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
Pitches1937
PA472
AVG.219
SLG.350
ISO.131
K%23.7%
BRL%6.0%
HH%27.9%
EV86.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 697 | 36.0% | 93.7 | 2269 |
| Sinker | 366 | 18.9% | 92.6 | 2159 |
| Slider | 287 | 14.8% | 85.3 | 2312 |
| Changeup | 202 | 10.4% | 84.6 | 1735 |
| Curveball | 163 | 8.4% | 78.0 | 2542 |
| Cutter | 103 | 5.3% | 89.5 | 2396 |
| Sweeper | 49 | 2.5% | 82.6 | 2591 |
| Knuckle Curve | 26 | 1.3% | 80.8 | 2479 |
| Split-Finger | 23 | 1.2% | 85.2 | 1359 |
| Slurve | 7 | 0.4% | 82.4 | 2128 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.3% | — | — |
| Intentional Ball | 6 | 0.3% | 76.2 | 1774 |
| Other | 2 | 0.1% | 56.0 | 1322 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 130 | .231 | .346 | .115 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Sinker | 76 | .211 | .263 | .053 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Slider | 71 | .254 | .437 | .183 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Changeup | 57 | .246 | .368 | .123 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Curveball | 35 | .171 | .371 | .200 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Cutter | 31 | .129 | .323 | .194 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Sweeper | 8 | .125 | .125 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Intentional Ball | 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 | 99 | 6.1% | 31.3% | 87.4 | 17.7° | 182 | 27.3% | 21.2% | 42.4% | 9.1% |
| Sinker | 67 | 1.5% | 29.9% | 86.8 | 6.7° | 128 | 19.4% | 14.9% | 61.2% | 4.5% |
| Slider | 40 | 12.5% | 27.5% | 88.1 | 7.6° | 183 | 17.5% | 35.0% | 45.0% | 2.5% |
| Changeup | 48 | 4.2% | 25.0% | 84.5 | 10.1° | 145 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 52.1% | 6.3% |
| Curveball | 22 | 9.1% | 22.7% | 85.0 | 8.8° | 149 | 18.2% | 22.7% | 54.5% | 4.5% |
| Cutter | 25 | 8.0% | 20.0% | 83.9 | 7.3° | 139 | 28.0% | 0.0% | 68.0% | 4.0% |
| Sweeper | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 87.4 | 10.3° | 162 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 74.2 | -4.7° | 101 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.2 | -12.3° | 27 | 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% |