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
Pitches350
PA86
AVG.234
SLG.545
ISO.312
K%31.4%
BRL%18.0%
HH%44.0%
EV90.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 111 | 31.7% | 94.7 | 2325 |
| Sinker | 54 | 15.4% | 94.5 | 2252 |
| Slider | 44 | 12.6% | 87.1 | 2471 |
| Changeup | 37 | 10.6% | 86.8 | 1646 |
| Sweeper | 32 | 9.1% | 82.4 | 2665 |
| Curveball | 31 | 8.9% | 78.9 | 2635 |
| Cutter | 26 | 7.4% | 89.6 | 2487 |
| Unknown | 4 | 1.1% | — | — |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 0.9% | 81.3 | 2336 |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.9% | 82.3 | 2153 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.9% | 86.2 | 1033 |
| Other | 2 | 0.6% | 56.0 | 1322 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 22 | .227 | .273 | .045 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sinker | 10 | .200 | .300 | .100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slider | 14 | .214 | .714 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Changeup | 10 | .100 | .400 | .300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sweeper | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curveball | 7 | .286 | .714 | .429 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cutter | 7 | .429 | 1.286 | .857 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 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 |
| 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 | 12 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 91.1 | 11.6° | 161 | 33.3% | 8.3% | 58.3% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 9 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 85.6 | 2.7° | 127 | 22.2% | 11.1% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 7 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 94.3 | 15.6° | 211 | 42.9% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 5 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 88.1 | 26.2° | 259 | 60.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 80.2 | 2.3° | 143 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 4 | 50.0% | 75.0% | 97.5 | 19.8° | 254 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 7 | 28.6% | 57.1% | 92.0 | 10.1° | 243 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 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% |