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
Pitches518
PA127
AVG.226
SLG.339
ISO.113
K%29.1%
BRL%7.6%
HH%22.8%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 202 | 39.0% | 92.8 | 2299 |
| Slider | 93 | 18.0% | 83.8 | 2348 |
| Sinker | 73 | 14.1% | 92.0 | 2190 |
| Curveball | 56 | 10.8% | 76.9 | 2583 |
| Changeup | 42 | 8.1% | 84.2 | 1879 |
| Cutter | 20 | 3.9% | 87.0 | 2308 |
| Sweeper | 13 | 2.5% | 79.1 | 2523 |
| Knuckle Curve | 8 | 1.5% | 81.7 | 2272 |
| Unknown | 5 | 1.0% | — | — |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 0.6% | 86.2 | 1033 |
| Slurve | 3 | 0.6% | 82.3 | 2153 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 37 | .243 | .243 | .000 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Slider | 27 | .259 | .481 | .222 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Sinker | 16 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curveball | 11 | .182 | .455 | .273 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Changeup | 13 | .231 | .538 | .308 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Cutter | 7 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweeper | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 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 | 28 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 86.3 | 8.5° | 137 | 21.4% | 17.9% | 57.1% | 3.6% |
| Slider | 16 | 12.5% | 18.8% | 86.8 | 4.2° | 160 | 18.8% | 25.0% | 56.3% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 13 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 84.9 | -3.0° | 82 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 84.6% | 7.7% |
| Curveball | 5 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 91.5 | 19.4° | 239 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 8 | 25.0% | 37.5% | 90.3 | 15.3° | 223 | 50.0% | 12.5% | 37.5% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 90.5 | 3.6° | 128 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.5 | 30.0° | 311 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 88.9 | 0.0° | 56 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.9 | -19.0° | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |