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
Pitches1710
PA488
AVG.275
SLG.438
ISO.163
K%19.9%
BRL%9.8%
HH%43.1%
EV90.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 607 | 35.5% | 93.2 | 2279 |
| Changeup | 424 | 24.8% | 83.8 | 1786 |
| Slider | 169 | 9.9% | 84.4 | 2360 |
| Sinker | 137 | 8.0% | 93.0 | 2159 |
| Curveball | 132 | 7.7% | 78.6 | 2512 |
| Cutter | 115 | 6.7% | 88.7 | 2347 |
| Sweeper | 71 | 4.2% | 79.9 | 2465 |
| Knuckle Curve | 28 | 1.6% | 80.5 | 2289 |
| Split-Finger | 11 | 0.6% | 85.9 | 1468 |
| Unknown | 10 | 0.6% | — | — |
| 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 | 128 | .297 | .461 | .164 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
| Changeup | 139 | .230 | .302 | .072 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Slider | 55 | .327 | .655 | .327 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 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 | 32 | .313 | .469 | .156 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 20 | .300 | .500 | .200 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 94 | 11.7% | 48.9% | 92.7 | 18.5° | 194 | 35.1% | 25.5% | 31.9% | 7.4% |
| Changeup | 116 | 6.9% | 32.8% | 86.7 | 5.9° | 122 | 15.5% | 19.0% | 61.2% | 4.3% |
| Slider | 49 | 14.3% | 55.1% | 93.3 | 18.5° | 205 | 36.7% | 24.5% | 32.7% | 6.1% |
| 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 | 28 | 3.6% | 35.7% | 89.4 | 10.6° | 152 | 17.9% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 7.1% |
| Sweeper | 17 | 17.6% | 41.2% | 90.9 | 21.4° | 217 | 23.5% | 41.2% | 23.5% | 11.8% |
| 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% |