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
Pitches4239
PA1044
AVG.214
SLG.341
ISO.127
K%29.4%
BRL%7.3%
HH%38.1%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1690 | 39.9% | 97.8 | 2233 |
| Sweeper | 664 | 15.7% | 84.4 | 2338 |
| Split-Finger | 631 | 14.9% | 93.7 | 1714 |
| Changeup | 457 | 10.8% | 88.5 | 1843 |
| Sinker | 329 | 7.8% | 97.0 | 2211 |
| Slider | 278 | 6.6% | 86.2 | 2319 |
| Curveball | 189 | 4.5% | 83.7 | 2478 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 396 | .227 | .394 | .167 | 90 | 51 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 145 |
| Sweeper | 137 | .153 | .234 | .080 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Split-Finger | 147 | .265 | .333 | .068 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Changeup | 106 | .170 | .255 | .085 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Sinker | 78 | .218 | .346 | .128 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Slider | 60 | .183 | .300 | .117 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Curveball | 37 | .270 | .514 | .243 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 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 | 255 | 11.4% | 51.8% | 90.9 | 19.2° | 193 | 29.8% | 25.9% | 33.3% | 11.0% |
| Sweeper | 87 | 4.6% | 26.4% | 83.6 | 23.4° | 172 | 33.3% | 17.2% | 32.2% | 17.2% |
| Split-Finger | 130 | 3.1% | 33.8% | 85.7 | -4.4° | 102 | 11.5% | 17.7% | 67.7% | 2.3% |
| Changeup | 62 | 6.5% | 12.9% | 80.1 | 14.1° | 142 | 9.7% | 30.6% | 46.8% | 12.9% |
| Sinker | 65 | 4.6% | 43.1% | 87.3 | 3.3° | 116 | 10.8% | 21.5% | 63.1% | 4.6% |
| Slider | 34 | 5.9% | 23.5% | 83.6 | 19.4° | 169 | 29.4% | 20.6% | 35.3% | 14.7% |
| Curveball | 29 | 6.9% | 31.0% | 88.0 | 17.4° | 166 | 31.0% | 20.7% | 37.9% | 10.3% |