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
Pitches1138
PA273
AVG.189
SLG.303
ISO.113
K%21.6%
BRL%3.8%
HH%24.9%
EV84.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 411 | 36.1% | 93.8 | 2246 |
| Sinker | 237 | 20.8% | 92.2 | 2140 |
| Slider | 153 | 13.4% | 85.6 | 2243 |
| Changeup | 132 | 11.6% | 84.9 | 1646 |
| Curveball | 85 | 7.5% | 78.4 | 2425 |
| Cutter | 61 | 5.4% | 90.1 | 2428 |
| Sweeper | 28 | 2.5% | 84.3 | 2656 |
| Knuckle Curve | 12 | 1.1% | 78.6 | 2467 |
| Split-Finger | 11 | 1.0% | 85.7 | 1553 |
| Intentional Ball | 6 | 0.5% | 76.2 | 1774 |
| Other | 2 | 0.2% | 56.0 | 1322 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 72 | .222 | .375 | .153 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Sinker | 44 | .182 | .205 | .023 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Slider | 36 | .194 | .278 | .083 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Changeup | 39 | .231 | .308 | .077 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curveball | 18 | .056 | .056 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cutter | 19 | .105 | .421 | .316 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sweeper | 6 | .167 | .167 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | .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 | 55 | 5.5% | 27.3% | 85.3 | 19.8° | 180 | 25.5% | 20.0% | 41.8% | 12.7% |
| Sinker | 42 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 85.6 | 9.2° | 136 | 23.8% | 16.7% | 54.8% | 4.8% |
| Slider | 17 | 5.9% | 17.6% | 87.4 | 9.6° | 187 | 11.8% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 5.9% |
| Changeup | 36 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 83.3 | 11.1° | 136 | 11.1% | 27.8% | 52.8% | 8.3% |
| Curveball | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 82.5 | 7.8° | 92 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 66.7% | 8.3% |
| Cutter | 16 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 80.8 | 7.3° | 147 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 62.5% | 6.3% |
| Sweeper | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 84.4 | -3.8° | 95 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57.3 | -38.0° | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.2 | -19.0° | 5 | 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% |