Rafael Flores Jr.
Catcher · Pittsburgh Pirates · #43
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 3″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Born
- 2000-11-07
- Birthplace
- Anaheim, CA, United States
- Debut
- 2025
- ESPN id
- 5131743
- Source
- espn
Pitches261
PA63
AVG.121
SLG.293
ISO.172
K%34.9%
BRL%11.1%
HH%33.3%
EV87.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 76 | 29.1% | 95.2 | 2351 |
| Slider | 47 | 18.0% | 85.6 | 2392 |
| Sinker | 36 | 13.8% | 94.8 | 2274 |
| Sweeper | 27 | 10.3% | 83.0 | 2658 |
| Changeup | 25 | 9.6% | 87.5 | 1629 |
| Curveball | 22 | 8.4% | 79.7 | 2560 |
| Cutter | 13 | 5.0% | 89.0 | 2502 |
| Unknown | 4 | 1.5% | — | — |
| Slurve | 3 | 1.1% | 82.3 | 2153 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 1.1% | 86.2 | 1033 |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 1.1% | 81.3 | 2336 |
| Other | 2 | 0.8% | 56.0 | 1322 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 15 | .133 | .200 | .067 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Slider | 11 | .091 | .364 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sinker | 8 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweeper | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changeup | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curveball | 7 | .143 | .571 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Cutter | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 9 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 84.9 | 4.9° | 123 | 22.2% | 11.1% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 5 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 92.1 | 17.6° | 195 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.5 | -0.1° | 115 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 92.5 | 29.0° | 227 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 85.1 | 24.8° | 232 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 2 | 50.0% | 100.0% | 104.7 | 16.5° | 202 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 93.4 | 23.7° | 241 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.9 | -19.0° | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 101.4 | 31.0° | 399 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |