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
Pitches870
PA270
AVG.261
SLG.416
ISO.156
K%15.6%
BRL%5.5%
HH%35.9%
EV88.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 204 | 23.4% | 94.8 | 2309 |
| Sinker | 171 | 19.7% | 94.5 | 2190 |
| Slider | 146 | 16.8% | 86.8 | 2433 |
| Changeup | 85 | 9.8% | 84.4 | 1721 |
| Sweeper | 80 | 9.2% | 83.1 | 2646 |
| Cutter | 69 | 7.9% | 89.6 | 2337 |
| Curveball | 54 | 6.2% | 78.9 | 2512 |
| Knuckle Curve | 30 | 3.4% | 82.5 | 2541 |
| Split-Finger | 27 | 3.1% | 84.1 | 1128 |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.2% | 80.7 | 2593 |
| Other | 1 | 0.1% | 62.7 | 1612 |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.1% | 54.0 | 1325 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 55 | .255 | .491 | .236 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Sinker | 48 | .313 | .479 | .167 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Slider | 45 | .289 | .444 | .156 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Changeup | 32 | .250 | .406 | .156 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sweeper | 26 | .192 | .192 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cutter | 24 | .250 | .375 | .125 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curveball | 12 | .167 | .250 | .083 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckle Curve | 7 | .286 | .286 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 7 | .143 | .571 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Slurve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 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 | 40 | 7.5% | 47.5% | 90.9 | 16.4° | 190 | 25.0% | 32.5% | 35.0% | 7.5% |
| Sinker | 42 | 7.1% | 23.8% | 86.9 | 0.3° | 120 | 11.9% | 26.2% | 57.1% | 4.8% |
| Slider | 37 | 8.1% | 32.4% | 87.1 | 4.2° | 142 | 18.9% | 24.3% | 51.4% | 5.4% |
| Changeup | 27 | 3.7% | 44.4% | 89.9 | 8.3° | 140 | 22.2% | 14.8% | 59.3% | 3.7% |
| Sweeper | 26 | 0.0% | 46.2% | 90.9 | 15.9° | 98 | 15.4% | 7.7% | 61.5% | 15.4% |
| Cutter | 21 | 4.8% | 28.6% | 85.5 | 3.6° | 99 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 71.4% | 9.5% |
| Curveball | 12 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 84.1 | -4.4° | 83 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 78.3 | -9.8° | 88 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 5 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 84.0 | 3.0° | 156 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.8 | 13.0° | 223 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |