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
Pitches623
PA154
AVG.250
SLG.400
ISO.150
K%27.3%
BRL%8.1%
HH%25.3%
EV87.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 240 | 38.5% | 92.9 | 2292 |
| Slider | 106 | 17.0% | 84.0 | 2365 |
| Sinker | 82 | 13.2% | 92.1 | 2194 |
| Curveball | 65 | 10.4% | 77.2 | 2603 |
| Changeup | 57 | 9.1% | 84.3 | 1844 |
| Cutter | 29 | 4.7% | 88.0 | 2290 |
| Sweeper | 14 | 2.2% | 79.2 | 2525 |
| Split-Finger | 10 | 1.6% | 84.8 | 1189 |
| Knuckle Curve | 8 | 1.3% | 81.7 | 2272 |
| Slurve | 7 | 1.1% | 82.4 | 2128 |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.8% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 46 | .261 | .348 | .087 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Slider | 28 | .250 | .464 | .214 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Sinker | 20 | .250 | .400 | .150 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curveball | 13 | .308 | .615 | .308 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Changeup | 17 | .294 | .529 | .235 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Cutter | 9 | .111 | .111 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweeper | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 35 | 2.9% | 28.6% | 87.7 | 13.9° | 167 | 25.7% | 22.9% | 45.7% | 5.7% |
| Slider | 16 | 12.5% | 18.8% | 86.8 | 4.2° | 160 | 18.8% | 25.0% | 56.3% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 16 | 6.3% | 25.0% | 88.0 | 1.9° | 110 | 12.5% | 6.3% | 75.0% | 6.3% |
| Curveball | 7 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 90.0 | 10.6° | 203 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 12 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 87.9 | 7.3° | 175 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 91.1 | 8.3° | 135 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.5 | 30.0° | 311 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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% | 88.9 | 0.0° | 56 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |