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
Pitches420
PA102
AVG.311
SLG.589
ISO.278
K%23.5%
BRL%15.2%
HH%45.5%
EV90.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 134 | 31.9% | 94.8 | 2292 |
| Sinker | 82 | 19.5% | 93.9 | 2182 |
| Slider | 56 | 13.3% | 87.1 | 2431 |
| Changeup | 46 | 11.0% | 83.8 | 1857 |
| Cutter | 35 | 8.3% | 90.4 | 2382 |
| Curveball | 34 | 8.1% | 79.0 | 2744 |
| Sweeper | 15 | 3.6% | 82.0 | 2549 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 2.1% | 84.7 | 2614 |
| Slurve | 4 | 1.0% | 82.5 | 2110 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.7% | 90.6 | 1627 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.5% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 26 | .192 | .231 | .038 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sinker | 19 | .263 | .474 | .211 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Slider | 15 | .467 | 1.067 | .600 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Changeup | 8 | .375 | .875 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cutter | 11 | .364 | .909 | .545 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Curveball | 5 | .400 | .600 | .200 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweeper | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 18 | 5.6% | 38.9% | 91.2 | 15.7° | 192 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 44.4% | 5.6% |
| Sinker | 16 | 6.3% | 50.0% | 90.3 | 4.9° | 126 | 25.0% | 6.3% | 62.5% | 6.3% |
| Slider | 11 | 27.3% | 63.6% | 96.0 | 11.8° | 220 | 18.2% | 45.5% | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 4 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 90.6 | 0.0° | 208 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 10 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 89.4 | 10.7° | 166 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 10.0% |
| Curveball | 4 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 86.0 | 2.3° | 209 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 71.4 | -36.0° | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 76.4 | 24.0° | 243 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |