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
Pitches3872
PA951
AVG.211
SLG.332
ISO.121
K%30.1%
BRL%7.2%
HH%38.1%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1547 | 40.0% | 97.9 | 2233 |
| Split-Finger | 616 | 15.9% | 93.7 | 1716 |
| Sweeper | 592 | 15.3% | 84.5 | 2339 |
| Changeup | 421 | 10.9% | 88.5 | 1856 |
| Sinker | 274 | 7.1% | 97.1 | 2223 |
| Slider | 232 | 6.0% | 86.2 | 2308 |
| Curveball | 189 | 4.9% | 83.7 | 2478 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 364 | .220 | .368 | .148 | 80 | 45 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 134 |
| Split-Finger | 143 | .259 | .329 | .070 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Sweeper | 125 | .152 | .232 | .080 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| Changeup | 96 | .177 | .260 | .083 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Sinker | 62 | .194 | .323 | .129 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Slider | 50 | .200 | .340 | .140 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 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 | 233 | 10.3% | 51.9% | 91.1 | 19.0° | 194 | 29.6% | 27.0% | 32.6% | 10.7% |
| Split-Finger | 126 | 3.2% | 34.1% | 85.8 | -4.6° | 101 | 11.9% | 16.7% | 68.3% | 2.4% |
| Sweeper | 78 | 5.1% | 26.9% | 83.9 | 21.2° | 172 | 33.3% | 17.9% | 34.6% | 14.1% |
| Changeup | 55 | 7.3% | 12.7% | 79.9 | 15.5° | 145 | 10.9% | 29.1% | 45.5% | 14.5% |
| Sinker | 51 | 5.9% | 45.1% | 87.6 | 4.1° | 124 | 13.7% | 21.6% | 60.8% | 3.9% |
| Slider | 26 | 7.7% | 15.4% | 80.5 | 19.3° | 155 | 26.9% | 15.4% | 38.5% | 19.2% |
| Curveball | 29 | 6.9% | 31.0% | 88.0 | 17.4° | 166 | 31.0% | 20.7% | 37.9% | 10.3% |