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
Pitches8014
PA1959
AVG.209
SLG.330
ISO.121
K%29.9%
BRL%6.2%
HH%38.6%
EV87.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3180 | 39.7% | 97.8 | 2223 |
| Split-Finger | 1298 | 16.2% | 93.7 | 1707 |
| Sweeper | 1144 | 14.3% | 84.4 | 2336 |
| Changeup | 801 | 10.0% | 88.5 | 1847 |
| Sinker | 653 | 8.1% | 97.1 | 2208 |
| Slider | 552 | 6.9% | 86.2 | 2318 |
| Curveball | 384 | 4.8% | 83.3 | 2480 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 722 | .216 | .371 | .155 | 156 | 91 | 41 | 1 | 23 | 274 |
| Split-Finger | 298 | .242 | .305 | .064 | 72 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Sweeper | 228 | .145 | .241 | .096 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 79 |
| Changeup | 208 | .154 | .231 | .077 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| Sinker | 169 | .260 | .373 | .112 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| Slider | 111 | .189 | .333 | .144 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| Curveball | 66 | .273 | .485 | .212 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 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 | 454 | 9.3% | 49.6% | 90.9 | 19.2° | 191 | 30.6% | 26.0% | 33.9% | 9.5% |
| Split-Finger | 249 | 3.2% | 39.0% | 87.8 | -3.9° | 101 | 10.8% | 18.5% | 68.7% | 1.6% |
| Sweeper | 150 | 4.7% | 22.0% | 82.0 | 26.5° | 173 | 35.3% | 16.0% | 29.3% | 19.3% |
| Changeup | 113 | 4.4% | 15.0% | 79.4 | 11.9° | 140 | 12.4% | 28.3% | 50.4% | 8.8% |
| Sinker | 141 | 3.5% | 46.8% | 88.5 | 3.2° | 120 | 12.1% | 24.1% | 60.3% | 3.5% |
| Slider | 74 | 8.1% | 29.7% | 84.5 | 16.3° | 161 | 28.4% | 18.9% | 40.5% | 12.2% |
| Curveball | 46 | 6.5% | 30.4% | 86.7 | 14.3° | 160 | 23.9% | 28.3% | 39.1% | 8.7% |