Yainer Diaz
Catcher · Houston Astros · #21
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 5′ 11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- 1998-09-21
- Birthplace
- Azua Province, Dominican Republic
- Debut
- 2022
- ESPN id
- 4781491
- Source
- espn
Pitches3375
PA983
AVG.263
SLG.425
ISO.162
K%17.6%
BRL%9.5%
HH%44.1%
EV89.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 911 | 27.0% | 94.2 | 2285 |
| Slider | 602 | 17.8% | 86.0 | 2412 |
| Sinker | 513 | 15.2% | 94.0 | 2182 |
| Changeup | 366 | 10.8% | 84.4 | 1804 |
| Sweeper | 352 | 10.4% | 82.4 | 2565 |
| Cutter | 235 | 7.0% | 89.5 | 2379 |
| Curveball | 205 | 6.1% | 79.0 | 2567 |
| Split-Finger | 81 | 2.4% | 86.3 | 1270 |
| Knuckle Curve | 63 | 1.9% | 81.0 | 2488 |
| Slurve | 17 | 0.5% | 81.7 | 2705 |
| Other | 14 | 0.4% | 65.7 | 1563 |
| Eephus | 8 | 0.2% | 43.9 | 1079 |
| Unknown | 7 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 86.4 | 778 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 187 | .214 | .358 | .144 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 58 |
| Slider | 178 | .298 | .489 | .191 | 53 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| Sinker | 163 | .307 | .454 | .147 | 50 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Changeup | 119 | .235 | .378 | .143 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| Sweeper | 110 | .200 | .245 | .045 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Cutter | 67 | .299 | .657 | .358 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Curveball | 57 | .246 | .316 | .070 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Split-Finger | 25 | .400 | .840 | .440 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Knuckle Curve | 11 | .182 | .182 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Slurve | 6 | .333 | .500 | .167 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 3 | .667 | 1.667 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eephus | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 134 | 11.2% | 56.7% | 93.3 | 17.1° | 189 | 32.1% | 25.4% | 36.6% | 6.0% |
| Slider | 155 | 11.0% | 44.5% | 88.8 | 8.3° | 166 | 25.2% | 25.2% | 45.8% | 3.9% |
| Sinker | 153 | 6.5% | 40.5% | 89.9 | 2.0° | 120 | 11.8% | 23.5% | 62.1% | 2.6% |
| Changeup | 98 | 9.2% | 39.8% | 88.3 | 7.8° | 119 | 15.3% | 14.3% | 63.3% | 7.1% |
| Sweeper | 85 | 7.1% | 32.9% | 87.0 | 16.2° | 162 | 21.2% | 28.2% | 40.0% | 10.6% |
| Cutter | 62 | 16.1% | 45.2% | 91.7 | 18.9° | 192 | 35.5% | 16.1% | 37.1% | 11.3% |
| Curveball | 42 | 4.8% | 47.6% | 91.6 | 6.2° | 137 | 11.9% | 31.0% | 54.8% | 2.4% |
| Split-Finger | 20 | 15.0% | 35.0% | 84.1 | 1.7° | 134 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 8 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 79.2 | 6.5° | 137 | 25.0% | 12.5% | 50.0% | 12.5% |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 86.2 | 2.0° | 171 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 3 | 33.3% | 100.0% | 107.5 | 13.3° | 233 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7 | -38.0° | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 105.0 | 7.0° | 125 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |