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
Pitches7565
PA1841
AVG.207
SLG.323
ISO.116
K%30.5%
BRL%6.1%
HH%38.8%
EV87.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3004 | 39.7% | 97.9 | 2223 |
| Split-Finger | 1281 | 16.9% | 93.7 | 1708 |
| Sweeper | 1067 | 14.1% | 84.4 | 2336 |
| Changeup | 760 | 10.0% | 88.5 | 1856 |
| Sinker | 583 | 7.7% | 97.2 | 2214 |
| Slider | 484 | 6.4% | 86.2 | 2313 |
| Curveball | 384 | 5.1% | 83.3 | 2480 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 679 | .212 | .351 | .138 | 144 | 85 | 41 | 1 | 17 | 261 |
| Split-Finger | 294 | .238 | .303 | .065 | 70 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Sweeper | 216 | .144 | .241 | .097 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 76 |
| Changeup | 196 | .158 | .235 | .077 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 93 |
| Sinker | 147 | .252 | .367 | .116 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| Slider | 97 | .206 | .371 | .165 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 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 | 423 | 8.5% | 49.9% | 91.3 | 19.0° | 191 | 30.0% | 27.0% | 33.6% | 9.5% |
| Split-Finger | 245 | 3.3% | 39.2% | 87.9 | -4.0° | 101 | 11.0% | 18.0% | 69.0% | 1.6% |
| Sweeper | 141 | 5.0% | 22.0% | 82.0 | 25.4° | 173 | 35.5% | 16.3% | 30.5% | 17.7% |
| Changeup | 104 | 4.8% | 14.4% | 79.0 | 12.2° | 142 | 13.5% | 27.9% | 50.0% | 8.7% |
| Sinker | 123 | 4.1% | 49.6% | 88.9 | 2.9° | 122 | 13.0% | 24.4% | 59.3% | 3.3% |
| Slider | 62 | 9.7% | 25.8% | 83.0 | 16.9° | 159 | 29.0% | 16.1% | 40.3% | 14.5% |
| Curveball | 46 | 6.5% | 30.4% | 86.7 | 14.3° | 160 | 23.9% | 28.3% | 39.1% | 8.7% |