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
Pitches245
PA60
AVG.302
SLG.604
ISO.302
K%25.0%
BRL%18.4%
HH%47.4%
EV90.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 88 | 35.9% | 94.4 | 2285 |
| Sinker | 45 | 18.4% | 93.3 | 2191 |
| Changeup | 27 | 11.0% | 83.7 | 1785 |
| Slider | 25 | 10.2% | 86.7 | 2481 |
| Curveball | 21 | 8.6% | 78.4 | 2647 |
| Cutter | 20 | 8.2% | 90.4 | 2448 |
| Sweeper | 14 | 5.7% | 81.9 | 2529 |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 1.2% | 85.7 | 2278 |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 0.4% | 91.3 | 1553 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.4% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 15 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sinker | 10 | .300 | .400 | .100 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changeup | 5 | .400 | 1.200 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Slider | 10 | .300 | .800 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curveball | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cutter | 7 | .429 | 1.286 | .857 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sweeper | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckle Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 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 | 10 | 10.0% | 40.0% | 89.9 | 9.2° | 173 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 9 | 0.0% | 44.4% | 88.4 | 5.4° | 118 | 22.2% | 11.1% | 55.6% | 11.1% |
| Changeup | 2 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 104.5 | 27.5° | 378 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 6 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 95.0 | 9.8° | 205 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 90.3 | 23.0° | 306 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 7 | 28.6% | 57.1% | 89.4 | 9.6° | 189 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 14.3% |
| Sweeper | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 71.4 | -36.0° | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |