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
Pitches1799
PA486
AVG.218
SLG.387
ISO.169
K%23.3%
BRL%7.8%
HH%37.2%
EV88.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 913 | 50.8% | 98.2 | 2214 |
| Cutter | 460 | 25.6% | 93.6 | 2166 |
| Slider | 350 | 19.5% | 89.4 | 2192 |
| Sinker | 59 | 3.3% | 97.4 | 2155 |
| Unknown | 14 | 0.8% | — | — |
| Sweeper | 3 | 0.2% | 88.7 | 2317 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 193 | .244 | .461 | .218 | 47 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 57 |
| Cutter | 110 | .227 | .318 | .091 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Slider | 120 | .167 | .333 | .167 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
| Sinker | 8 | .250 | .375 | .125 | 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 | 136 | 9.6% | 44.9% | 90.6 | 15.2° | 175 | 26.5% | 25.0% | 39.7% | 8.8% |
| Cutter | 95 | 5.3% | 30.5% | 85.2 | 13.5° | 147 | 26.3% | 22.1% | 45.3% | 6.3% |
| Slider | 81 | 8.6% | 30.9% | 88.4 | 12.4° | 160 | 28.4% | 17.3% | 43.2% | 11.1% |
| Sinker | 8 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 91.6 | 9.0° | 94 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 12.5% |