Paul Skenes
Starting Pitcher · Pittsburgh Pirates · #30
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 6″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Born
- 2002-05-29
- Birthplace
- Fullerton, CA, United States
- Debut
- 2024
- ESPN id
- 4719507
- Source
- espn
Pitches3775
PA915
AVG.202
SLG.316
ISO.114
K%30.5%
BRL%5.0%
HH%39.3%
EV87.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1490 | 39.5% | 97.9 | 2211 |
| Split-Finger | 667 | 17.7% | 93.7 | 1700 |
| Sweeper | 480 | 12.7% | 84.4 | 2333 |
| Changeup | 344 | 9.1% | 88.5 | 1852 |
| Sinker | 324 | 8.6% | 97.1 | 2205 |
| Slider | 274 | 7.3% | 86.2 | 2316 |
| Curveball | 195 | 5.2% | 82.9 | 2483 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 326 | .202 | .344 | .141 | 66 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 129 |
| Split-Finger | 151 | .219 | .278 | .060 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Sweeper | 91 | .132 | .253 | .121 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Changeup | 102 | .137 | .206 | .069 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Sinker | 91 | .297 | .396 | .099 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Slider | 51 | .196 | .373 | .176 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Curveball | 29 | .276 | .448 | .172 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 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 | 199 | 6.5% | 46.7% | 90.8 | 19.3° | 189 | 31.7% | 26.1% | 34.7% | 7.5% |
| Split-Finger | 119 | 3.4% | 44.5% | 90.1 | -3.4° | 100 | 10.1% | 19.3% | 69.7% | 0.8% |
| Sweeper | 63 | 4.8% | 15.9% | 79.7 | 30.7° | 174 | 38.1% | 14.3% | 25.4% | 22.2% |
| Changeup | 51 | 2.0% | 17.6% | 78.5 | 9.2° | 138 | 15.7% | 25.5% | 54.9% | 3.9% |
| Sinker | 76 | 2.6% | 50.0% | 89.5 | 3.1° | 124 | 13.2% | 26.3% | 57.9% | 2.6% |
| Slider | 40 | 10.0% | 35.0% | 85.3 | 13.7° | 154 | 27.5% | 17.5% | 45.0% | 10.0% |
| Curveball | 17 | 5.9% | 29.4% | 84.6 | 8.8° | 150 | 11.8% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 5.9% |