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
Pitches1290
PA312
AVG.208
SLG.332
ISO.124
K%21.8%
BRL%5.2%
HH%29.7%
EV85.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 449 | 34.8% | 94.0 | 2255 |
| Sinker | 275 | 21.3% | 92.6 | 2142 |
| Slider | 178 | 13.8% | 85.9 | 2268 |
| Changeup | 145 | 11.2% | 84.7 | 1690 |
| Curveball | 97 | 7.5% | 78.5 | 2497 |
| Cutter | 72 | 5.6% | 90.2 | 2436 |
| Sweeper | 35 | 2.7% | 84.0 | 2617 |
| Knuckle Curve | 18 | 1.4% | 80.4 | 2572 |
| Split-Finger | 12 | 0.9% | 85.3 | 1516 |
| Intentional Ball | 6 | 0.5% | 76.2 | 1774 |
| Other | 2 | 0.2% | 56.0 | 1322 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 83 | .217 | .349 | .133 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Sinker | 53 | .208 | .226 | .019 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Slider | 42 | .262 | .429 | .167 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Changeup | 40 | .225 | .300 | .075 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curveball | 22 | .091 | .227 | .136 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Cutter | 21 | .143 | .429 | .286 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 7 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 63 | 7.9% | 33.3% | 87.2 | 19.2° | 189 | 27.0% | 20.6% | 41.3% | 11.1% |
| Sinker | 49 | 0.0% | 32.7% | 86.4 | 8.5° | 133 | 22.4% | 16.3% | 57.1% | 4.1% |
| Slider | 23 | 13.0% | 34.8% | 90.1 | 11.8° | 209 | 17.4% | 43.5% | 34.8% | 4.3% |
| Changeup | 36 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 83.3 | 11.1° | 136 | 11.1% | 27.8% | 52.8% | 8.3% |
| Curveball | 15 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 82.5 | 7.9° | 121 | 13.3% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 6.7% |
| Cutter | 17 | 11.8% | 23.5% | 80.9 | 6.8° | 140 | 29.4% | 0.0% | 64.7% | 5.9% |
| Sweeper | 5 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 88.4 | 6.4° | 133 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.9 | -7.0° | 123 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 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% |