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
Pitches4557
PA1374
AVG.280
SLG.459
ISO.179
K%16.3%
BRL%8.7%
HH%43.8%
EV89.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1042 | 22.9% | 95.1 | 2322 |
| Slider | 1006 | 22.1% | 86.5 | 2435 |
| Sinker | 864 | 19.0% | 94.1 | 2194 |
| Sweeper | 543 | 11.9% | 82.8 | 2575 |
| Cutter | 300 | 6.6% | 89.6 | 2434 |
| Curveball | 265 | 5.8% | 79.5 | 2585 |
| Changeup | 220 | 4.8% | 85.8 | 1864 |
| Split-Finger | 159 | 3.5% | 86.3 | 1248 |
| Knuckle Curve | 102 | 2.2% | 81.6 | 2510 |
| Slurve | 26 | 0.6% | 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 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 237 | .266 | .481 | .215 | 63 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 60 |
| Slider | 307 | .251 | .401 | .150 | 77 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 52 |
| Sinker | 279 | .351 | .491 | .140 | 98 | 71 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| Sweeper | 167 | .234 | .353 | .120 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
| Cutter | 96 | .302 | .729 | .427 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Curveball | 70 | .257 | .300 | .043 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Changeup | 72 | .306 | .611 | .306 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Split-Finger | 49 | .224 | .388 | .163 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 180 | 11.7% | 59.4% | 94.4 | 16.1° | 183 | 31.7% | 24.4% | 38.9% | 5.0% |
| Slider | 258 | 8.1% | 40.7% | 87.6 | 7.5° | 151 | 21.3% | 25.2% | 49.2% | 4.3% |
| Sinker | 259 | 5.8% | 41.7% | 90.1 | 2.6° | 122 | 12.0% | 23.6% | 60.2% | 4.2% |
| Sweeper | 133 | 7.5% | 30.8% | 85.9 | 14.6° | 153 | 22.6% | 24.1% | 45.1% | 8.3% |
| Cutter | 88 | 20.5% | 53.4% | 93.8 | 19.9° | 218 | 42.0% | 20.5% | 30.7% | 6.8% |
| Curveball | 57 | 1.8% | 35.1% | 85.9 | 3.4° | 106 | 8.8% | 21.1% | 64.9% | 5.3% |
| Changeup | 60 | 11.7% | 50.0% | 91.2 | 7.8° | 134 | 20.0% | 18.3% | 55.0% | 6.7% |
| Split-Finger | 38 | 5.3% | 31.6% | 85.6 | 2.7° | 113 | 13.2% | 18.4% | 65.8% | 2.6% |
| 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% |