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
Pitches4775
PA1441
AVG.281
SLG.461
ISO.179
K%16.4%
BRL%8.7%
HH%43.9%
EV89.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1095 | 22.9% | 95.1 | 2320 |
| Slider | 1044 | 21.9% | 86.5 | 2434 |
| Sinker | 914 | 19.1% | 94.1 | 2198 |
| Sweeper | 577 | 12.1% | 82.8 | 2582 |
| Cutter | 315 | 6.6% | 89.6 | 2436 |
| Curveball | 275 | 5.8% | 79.5 | 2581 |
| Changeup | 232 | 4.9% | 85.9 | 1858 |
| Split-Finger | 164 | 3.4% | 86.3 | 1242 |
| Knuckle Curve | 102 | 2.1% | 81.6 | 2510 |
| Slurve | 26 | 0.5% | 82.0 | 2639 |
| Other | 17 | 0.4% | 65.4 | 1570 |
| Eephus | 9 | 0.2% | 45.0 | 1106 |
| Knuckleball | 3 | 0.1% | 73.4 | 173 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 248 | .266 | .472 | .206 | 66 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 66 |
| Slider | 319 | .257 | .420 | .163 | 82 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 53 |
| Sinker | 293 | .355 | .495 | .140 | 104 | 76 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| Sweeper | 180 | .228 | .339 | .111 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 41 |
| Cutter | 101 | .287 | .693 | .406 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Curveball | 73 | .247 | .288 | .041 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Changeup | 76 | .329 | .632 | .303 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Split-Finger | 51 | .235 | .451 | .216 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Knuckle Curve | 18 | .222 | .222 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Slurve | 6 | .333 | .500 | .167 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 5 | .600 | 1.200 | .600 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eephus | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 185 | 11.4% | 58.9% | 94.3 | 16.1° | 181 | 30.8% | 24.9% | 38.9% | 5.4% |
| Slider | 269 | 8.6% | 41.3% | 87.9 | 7.5° | 151 | 20.8% | 25.7% | 49.4% | 4.1% |
| Sinker | 272 | 5.5% | 41.9% | 90.2 | 2.5° | 120 | 11.8% | 23.2% | 61.0% | 4.0% |
| Sweeper | 142 | 7.7% | 31.0% | 86.3 | 14.8° | 158 | 23.9% | 24.6% | 43.7% | 7.7% |
| Cutter | 93 | 19.4% | 53.8% | 94.0 | 19.8° | 217 | 40.9% | 21.5% | 31.2% | 6.5% |
| Curveball | 59 | 1.7% | 33.9% | 85.4 | 2.7° | 105 | 8.5% | 20.3% | 66.1% | 5.1% |
| Changeup | 64 | 10.9% | 50.0% | 91.3 | 7.5° | 135 | 18.8% | 20.3% | 54.7% | 6.3% |
| Split-Finger | 40 | 7.5% | 32.5% | 85.6 | 3.5° | 118 | 15.0% | 17.5% | 65.0% | 2.5% |
| Knuckle Curve | 14 | 0.0% | 35.7% | 85.4 | 2.2° | 136 | 14.3% | 28.6% | 50.0% | 7.1% |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 84.5 | -2.2° | 136 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 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% |