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
Pitches1656
PA400
AVG.201
SLG.314
ISO.113
K%24.0%
BRL%4.9%
HH%24.2%
EV85.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 613 | 37.0% | 93.5 | 2264 |
| Sinker | 310 | 18.7% | 92.2 | 2151 |
| Slider | 246 | 14.9% | 84.9 | 2285 |
| Changeup | 174 | 10.5% | 84.8 | 1705 |
| Curveball | 141 | 8.5% | 77.8 | 2490 |
| Cutter | 81 | 4.9% | 89.4 | 2397 |
| Sweeper | 41 | 2.5% | 82.7 | 2614 |
| Knuckle Curve | 20 | 1.2% | 79.8 | 2389 |
| Split-Finger | 14 | 0.8% | 85.8 | 1433 |
| Intentional Ball | 6 | 0.4% | 76.2 | 1774 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.3% | — | — |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.2% | 82.3 | 2153 |
| Other | 2 | 0.1% | 56.0 | 1322 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 109 | .229 | .330 | .101 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Sinker | 60 | .200 | .217 | .017 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Slider | 63 | .222 | .365 | .143 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| Changeup | 52 | .231 | .365 | .135 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Curveball | 29 | .103 | .207 | .103 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Cutter | 26 | .115 | .346 | .231 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 7 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Intentional Ball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 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 | 83 | 3.6% | 26.5% | 85.6 | 15.9° | 165 | 24.1% | 19.3% | 47.0% | 9.6% |
| Sinker | 55 | 0.0% | 25.5% | 85.4 | 6.2° | 123 | 18.2% | 14.5% | 61.8% | 5.5% |
| Slider | 33 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 87.1 | 6.9° | 173 | 15.2% | 33.3% | 48.5% | 3.0% |
| Changeup | 44 | 4.5% | 25.0% | 84.6 | 11.8° | 150 | 18.2% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 6.8% |
| Curveball | 17 | 11.8% | 17.6% | 85.3 | 11.4° | 138 | 11.8% | 23.5% | 58.8% | 5.9% |
| Cutter | 22 | 9.1% | 22.7% | 83.1 | 6.4° | 143 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 68.2% | 4.5% |
| Sweeper | 5 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 84.0 | 3.0° | 138 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 73.1 | -19.0° | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.6 | -19.0° | 7 | 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% |