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
Pitches2131
PA619
AVG.299
SLG.441
ISO.142
K%17.3%
BRL%7.6%
HH%47.5%
EV90.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 629 | 29.5% | 94.3 | 2304 |
| Slider | 369 | 17.3% | 85.7 | 2454 |
| Sinker | 322 | 15.1% | 93.4 | 2180 |
| Changeup | 221 | 10.4% | 84.2 | 1848 |
| Sweeper | 204 | 9.6% | 81.7 | 2533 |
| Curveball | 132 | 6.2% | 79.1 | 2577 |
| Cutter | 121 | 5.7% | 89.1 | 2422 |
| Split-Finger | 58 | 2.7% | 87.1 | 1225 |
| Knuckle Curve | 49 | 2.3% | 81.2 | 2490 |
| Slurve | 22 | 1.0% | 82.1 | 2616 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | — | — |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 86.4 | 778 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 121 | .289 | .455 | .165 | 35 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 36 |
| Slider | 109 | .284 | .394 | .110 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Sinker | 104 | .413 | .548 | .135 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Changeup | 76 | .171 | .211 | .039 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sweeper | 68 | .309 | .515 | .206 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Curveball | 38 | .316 | .421 | .105 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Cutter | 34 | .382 | .824 | .441 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Split-Finger | 18 | .167 | .167 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | .111 | .111 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Slurve | 6 | .333 | .500 | .167 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 86 | 8.1% | 60.5% | 94.9 | 11.7° | 159 | 24.4% | 26.7% | 44.2% | 4.7% |
| Slider | 96 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 89.2 | 9.1° | 156 | 17.7% | 28.1% | 49.0% | 5.2% |
| Sinker | 97 | 4.1% | 53.6% | 91.4 | 1.9° | 120 | 8.2% | 26.8% | 61.9% | 3.1% |
| Changeup | 65 | 6.2% | 35.4% | 86.5 | 7.6° | 110 | 18.5% | 12.3% | 61.5% | 7.7% |
| Sweeper | 53 | 15.1% | 32.1% | 87.3 | 19.5° | 193 | 26.4% | 35.8% | 30.2% | 7.5% |
| Curveball | 32 | 3.1% | 34.4% | 87.1 | 3.4° | 121 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 62.5% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 32 | 15.6% | 59.4% | 93.5 | 18.8° | 229 | 40.6% | 31.3% | 28.1% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 16 | 0.0% | 31.3% | 88.1 | -1.9° | 67 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 84.1 | 18.7° | 156 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 84.5 | -2.2° | 136 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 105.0 | 7.0° | 125 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |