | 42.0% | 88.8 | 15.2° | 175 | 27.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% |
| Split-Finger | 48 | 8.3% | 43.8% | 90.8 | 8.0° | 154 | 22.9% | 20.8% | 47.9% | 8.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 36 | 2.8% | 36.1% | 88.6 | 8.9° | 139 | 25.0% | 16.7% | 55.6% | 2.8% |
| 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% |