Steven Cruz
Relief Pitcher · Kansas City Royals · #64
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 7″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- 1999-06-15
- Birthplace
- Tenares, Dominican Republic
- Debut
- 2023
- ESPN id
- 5002931
- Source
- espn
Pitches849
PA238
AVG.233
SLG.395
ISO.163
K%19.7%
BRL%7.6%
HH%36.5%
EV89.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 432 | 50.9% | 98.1 | 2210 |
| Slider | 209 | 24.6% | 89.7 | 2190 |
| Cutter | 160 | 18.8% | 93.4 | 2164 |
| Sinker | 41 | 4.8% | 97.4 | 2156 |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.5% | — | — |
| Sweeper | 3 | 0.4% | 88.7 | 2317 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 96 | .260 | .510 | .250 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Slider | 74 | .176 | .284 | .108 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Cutter | 38 | .263 | .316 | .053 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sinker | 7 | .286 | .429 | .143 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweeper | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 75 | 12.0% | 42.7% | 89.6 | 14.7° | 166 | 29.3% | 18.7% | 41.3% | 10.7% |
| Slider | 53 | 5.7% | 32.1% | 89.6 | 7.6° | 144 | 18.9% | 20.8% | 50.9% | 9.4% |
| Cutter | 35 | 2.9% | 25.7% | 86.2 | 21.1° | 172 | 31.4% | 20.0% | 37.1% | 11.4% |
| Sinker | 7 | 0.0% | 57.1% | 92.7 | 14.4° | 107 | 14.3% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 14.3% |