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
Pitches367
PA93
AVG.182
SLG.364
ISO.182
K%31.2%
BRL%11.9%
HH%40.7%
EV89.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 114 | 31.1% | 94.9 | 2335 |
| Slider | 57 | 15.5% | 85.8 | 2422 |
| Sinker | 55 | 15.0% | 94.9 | 2262 |
| Sweeper | 34 | 9.3% | 82.9 | 2609 |
| Changeup | 34 | 9.3% | 86.3 | 1680 |
| Curveball | 31 | 8.4% | 79.5 | 2623 |
| Cutter | 20 | 5.4% | 89.3 | 2535 |
| Split-Finger | 10 | 2.7% | 83.6 | 1105 |
| Unknown | 4 | 1.1% | — | — |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.8% | 82.3 | 2153 |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 0.8% | 81.3 | 2336 |
| Other | 2 | 0.5% | 56.0 | 1322 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 25 | .200 | .360 | .160 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Slider | 14 | .071 | .286 | .214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sinker | 15 | .267 | .267 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweeper | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changeup | 10 | .100 | .100 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curveball | 11 | .273 | .818 | .545 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Cutter | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 0 | — | — | — | 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 | 17 | 23.5% | 52.9% | 92.1 | 16.3° | 205 | 41.2% | 17.6% | 41.2% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 7 | 14.3% | 42.9% | 89.0 | 13.1° | 191 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 13 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 85.9 | 5.8° | 137 | 15.4% | 23.1% | 61.5% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 4 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 95.4 | 33.5° | 241 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 86.5 | 20.0° | 210 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 5 | 20.0% | 60.0% | 93.2 | 14.2° | 217 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 93.4 | 23.7° | 241 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72.8 | -10.0° | 34 | 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% |