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
Pitches3601
PA887
AVG.208
SLG.312
ISO.103
K%29.9%
BRL%4.9%
HH%35.5%
EV85.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1216 | 33.8% | 98.0 | 2226 |
| Sweeper | 823 | 22.9% | 84.5 | 2340 |
| Split-Finger | 523 | 14.5% | 93.9 | 1730 |
| Sinker | 496 | 13.8% | 97.2 | 2222 |
| Slider | 302 | 8.4% | 86.1 | 2323 |
| Changeup | 162 | 4.5% | 88.7 | 1826 |
| Curveball | 77 | 2.1% | 83.2 | 2493 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 305 | .256 | .364 | .108 | 78 | 55 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 109 |
| Sweeper | 180 | .144 | .256 | .111 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| Split-Finger | 118 | .178 | .254 | .076 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| Sinker | 112 | .295 | .393 | .098 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Slider | 56 | .179 | .304 | .125 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Changeup | 48 | .063 | .125 | .063 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 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 | 198 | 5.6% | 42.9% | 88.2 | 13.4° | 154 | 20.7% | 27.3% | 44.4% | 7.6% |
| Sweeper | 120 | 4.2% | 20.0% | 80.8 | 26.0° | 164 | 32.5% | 16.7% | 30.8% | 20.0% |
| Split-Finger | 88 | 3.4% | 39.8% | 88.8 | -1.2° | 117 | 17.0% | 19.3% | 61.4% | 2.3% |
| Sinker | 100 | 3.0% | 42.0% | 86.4 | -1.7° | 96 | 8.0% | 21.0% | 68.0% | 3.0% |
| Slider | 42 | 7.1% | 28.6% | 81.2 | 9.4° | 125 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 52.4% | 14.3% |
| Changeup | 11 | 18.2% | 18.2% | 85.9 | 18.9° | 210 | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 18.2% |
| Curveball | 10 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 85.3 | 6.1° | 120 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |