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
Pitches3404
PA835
AVG.209
SLG.316
ISO.107
K%30.3%
BRL%5.3%
HH%36.2%
EV86.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1144 | 33.6% | 98.1 | 2227 |
| Sweeper | 767 | 22.5% | 84.5 | 2340 |
| Split-Finger | 523 | 15.4% | 93.9 | 1730 |
| Sinker | 460 | 13.5% | 97.2 | 2226 |
| Slider | 277 | 8.1% | 86.1 | 2319 |
| Changeup | 154 | 4.5% | 88.7 | 1831 |
| Curveball | 77 | 2.3% | 83.2 | 2493 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 284 | .264 | .380 | .116 | 75 | 52 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 103 |
| Sweeper | 169 | .148 | .266 | .118 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 57 |
| Split-Finger | 118 | .178 | .254 | .076 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| Sinker | 105 | .276 | .371 | .095 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Slider | 51 | .196 | .333 | .137 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Changeup | 45 | .044 | .089 | .044 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Curveball | 12 | .167 | .417 | .250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 182 | 6.0% | 44.5% | 89.3 | 12.7° | 155 | 20.3% | 28.0% | 44.5% | 7.1% |
| Sweeper | 112 | 4.5% | 20.5% | 81.0 | 24.7° | 165 | 33.0% | 17.0% | 32.1% | 17.9% |
| Split-Finger | 88 | 3.4% | 39.8% | 88.8 | -1.2° | 117 | 17.0% | 19.3% | 61.4% | 2.3% |
| Sinker | 93 | 3.2% | 44.1% | 87.0 | -1.8° | 95 | 8.6% | 20.4% | 67.7% | 3.2% |
| Slider | 38 | 7.9% | 23.7% | 79.6 | 9.9° | 121 | 18.4% | 13.2% | 52.6% | 15.8% |
| Changeup | 10 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 85.0 | 18.8° | 200 | 30.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| Curveball | 10 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 85.3 | 6.1° | 120 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |