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
Pitches1652
PA468
AVG.264
SLG.419
ISO.155
K%20.5%
BRL%9.2%
HH%42.2%
EV90.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 590 | 35.7% | 93.2 | 2282 |
| Changeup | 406 | 24.6% | 83.8 | 1787 |
| Slider | 164 | 9.9% | 84.5 | 2364 |
| Sinker | 134 | 8.1% | 92.9 | 2160 |
| Curveball | 130 | 7.9% | 78.7 | 2516 |
| Cutter | 108 | 6.5% | 88.8 | 2352 |
| Sweeper | 69 | 4.2% | 79.9 | 2463 |
| Knuckle Curve | 26 | 1.6% | 80.5 | 2295 |
| Unknown | 10 | 0.6% | — | — |
| Split-Finger | 9 | 0.5% | 85.6 | 1383 |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.3% | 81.7 | 2716 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.1% | 86.4 | 778 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 125 | .296 | .440 | .144 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| Changeup | 129 | .209 | .279 | .070 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Slider | 51 | .314 | .627 | .314 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Sinker | 37 | .270 | .568 | .297 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Curveball | 38 | .289 | .447 | .158 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Cutter | 30 | .300 | .433 | .133 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 19 | .263 | .474 | .211 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 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 | 92 | 10.9% | 48.9% | 92.6 | 17.9° | 192 | 34.8% | 26.1% | 32.6% | 6.5% |
| Changeup | 106 | 7.5% | 31.1% | 85.9 | 6.0° | 127 | 17.0% | 19.8% | 59.4% | 3.8% |
| Slider | 45 | 11.1% | 55.6% | 93.2 | 19.0° | 202 | 37.8% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 6.7% |
| Sinker | 32 | 12.5% | 50.0% | 94.3 | 0.2° | 145 | 15.6% | 31.3% | 50.0% | 3.1% |
| Curveball | 27 | 7.4% | 44.4% | 92.0 | 2.8° | 140 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 55.6% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 26 | 3.8% | 30.8% | 88.6 | 8.1° | 146 | 19.2% | 23.1% | 53.8% | 3.8% |
| Sweeper | 16 | 12.5% | 37.5% | 90.2 | 20.7° | 207 | 18.8% | 43.8% | 25.0% | 12.5% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 84.0 | -19.0° | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 94.2 | -20.0° | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.0 | 32.0° | 346 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 105.0 | 7.0° | 125 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |