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
Pitches6485
PA1929
AVG.280
SLG.455
ISO.175
K%17.3%
BRL%9.0%
HH%43.7%
EV90.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1702 | 26.2% | 94.4 | 2305 |
| Slider | 1213 | 18.7% | 86.2 | 2424 |
| Sinker | 1051 | 16.2% | 94.0 | 2193 |
| Changeup | 656 | 10.1% | 84.5 | 1812 |
| Sweeper | 648 | 10.0% | 82.5 | 2569 |
| Cutter | 430 | 6.6% | 89.4 | 2412 |
| Curveball | 407 | 6.3% | 79.3 | 2559 |
| Split-Finger | 175 | 2.7% | 86.3 | 1256 |
| Knuckle Curve | 130 | 2.0% | 81.4 | 2462 |
| Slurve | 31 | 0.5% | 82.0 | 2651 |
| Other | 17 | 0.3% | 65.4 | 1570 |
| Unknown | 12 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Eephus | 9 | 0.1% | 45.0 | 1106 |
| Knuckleball | 4 | 0.1% | 76.6 | 324 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 376 | .277 | .468 | .191 | 104 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 102 |
| Slider | 374 | .267 | .455 | .187 | 100 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 61 |
| Sinker | 330 | .345 | .503 | .158 | 114 | 81 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| Changeup | 215 | .265 | .419 | .153 | 57 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
| Sweeper | 200 | .235 | .355 | .120 | 47 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 44 |
| Cutter | 133 | .293 | .639 | .346 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| Curveball | 111 | .261 | .342 | .081 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Split-Finger | 53 | .226 | .434 | .208 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Knuckle Curve | 24 | .167 | .167 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Slurve | 7 | .286 | .429 | .143 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 5 | .600 | 1.200 | .600 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 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 | 279 | 11.5% | 55.6% | 93.8 | 16.9° | 185 | 32.3% | 25.1% | 36.6% | 6.1% |
| Slider | 318 | 9.4% | 43.4% | 88.7 | 9.1° | 159 | 23.3% | 25.5% | 46.9% | 4.4% |
| Sinker | 304 | 6.3% | 42.8% | 90.6 | 2.2° | 123 | 12.2% | 24.0% | 59.9% | 3.9% |
| Changeup | 180 | 8.3% | 38.9% | 88.3 | 6.5° | 127 | 16.7% | 19.4% | 58.9% | 5.0% |
| Sweeper | 159 | 8.8% | 32.1% | 86.8 | 15.5° | 164 | 23.9% | 26.4% | 41.5% | 8.2% |
| Cutter | 121 | 15.7% | 49.6% | 92.9 | 17.7° | 202 | 35.5% | 22.3% | 35.5% | 6.6% |
| Curveball | 86 | 3.5% | 37.2% | 87.4 | 2.8° | 116 | 9.3% | 24.4% | 62.8% | 3.5% |
| Split-Finger | 41 | 7.3% | 31.7% | 85.8 | 2.9° | 115 | 14.6% | 17.1% | 65.9% | 2.4% |
| Knuckle Curve | 15 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 85.3 | 0.8° | 127 | 13.3% | 26.7% | 53.3% | 6.7% |
| Slurve | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 86.6 | 3.5° | 171 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 5 | 20.0% | 80.0% | 101.5 | 22.0° | 225 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 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% |