Brandon Valenzuela
Catcher · Toronto Blue Jays · #59
- Bats / Throws
- S / R
- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- 2000-10-02
- Birthplace
- Hermosillo, Mexico
- Debut
- 2026
- ESPN id
- 4918248
- Source
- espn
Pitches1098
PA268
AVG.224
SLG.363
ISO.139
K%25.4%
BRL%6.4%
HH%38.0%
EV87.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 393 | 35.8% | 94.7 | 2336 |
| Changeup | 165 | 15.0% | 85.9 | 1766 |
| Sinker | 134 | 12.2% | 93.8 | 2182 |
| Cutter | 100 | 9.1% | 89.8 | 2448 |
| Curveball | 93 | 8.5% | 79.8 | 2584 |
| Slider | 83 | 7.6% | 86.2 | 2464 |
| Split-Finger | 50 | 4.6% | 86.4 | 1298 |
| Sweeper | 44 | 4.0% | 82.7 | 2568 |
| Knuckle Curve | 27 | 2.5% | 83.8 | 2533 |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.3% | 54.6 | 1467 |
| Forkball | 2 | 0.2% | 79.0 | 755 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | — | — |
| Other | 1 | 0.1% | 71.4 | 1783 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.1% | 96.5 | 2391 |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.1% | 85.1 | 2472 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 90 | .189 | .300 | .111 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Changeup | 34 | .235 | .324 | .088 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Sinker | 28 | .393 | .500 | .107 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cutter | 22 | .136 | .136 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curveball | 16 | .188 | .250 | .063 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Slider | 19 | .316 | .947 | .632 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Split-Finger | 12 | .167 | .417 | .250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 7 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 6 | .167 | .167 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eephus | 2 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 68 | 5.9% | 39.7% | 91.0 | 21.4° | 197 | 30.9% | 26.5% | 33.8% | 8.8% |
| Changeup | 23 | 8.7% | 26.1% | 81.7 | 4.3° | 110 | 8.7% | 17.4% | 60.9% | 13.0% |
| Sinker | 21 | 0.0% | 47.6% | 89.5 | 5.9° | 161 | 23.8% | 33.3% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 20 | 0.0% | 30.0% | 78.8 | 8.9° | 178 | 15.0% | 45.0% | 35.0% | 5.0% |
| Curveball | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 77.6 | 27.0° | 154 | 12.5% | 37.5% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Slider | 13 | 30.8% | 69.2% | 92.8 | 11.5° | 156 | 30.8% | 7.7% | 53.8% | 7.7% |
| Split-Finger | 8 | 12.5% | 37.5% | 89.2 | 0.5° | 127 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 81.5 | -0.6° | 111 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 90.8 | -3.0° | 114 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 86.9 | 47.5° | 106 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 84.8 | 35.0° | 303 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |