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
Pitches631
PA158
AVG.271
SLG.542
ISO.271
K%27.2%
BRL%14.9%
HH%45.5%
EV90.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 195 | 30.9% | 94.8 | 2316 |
| Sinker | 110 | 17.4% | 94.7 | 2223 |
| Slider | 85 | 13.5% | 87.2 | 2452 |
| Changeup | 65 | 10.3% | 85.4 | 1761 |
| Curveball | 53 | 8.4% | 79.2 | 2724 |
| Cutter | 48 | 7.6% | 89.9 | 2444 |
| Sweeper | 40 | 6.3% | 82.4 | 2627 |
| Split-Finger | 12 | 1.9% | 84.7 | 1198 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 1.4% | 83.2 | 2633 |
| Slurve | 7 | 1.1% | 82.4 | 2128 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.8% | — | — |
| Other | 2 | 0.3% | 56.0 | 1322 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 43 | .233 | .349 | .116 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Sinker | 26 | .231 | .385 | .154 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Slider | 22 | .318 | .818 | .500 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Changeup | 15 | .200 | .400 | .200 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Curveball | 13 | .385 | .923 | .538 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Cutter | 12 | .333 | .833 | .500 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sweeper | 6 | .167 | .167 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 28 | 14.3% | 53.6% | 94.3 | 20.1° | 215 | 39.3% | 21.4% | 35.7% | 3.6% |
| Sinker | 21 | 4.8% | 38.1% | 89.7 | 6.1° | 140 | 23.8% | 14.3% | 61.9% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 14 | 28.6% | 57.1% | 93.5 | 13.1° | 217 | 35.7% | 28.6% | 35.7% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 9 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 85.9 | 10.8° | 190 | 33.3% | 22.2% | 44.4% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 9 | 22.2% | 55.6% | 90.0 | 8.9° | 214 | 44.4% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 10 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 91.2 | 11.1° | 204 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 85.0 | 11.2° | 171 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72.8 | -10.0° | 34 | 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% |
| Other | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 101.4 | 31.0° | 399 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |